Fashion Internships: How to Start your Career in the Luxury Industry

Finding an internship that fits one’s educational background and professional ambitions is key when aspiring for a career in fashion. In this series, FashionUnited presents internship opportunities per sector of the industry, suitable for fashion students from a variety of specialisations.

First up, fashion internships in the luxury industry. View a selection of opportunities globally below.

Tiffany & Co.

Tiffany & Co. is a global luxury jewellery brand from New York City.

Setter Trainee (United States)

The selected student will participate in a 6 week Tiffany & Co. craftsperson training program in Lexington, Kentucky, and learn to work with precious metals and gemstones in a Setter, Jeweller or Polisher capacity, while learning Tiffany & Co. quality and production standards.

Fendi

Fendi is an international fashion house from Rome, Italy, that produces fur, ready-to-wear clothing, leather goods, shoes, fragrances, eyewear, timepieces and accessories.

Internship: Retail Performance (United States)

This internship in New York City offers a student with a Bachelor in Business, Engineering or Finance the opportunity to assist the Vice President of Retail in the U.S. in analysing the sales performance for all Fendi stores in the U.S. market to identify opportunities and drive business.

Internship: Merchandising (United States)

This internship in New York City gives one student from a Merchandising field or another related field the opportunity to assist the Merchandising team in the buying, planning, and allocation processes for various categories of the Fendi Americas business as well as the U.S., Brazil, Mexico, and Canada markets.

Christian Dior Couture

Christian Dior Couture is a global French luxury fashion house.

Internship: Visual Communication Assistant (France)

The selected (French-speaking) Bachelor in Visual Communication student will organise and participate in shoots (production and coordination until delivery), as well as prepare projects related to fashion shows (social media, photo and video production), and assist in the follow-up of such projects.

Internship: Client Marketing (Singapore)

This internship at the Christian Dior office in Singapore is open to graduates of all educational backgrounds. The intern’s tasks include: supporting the Client Marketing Manager in the organisation and implementation of significant events for brand recognition and sales as well as devising an action plan with the objective of increasing client visits and sales.

Internship: Retail Coordinator (United Kingdom)

This internship is open to a student who has completed a bachelor or master degree and has previous experience in the Fashion/Luxury sector. The selected individual will assist and provide operational and administrative support to the General Manager UK and Netherlands in facilitating activities and communication from and to the stores and the regional departments.

Chanel

Chanel is a French luxury fashion house founded by Coco Chanel with a focus on women's ready-to-wear clothing, luxury goods and accessories.

Internship: Marketing (Belgium)

The selected intern with a background in Marketing will aid the Chanel team in Brussels with brand marketing and other related responsibilities.

Internship: Internal communication and HR Projects Assistant (Dubai)

Working within the HR and office department, the selected student’s mission will be to provide operational support to the team in the internal communication department and to assist with HR projects in Dubai.

Jimmy Choo

Jimmy Choo is a British high fashion luxury brand that specialises in luxury shoes, handbags, accessories and fragrances.

Internship: Graphic Design (United Kingdom)

This internship at the Jimmy Choo office in London is open to a student with a background in Graphic Design or Visual Communication. The selected student is then encouraged to work on a variety of projects across print, design and graphic branding for core products including shoes, accessories, leather goods and other categories.

Responsibilities will involve supporting the collections and working with the design and development teams, developing concepts/ layouts and providing final artwork.

Karl Lagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld is a German fashion brand founded by the late fashion designer and former creative director of Chanel Karl Lagerfeld.

Internship: Marketing & CRM (Netherlands)

The Digital Marketing intern will support the marketing and e-commerce departments at the Karl Lagerfeld offices in Amsterdam by coordinating digital marketing and CRM activities across social advertising, search, affiliates, SEO and email.

Internship: Outlet Designer (Netherlands)

The intern provides support in Design and development to the Design team of the Karl Lagerfeld Womenswear & Menswear Outlet line in Amsterdam, completing daily tasks such as design research and updating design and product overviews.

Internship: Wholesale Operations (Netherlands)

This internship at Karl Lagerfeld in Amsterdam is well-suited for students in the Sales or Marketing field. The Wholesale Operations Intern will provide support in the daily wholesale activities within the department ranging from data analyses/reporting to supporting key account management and managing product flows.

Bottega Veneta

Bottega Veneta is an international luxury fashion brand based in Milan, Italy.

Internship: RTW Quality & Engineering Internship (Italy)

This traineeship at Italian fashion house Bottega Veneta is well-suited for Italian-speaking students that are also graduates with a degree in technical apparel or the broader field of textiles.

The trainee will support the Ready to Wear team in Vicenza, Italy, in carrying out activities dedicated to the industrialisation and quality control phases of the finished product. For instance, perform testing and processing the product through the use of sewing, cutting and ironing machines.

Capri Holdings

Capri Holdings is a global fashion luxury group that owns the well-known fashion labels Michael Kors, Versace, and Jimmy Choo.

Summer 2022 Corporate Internship (United States)

The summer 2022 corporate internship takes place in New York City. The internship offers undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to gain exposure to the inner workings of Capri Holdings as a global retail corporation.

Richemont Group

Richemont is a global luxury group that owns international fashion brands such as Cartier, Chloé, Dunhill, and Azzedine Alaïa.

Facilities Internship (Netherlands)

This internship offers a final year student the opportunity to carry out a supporting role in managing (international) facilities projects and daily operations for the headquarters of the Richemont Group in Amsterdam.

Hermès

Hermès is an independent French family-owned fashion house.

Internship: Assistant E-Merchandiser (France)

As an assistant e-merchandiser, a final year student has the opportunity to join the E-Merchandising France team. This team is responsible for animating the product categories on the Hermès website, which functions as an omnichannel showcase for all stores in France as well.