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Grafton Academy of Fashion Design
The Grafton Academy of Fashion Design
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In short
The Grafton Academy of Fashion Design in Dublin was founded in 1938 by Pauline Elizabeth Keller Clotworthy, and the academy describes itself as Ireland's first fashion design college. It offers a three-year full-time diploma in fashion design focused on the practical skills of the industry, with small class numbers, a Level 9 MFA in fashion design with American College Dublin, and part-time, evening and weekend courses in fashion design, dressmaking and millinery. The academy is at 12 Richmond Row, Portobello.
- Where
- Dublin, Ireland
- Founded
- 1938
- Crafts
- Fashion and tailoring · Accessories
- Website
- graftonacademy.com
- Source
- School website · checked on 25/10/2026
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