Articles by Veerle Versteeg
NMG and FSF announce recipients of 2023 scholarships
Feb 6, 2023 - Fashion
US department store group Neiman Marcus Group (NMG) and non-profit organisation the Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF) have announced the recipients of the new NMG x FSF scholarship fund competition. Ten scholarships with a value of 10,000 dollars each have been awarded to the selected undergraduate students from US colleges and universities. The...
LIM College appoints new head of graduate studies
Jan 31, 2023
Fashion and business school LIM College in New York City recently announced its new head of graduate studies to be fashion professional and educator Eda Sanchez-Persampieri. As head of graduate studies, the educator will be responsible for everything that relates to graduate-level education at LIM College, including hiring and mentoring faculty,...
Adaptista, British Academy of Fashion Design launch UK fashion scholarship for people with disabilities
Jan 27, 2023 - Fashion
The British Academy of Fashion Design and London-based online marketplace Adaptista, which specialises in adaptive and inclusive fashion, have teamed up to launch a scholarship programme in fashion design for people with disabilities. The winner of the competition will receive 8,000 pounds in prize money to pursue a fashion design degree....
GFF and Kornit launch UK Printed Fashion Textile Competition
Jan 24, 2023 - Fashion
The UK-based non profit organisation the Graduate Fashion Foundation (GFF) and Fashion technology company Kornit have teamed up on a new competition for students of GFF member universities in the UK. The GFF x Kornit Digital Printed Fashion Textile competition is open to all final year fashion students, graduating in 2023, that are currently...
IED announces expansion plans for Florence premises
Jan 19, 2023 - Business
The Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) announced its expansion plans in Italy during a press conference at trade fair Pitti Uomo in Florence, Italy. More specifically, the board of the IED Group detailed its plans for the Florence premises, which will include the use of the city’s Palazzo Pucci. Palazzo Pucci is the private residence of the Pucci...
‘Antwerp Cyber Six’: Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp alumni to present at Haute Couture Week
Jan 18, 2023 - Fashion
On the last day of Paris Haute Couture Week, on January 26, a group of six Antwerp-based fashion designers who all graduated from the city’s Royal Academy of Arts, will present a ‘digital couture collection’ in collaboration with digital fashion network Mutani, as per the Mutani newsletter. The collective collection has been named ‘The Antwerp...
Istituto Marangoni Miami appoints new executive vice president
Jan 11, 2023 - People
US Fashion and design school Istituto Marangoni Miami (IMM) has appointed its new executive vice president to be Eva Hughes as per a news article on the school website. She is the former CEO of Condé Nast Mexico and founding editor in chief of Vogue Mexico and Latin America. On January 2, the fashion professional, who is a founding member of IMM...
Istituto Marangoni London teams up with Grace Wales Bonner
Jan 11, 2023 - Fashion
Istituto Marangoni (IM) London is partnering with British designer Grace Wales Bonner of menswear label Wales Bonner as per a press release shared by the school. Wales Bonner will become one of the school’s new mentors, joining an impressive list of previous mentors at the school which includes British journalist Katie Grand who was last year’s...
A Q&A with the winner of the IMM x With Love Halston student design contest 2022
Dec 23, 2022 - Fashion
Recently, nonprofit organisation With Love Halston held a Halston inspired event and student fashion design contest in collaboration with art and design school Istituto Marangoni Miami (IMM). The event took place at the IMM campus in Miami, Florida on November 28, and took its inspiration from New York nightclub Studio 54, frequented by Halston....
LCI Barcelona celebrates student and alumni work with Christmas market
Dec 23, 2022 - Fashion
Last week, art and design school LCI Barcelona held a Christmas market. The event gave students, alumni and even the institution’s educators an opportunity to showcase their designs to the general public. The Christmas market or mercado navideño was held at LCI Barcelona’s headquarters, the Balmes 209 campus in the Catalonian city. The event was...