Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology
China’s first specialised institute for fashion design and engineering.
Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology (BIFT) was founded in February 1959 and is the first specialized institute for fashion design and engineering in China. Approximately 9000 students are current enrolled at BIFT – around 1000 of which are Masters and PhD candidates. In recent years, BIFT’s faculty was involved in the uniforms and costumes design for Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2008 and for China 70th National Day mass parade in 2019. Designed of Chinese-style outfits for participants of the 2014 APEC Summit. In 2016, BIFT was ranked as China’s best fashion institute in Global Fashion School Rankings published by Business of Fashion.
