Articles by Veerle Versteeg
UDIT students showcase recycled fashion designs at Royal Tapestry Factory Madrid
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The Royal Tapestry Factory (RFT, Real Fábrica de Tapices) in Madrid is hosting an exhibition about weaving looms using recycled fashion garments. Entitled, ‘Gestos’, which translates as ‘gestures’ in English, the exhibition features the designs of more than 100 students from the University of Design, Innovation and Technology (UDIT) in Madrid....
French fashion schools Mode Estah and IFA Paris to merge into one institution
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The educational institutions Mode Estah and IFA Paris have announced the union of their schools. The new Parisian but international merger school will be known as IFA Paris. IFA Paris announced the news in a post on its LinkedIn page. “This union between IFA Paris and Mode Estah represents not only the creation of a new school but also a...
ESDI School of Design names colour expert Encarna Ruiz academic director
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ESDI School of Design, a part of Ramon Llull University (URL), has announced a change to its management team, naming educator Encarna Ruiz as its academic director. Ruiz has a background in the sociology of design and analysis of social trends. She has been working at ESDI as a teacher and researcher for 27 years, teaching sociology of design,...
Josslyn Shi wins ‘Real Leather.Stay Different.’ student design competition 2024
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'Real Leather.Stay Different.' has unveiled the winner of its international student design competition 2024. Josslyn Shi, from the California College of Art (CCA) has been selected as this year's top fashion designer from a total of four finalists announced in August. The 21-year-old designer presented her project Ephemeral Eclosion to a...
IM Miami names fashion design programme leader Mario Braghieri new dean of fashion
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Istituto Marangoni Miami (IM Miami) has announced the appointment of a new dean of fashion. The new dean, Mario Braghieri, has been working at the school since it was founded. He has served as fashion design programme leader at Istituto Marangoni’s Miami campus since its inception in 2018, as per the school’s press release. The fashion educator...
IM Milan's best designer 2024: the collection of Cesare Garbin
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Istituto Marangoni fashion graduate Cesare Garbin presented his collection ‘Gazze ladre’ on the first day of Milan Fashion Week (MFW) at the school’s ‘best of’ fashion show and was named the winner of the show shortly afterwards. The young designer’s collection is entitled ‘Magpies: Rise and Fall of Shimmer’ in Italian (‘Gazze ladre: ascesa e...
Executive changes at IED: Danilo Venturi to manage Milan office, new director in Florence
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Fashion and design school IED has announced changes to the management of two of its main locations. In the context of its development plan, the Italian institution has named Danilo Venturi director of IED Milan, with Benedetta Lenzi set to occupy the Florence office Venturi has been managing since 2022. Danilo Venturi comes from a...
‘Algorealismo’: Istituto Marangoni Milan presents top 10 designers 2024
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On Monday, September 16, Istituto Marangoni Milan presented its top 10 fashion designers of the 2024/2025 graduating class in the runway show ‘Algorealismo’ at Milan Fashion Week (MFW), naming designer Cesare Garbin the winner at the end of the event. Along with Garbin, nine other students were selected by the school to present their designs to...
Istituto Marangoni Milan announces Cesare Garbin as its top designer 2024
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On Monday, Istituto Marangoni Milan (IM Milan)'s top designers inaugurated Milan Fashion Week SS25 by presenting their designs in the fashion show ‘Algorealismo’. The school named Cesare Garbin its ‘Designer of the Year 2024’. Garbino’s collection ‘Gazze ladre’, which translates to 'Magpies' was selected out of a total of 10 graduate...
LCF to open free exhibition exploring wellbeing through fashion
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The London College of Fashion (LCF) at the University of the Arts London (UAL) has announced a new exhibition entitled ‘Collective Care’ at its new East Bank campus in London. The exhibition will open its doors on September 24 and will run until December 14 and invites the public to reconsider the relationship between fashion and community...