Scandinavian Academy of International Fashion and Design

Margrethe-Skolen was founded by Margrethe Glad in 1931 and is named after the schools patroness Princess Margrethe of Bourbon-Parma. The reason for Margrethe-Skolen success was partly Margrethe Glads social network in leading circles, and her travels to Paris, which she initially visited to renew her wardrobe, later to buy models for manufacturing in Copenhagen. In addition, her language knowledge and pedagogical skills became her benefit. In the period when the school was established, the interest in the textile subjects was high even at the existing schools, but Margrethe-Skolens education in cutting and sewing of elegant fashion with an international flavor was something quite new. Similarly, the study tours, she arranged to Paris for the schools students, was unusual at the time. In 1937, Margrethe Glad moved to Frederiksholms Channel, where Margrethe-Skolen was firmly established in the premises at the beach, and the students learned cutting, sewing and draping with principles of the French haute couture tailoring. After a few years, Margrethe Glad retired from the school, and in 1945, Margrethe-Skolen moved to Badstuestræde led by Inga Madsen, who died in 2008, Thereafter Christina Beckman became director of the school. The school has since 1953 been at Østergade, but in 2012 the school moved back to larger and newer facilities in Badstuestræde.