The Fashion Institute of New Orleans (FINO) is a District 2 Community Enhancement Corporation program designed to maximize the impact of the fashion and retail industry on Louisiana. The program includes workshops and field trips that enhance students' natural talent and provide training and business resources in the fashion and retail industries. Instructors and industry professionals bring a hands on approach to the classroom as students are introduced to various aspects of fashion, photography & videography, skincare & make-up, fashion design & apparel construction, modeling, and webpage & graphic design. FINO students participate in field trips to fashion and retail outlets and events that are designed to teach students to apply what they have learned in the classroom to the real world. Students also have the opportunity to apply what they have learned by producing a fashion show using their own designs. FINO's top performing students earn a trip to New York to participate in a mentor/protégé program with fashion industry professionals. The FINO program prepares high school students for four year programs in fashion design and/or merchandising and a vast fashion platform.