JD Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai was founded in 1988 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The institute is one of the 26 campuses spread across India that offers degree programmes in various disciplines such as fashion design, interior design, jewellery design, fashion communication, fashion and lifestyle entrepreneurship, fashion business management, visual merchandising, fashion photography, and hair and makeup artistry.

JD Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai has partnered with numerous esteemed international and Indian institutions and associations, such as Cumulus, Indo Italian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Indo French Chamber of Commerce & Industry, The Council of EU Chambers of Commerce, EQAC (Education Quality Accreditation Commission), KOEFIA, National Design Institute, University of the Arts (London College of Fashion), India Fashion Week London, WGSN, Adobe, and IIID to offer a truly international, cutting-edge education.

The institute has an impressive list of alumni including big names such as Falguni, Reza, Gaurav Chabra, Urvashi Kaur, Niket Mishra, Maheka Mirpuri to name a few. JD Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai organises alumni guest lectures for its students to learn and inculcate techniques used by industry leaders.