Academy of Couture Art

I started attending ACA Fall of 2013 after leaving The art institute of San Francisco January 2013, and I can honesty say that it was the best decision of my life. At AI I was disrespected and treated like everyone else. I was spoken to like a child and not as the young adult that I am. I had no since of identity as a student and as a designer. When I left AI I felt abused, sad and relived at the same time. Making my next move to another fashion school was more delicate now than it was before. I was a wounded lamb and couldn’t trust anyone in a industry of lions. My first meeting at ACA Theirry and Soina Ete made me feel comfortable and welcomed. They spoke into my life as a hungry student and as a young Christian woman. They met me where I was mentally and emotionally so I didn’t just see them as a institution but I saw them as people who had big dreams, lived them, and genuinely wanted to make sure every student that walks in their door lives their as well. To all future students, definitely take ACA into consideration, you will get a top notch education that you can only get overseas in a positive and loving environment, it will be the best decision of your life.

My experience in the Academy of Couture Art has been a wonderful one.
I started at ACA with their Summer camp in 2009 where we were taught to make a skirt fit our own measurements in the course of about a month. In the end of the process I was amazed at the perfection of the fit and clean-​sleek look of my skirt. As a really new beginner, it was so exciting to see that I could make something that was so high-​end in so little time. Not only that, but the process was fulfilling and enjoyable! I thought to myself, If this is what they teach in 1 month, imagine HOW MUCH YOU LEARN AND EXECUTE WITHIN A FEW YEARS! As a current student in the Pattern Making Major, I feel like my mind has expanded to a place I thought I couldn’t even reach. On another note, I must say the warmth and family-​like environment here has helped each one us students to excel in our potentials, everyone in their own level.
Having a limited amount of students per class has also contributed to this in that if one needs further assistance from a teacher, it is available. The Academy of Couture Art is a pleasant environment and road towards success!
–Rachel N.