UniFash is an exclusive online academy for fashion design further education and bespoke tailoring. The 6-month advanced training course imparts practical knowledge in pattern making, sewing techniques, fashion illustration, collection development, and couture-inspired craftsmanship.
As an AZAV-certified training provider, UniFash combines flexible online fashion education with expert support and a clear focus on career prospects in the fashion industry. Further training may be eligible for funding via an education voucher from the employment agency.
UniFash is a pioneering online academy for Luxury Fashion Design and Tailoring. The academy combines flexible digital learning with structured learning materials, expert support, and practical feedback from experienced industry professionals.
Iris Peitzmeier, PhD, is an internationally experienced fashion designer, education expert, and head of UniFash. She represents a new form of fashion education that combines artisanal quality, academic experience, and an international perspective.
Your work is based on many years of international experience in the leadership, development, and strategic design of fashion programmes at universities and educational institutions worldwide. As a PhD in the field of social responsibility and sustainability in the fashion industry, you combine scientific research with practical fashion education.
At UniFash, Iris Peitzmeier, PhD, uses this knowledge to make high-quality online further education in fashion design and haute couture accessible, practical, and future-oriented. The aim is to impart sound technical skills and open up new career prospects in the fashion industry.
Frank Roberto Valguarnera He is responsible for UniFash's digital strategy. He combines e-learning, technology and modern educational processes to create a high-quality and interactive online learning environment in the field of fashion design and tailoring.
Vera Natscher is a master tailor with decades of experience in the bespoke tailoring trade and special expertise in elegant evening wear. As deputy master of the Guild of the Clothing Trade Unterfranken, she combines artisanal excellence with professional leadership experience. At UniFash, she passes on her knowledge as a mentor to the next generation of fashion designers and tailors.
UniFash is a specialised online academy for fashion design and tailoring. The educational concept is based on three years of scientific research by Iris Peitzmeier, PhD, and combines digital learning formats with a sound foundation in fashion craftsmanship.
Even after just one year of structured further training at UniFash, participants with no prior knowledge were able to convincingly present their own designs and craftwork.
At the Dubai World Cup, Iris Peitzmeier presented her luxurious, artisanally crafted haute couture collection to an exclusive audience from Dubai's high society. At the age of 18, she founded her own couture label and quickly developed a clear signature style for high-quality womenswear, craftsmanship, and luxury design.
UniFash collaborates with selected international educational institutions and industry organisations that are committed to high-quality fashion education, craftsmanship and professional standards in the fashion industry.
These partnerships enrich our curriculum, open up new perspectives for our participants, and strengthen the international orientation of our continuing education in fashion design and tailoring.
Collaborating to ensure employment opportunities and support for students pursuing careers in the fashion industry.
Collaborating to foster fashion excellence and provide students with global exposure and international career prospects within the fashion industry.
Through targeted collaborations, UniFash strengthens the career prospects of its participants in the fields of fashion design, tailoring, and the fashion industry.
By collaborating with international partners, UniFash promotes subject matter excellence, international perspectives, and the visibility of selected works within the fashion context. This provides participants with valuable insights and guidance for potential career paths in the international fashion industry.
Together, we foster professional perspectives and support participants on their journey into the fashion industry.
The UniFash further training in fashion design and tailor's craft is AZAV-certified and approved by the GZQ as a competent body. This means the course meets the requirements for professional further training funding and can be financed via a training voucher from the employment agency or job centre, subject to approval.
UniFash further training in the area of in Fashion Design and Bespoke Tailoring can, with appropriate approval, via a Funding voucher from the Employment Agency or the Job Centre supported.
Upon successful completion, participants will receive an internal UniFash certificate documenting the content covered and skills acquired.
Particularly suitable participants may optionally be considered for admission to Intermediate examination in bespoke tailoring for the Chamber of Crafts for Lower Franconia prepared. Final approval rests with the relevant trade authorities and is subject to the current requirements.
