Develop your practice.

The LDF mentoring program is for technically autonomous fashion designers who can execute their work and want to build the creative and business foundations of an independent practice. It connects collection development with critical judgment, positioning and the economic conditions required to keep working.

This is professional development for a practice taking shape. Applicants should already have a technical foundation and a body of work to discuss.

The program runs for twelve months, September to September, in three consecutive development modules. Sunday sessions, targeted studio access, peers and invited specialists support the work. Each module leads to a public-facing outcome.

The intended result is a clearer creative position, a resolved body of work and the beginnings of a business capable of supporting continued practice. Current fees and intake information are available in the mentoring application path.

Milan is a fashion designer, educator and founder of LIGNES DE FUITE. He has taught fashion design at LaSalle College since 2010 and supported designers through the transition from education to autonomous professional practice.

His teaching and mentoring history includes early support for Hannah Rose Dalton and Steven Raj Bhaskaran of Matières Fécales. LIGNES DE FUITE received the 2026 CAFA Fashion Impact Award.

Bring a portfolio, describe what you make and can execute independently, and identify what needs to become clearer over the next year. A conversation helps assess whether mentoring fits the stage of your practice.