Behind the scenes at BIFT

Classrooms vs studios

There are more than 20 classrooms on the fourth, sixth and 13th floors of BIFT's main building. Students must swipe ID cards to get in.

They're more like fashion designers' studios than the tidy and bright classrooms of other universities. Students work on their creations beside sewing machines, snip cloth on giant tables and tailor garments on mannequins. In front of the room is a giant blackboard, on which the names of on-duty students are written.