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ARS ARPEL GROUP, a publishing house founded over 50years ago, is the only structure in the world in the field of footwear, leather goods and furs that, apart from managing and controlling the actual editorial process, incorporates the most prestigious international school for modelists/designers of shoes and accessories.Thanks to its history it has managed to stand evolution of the field and offer:

The global structure of Ars Arpel Group is due also to the SCHOOL that is in daily contact with the trade and the world of fashion, being part of the publishing house. Thanks to both its traditional courses and those in CAD CAM the School also represents an indispensable reference point for designers and modelists. It is constantly aware to new technology and above all to diffusing it, collaborating with manufacturers, teaching how to fully exploit the potential of new instruments relative to CAD CAM hardware and software. One feature of this School, that distinguishes it from others, is the possibility that students have to personalize their courses with lessons and practical demonstrations according to the type of models they prefer or choose. Ars Arpel School along these years has been the only one to offer technical-stylistic training which enables trade members to have the right instruments to establish the “Made in Italy” around the world.

Don’t forget the unique sinergy between the School and the Publishing House. Since 1947, having the Publishing House and the School in the same building makes the difference. Information through the magazines is enriched with the continuous storm of ideas born and studied at our school. At the same time, students of the school can increase their own experience seeing, touching and trying the latest products, materials, color trends received to be photographed and published in the magazines. Moreover advertisement of different products is better focused thanks to the technical skills of the school.
Besides in the same structure, located close to the Fairground, our own Hotel-Residence gives the possibility both to our students and to any other businessman to manage easily their stay in Milan.

Italian’s style is renowed all over the world. The magazines published by Ars Arpel group (magazines Ars Sutoria, Arpel, and Fur) are points of reference for the market. Do not forget that the Ars Arpel Group magazines are leader in the field because for more than 50 years: they give complete information at 360° they are distributed in 185 countries through a net of more than 500 representatives and they are highly specialized thanks to the know-how given by our school, the most important in the world, for stylists and modelists.

If you are interested in the world of fashion, if you love stimulate your creativity and you want to work in this kind of sectorm, the best choice you can do is our fashion design school: Ars Arpel School. It’ a worldwide institute and it’s renowed for its prestige. You can choise different proposal in order to realize your dreams to become a stylist or a shoes designer for example. Ars Arpel School is an innovative institute. Surf the site and discover us.



A FOOTWEAR PATTERN MAKING SCHOOL: The Pattern making course is one of our “Upgraded Ad Hoc Courses”.

It is possible to attend Master’s courses for further training strictly tailored to student’s individual needs. There are CAD software for computerized pattern making for manufacturing industries. This CAD software are an integrated suite of software which includes pattern design, pattern grading, pattern detailing, pattern layout and a fully featured CAD drafting system. There are innovative CAD approach to pattern making which provides the flexible tools to create and modify pattern designs and to shorten the time cycle for all pattern making processes, such as grading.


Ars Arpel School, a highly specialized fashion design school located in Milan, Italy, offers design courses in footwear pattern making .
Ars Arpel School maintains close ties and collaboration with the fashion industry which provides a constant, up-to-date view of the international fashion scene to current students. The fashion design school prepares students for careers in the footwear market and those wishing to specialize in the footwear and accessories markets as well as in general fashion design.

Pattern making is fast and easy! You will personalize your creation giving a “unique” touch for your footwear!

There can be different kind of technical specializations: you have the opportunity of working on your own lasts and designs, of learning new techniques or preparing models of more specific construction.
• Some of the Masters the School has organized include design and pattern making (e.g. on orthopedic lasts)
• artistic design of shoes
• technical guidance

TRAINING OF NON TECHNICAL EMPLOYERS: it’s very important also for non technical persons to be trained and informed on the new technologies and on the new production techniques. Some of the Masters the School has organized include training for product managers, technical training for trading operator, training for footwear technologists

Ars Arpel School knows how important is to teach both traditional methods and innovative programs to work in this competitive world.

Moreover, Ars Arpel Group School is the only one in daily contact with the reality of the business and the fashion world, as it makes part of the Publishing House. Convinced of the importance of making a full immersion during lessons as a basic characteristic of the formation given to our students, Ars Arpel Group offers the possibility to stay in our Residence adjacent to the school building.

There are different solutions of courses, such as: Shoe Course, Cad Cam Footwear, Three or One Month Course, Saturday morning course, advanced courses, Cad Cam Method Computer Graphic 3D for Shoes, Bags and Components - Course of virtual photo-realistic prototyping, Upgraded ad hoc Courses, Technical Advance Course, Training of non technical employees, Leather Goods.

Don't forget the Ars Arpel Hotel where students have the chance to live near the school for a full-immersion in fashion world.


Ars Arpel Group, a publishing house and an international fashion design school
An Italian magazine concerning footwear market published by Ars Arpel Group
An Italian magazine concerning leather goodsmarket published by Ars Arpel Group
An Italian magazine concerning bags market published by Ars Arpel Group
Ars Sutoria, a magazine for shoe designers and manufacturers of the footwear trade
Arpel Fur, the world’s most distributed magazine for Fur and Leather Garments
Five publications dedicated exclusively to designs and models of every kind: Julia Sport, Julia Classic, Junior, Jogging, Jolly. Fashion for everyone!
Ars Arpel School allows you to realize your dream to become a fashion designer! Find how!
The best italian fashion design school located in Milan, the capital of fashion.
Learn how to realize footwear with Ars Arpel School, an italian footwear design school
The perfect choise to become a bag designer with our italian bags design school
The chance to learn with our teachers in our footwear pattern making school
Modern technology: learn how to use 2D/3D graphic software with our courses based on CAD CAM for footwear and bags in order to become a fashion STYLIST
Ars Sutoria Magazine for shoe designer

Our magazines Ars Sutoria, Arpel, and Fur provide space not only for every type of accessory but also to the most important firms, up-coming designers and fashion shows:
• Ars Sutoria a magazine specialized in the sector of footwear and its components
• Arpel a magazine specialized in the sector of leather goods, accessories and leather garments
• Fur a magazine specialized in the sector of furs and leather garments

To dedicate exclusive interest to designs and models of particular footwear, Ars Arpel Group has created five publications ad hoc to promote the “Made in Italy” worldwide

Julia Classic proposal for the classical woman in all occasions
Julia Sport sporty footwear for the modern woman
Jolly shoes for the elegant and trendy man
Junior shoes only for children in fashion
Jogging an ensemble of creativity for the sports world

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Ars Arpel Group is located in Milan, capital of the fashion world, distant 100 meters from Milan's Fair, ground of the most famous fairs of footwear (Micam), leather accessories (Mipel), fur (Mifur) and apparel (Momi and Milano Collezioni).
Two buildings make this complex, in one there is the School, the Management and Commercial offices, the editorial staff and the production department. In the other, the Hotel Residence.
The hotel-residence and the restaurant, adjacent to the School and Publishing House of Ars Arpel Group, offer accommodation to students and businessmen during the numerous fairs taking place in Milan in the whole year. Spacious rooms duly furnished in the beating heart of Milan. Enter in the world of fashion with Ars Arpel.


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