Program Reviews

I was eager to do an internship in UK, so I contacted them. They gave me the wrong visa advise, and because of that I lost the opportunity and when asked for a refund they stole my money even though it is their fault. They are very unprofessional. I don’t recommend it at all. THEY ARE A SCAM
They have poor communications.
Even before getting the visa, they asked me to pay the full amount because i have a meeting with them, which never happened.
I don’t recommend them to anyone, the gave me a horrible experience.

Finishing my semester early, I decided to gain extra credit rather than go home for the winter break and interned at a fashion house organised through the fashionweekinternships.com program. The experience is really cool, covering housing finding service, organizing the internship, and providing alumni support. I was only able to intern for 4 weeks, but recommend the experience to any student or grad with a fashion major, or anyone serious about getting into the industry, that wants a real experience.

They maybe used to place students until a year ago, but since last summer they don’t exist anymore!
Be careful because they still respond to you and they fake to take your issue into account, they promise you “open positions” in the city of your choice and after paying the full fee, they start to find any kind of problems to not set you up. And you will never receive your money back! (see Google reviews for what’s going on). They stole me £900! Mostly, they promised to me a placement, in an existing fashion company, until 3 days the internship start date. It was in a foreign city so I had also paid for the flight and the apartment! I’ve filed a legal action against them and I’m writing to all the fashion brands they show or mention on their website warning of the scam, and they still replay with lies, lies, lies.
P.S. They respond to me but not to my lawyer!

Doing a Fashion Week Internship has been an incredible experience! FWI were able to guide me when I felt like I was at a crossroads, trying to decide what I wanted to do in my career. I feel like I left the program having achieved all of my goals, and will carry the momentum into my professional and personal lives. Doing my internship while NY was still reopening definitely presented additional challenges, but being able to work back in the showroom after initially working remotely made such a difference to the experience. Being able to complete my internship having built new connections, with fresh and relevant work experience in my field on my resume, and a clear path to keep pursuing my dreams, is priceless. I felt like FWI was always there to help if I needed them, and staying in the US took away a lot of the problems that some of my friends had to deal with. I have made friends for life, and now have a career mentor to help guide me forwards. I am so grateful for the experience.

After what seemed like an eternity stuck at home in Bucharest, due the cancellation of in-person teaching, and the travel ban, being able to finally take up my internship in London came at just the right time.

London was still reopening when I arrived, but you could feel the excitement in the air, as locals got ready for the big football tournament, and the end of social distancing.

If you haven't been to London before, then believe me it is just as magical as you see in the movies! Summer is the perfect time to visit, witgh people sitting outside in terraces, streets closed to traffic, and lots of open-air events.

Walking to work everyday made me feel fortunate to have had the opportunity, but also made me realise how important my internship was.

I was supposed to travel last Summer but it got postponed due to covid, and I later learned from Fashion Week Internships that my host company was one of the few that were still taking on interns.

I learned so much during my internship and got a great insight into the world of fashion, from brand management and PR, how to develop relationships and work with magazines to get column coverage, and what working in an office is really really like.

Time passed very past, and before I know it, my 6 weeks had come to an end.

Living in London was a great adventure, and a great experience.

This summer I completed a 'new normal' internship in Public Relations in the fashion industry and I had the time of my life. I highly recommend this program because it makes it possible to work abroad and get experience in companies we couldn't access any other way. Through this program, I met lots of people, made some new friends, and did a lot of traveling and exploring (you do have to check now with covid and plan in advance). Also, this program was by far the most affordable out of all placement programs, none of which had much experience in Fashion. Every person replied in a quick and efficient manner, which helped me to get things organised and feel secure in my decisions. Definitely recommend traveling while in London especially to less touristy type areas.

The company is absolutely disrespectful! They promised a lot of things in the beginning, and I received nothing instead. I payed £950, a lot of money, for a nice experience. I had a simple internship at a company than anyone could apply and be accepted for free! The company is not replying my emails, they even blocked my phone number do I cannot call them to complain. Please invest your money somewhere else and don’t trust Fashion Week Internship! I wanted to receive a refund for them, at least half of the amount, but of course they don’t care about us! When I passed the interview they said “you will work with luxury fashion houses either haute couture” and I worked with a brand that was launched few years ago and is not even well known.

Thank you FWI!

That was an amazing month of wonderful experience! I am endlessly happy that I could have such an opportunity and would definitely recommend all and everyone to take that chance and try themself in a fashion internship!

I came from the small city to the heart of the fashion and style industry. It was my dream that came true! To understand how the industry works from the inside, meet new people and find real relationships! Every day I spent with people that on the one wave with me increased my knowledge, and improved my skills!

I felt support from the work team, help in any question, tips, advice, and saw all the fashion trends! Professionalism, quality, people that are open, passionate and addicted to their work inspired me every single day! Now I am sure - I want to connect my life with international fashion!

If you are thinking about – to TRY or NOT TRY the internship - this is an answer!
TRY IT!

So unlucky that I paid so much money for 2 internships in Paris. The process was very lengthy. FWI could've been more helpful in getting internship agreement (requested for visa). It took them 3 months to deliver a simply documents, including one unprofessionally filled document, which got rejected by embassy. FWI wasn't helpful when correcting the document. Too many excuses for delaying the process. Start date of internship was postponed 3 weeks. I had to bare all cost (flight change, accommodation, flying to another city 2 times for visa--could've been just 1 time if the internship agreement was correctly written. etc)

Below is my true experience in Paris fashion company doing marketing role.

The first Paris company I went to made me feel so depressed during my time there. That's why I left early.

The owner of this small company didn't seem to care about who I am as an intern. I didn't feel respected, as well as facing racial discrimination from the owner's mum (who also worked there). The owner seemed to have issue with FWI during their collaboration before, could that be the reason why she didn't give a care to any intern referred by FWI.

Advice to FWI: The whole internship experience also includes how it feels to work in that company. It's worth getting offer from high quality company, and not just dumping us to any random place where they don't care. Word of mouth is powerful.

Advice to students / public who may consider paying for their service: Stay rational and don't get influenced by all glamorous comments and photos in FWI website. Have your own judgement. One of the best way for company to respect your value is to apply for the job directly, not through an easy path. Even if you decide to pay for their service, research the company well 360 degree, ask as many question as you can to know if the company culture is what you're comfortable with.

Spending my Summer in London thru Fashion Week Internships has by far been one of my highlights in college. When I first started this journey there were many challenges, but financing the trip was the biggest obstacle for me to overcome. Thankfully, they were able to introduce me to Erasmus+, and they helped me get funding for the trip, which was huge. You become really close with the people that you intern with, and I still msg with my FWI friends all the time, to see how everyone is doing, and to keep in the loop for future opportunities and news. This was such a big experience personally for me, and putting it into a few words is hard. All I can say is if you're thinking about doing a semester abroad, Do it!!! It will change your life :))