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Dinan Festival showcases future fashion talent to a fast-paced industry

From October 27 to October 29, 2023, the International Festival of International Fashion Designers in Dinan showcased ten finalists, all of whom had the know-how to meet the sector's needs in terms of employability. Léo Lemée won the competition. It's hardly surprising, then, that the grand prize won by Léo Lemée included donations from a number...

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New Fashion For Good exhibition centres work by students and emerging designers

The Fashion For Good Museum in Amsterdam has opened a new exhibition featuring Dutch fashion students and emerging designers. The exhibition, entitled ‘News from the Future’ showcases different answers to the question: ‘what could the future of fashion look like?’. Dutch fashion students from institutions across the Netherlands, including the...

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German ex-students win 1.8 million euros for ‘unwettable’ yarn

Three former students of the German educational institutions Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences (HSNR) and the Aachen University of Applied Sciences have developed a new yarn called ‘Octogarn’ that is unwettable, meaning it stays dry even when it comes into contact with water. This new invention could not only solve the problem of wet...

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Fashion Graduate Italia: young designers showcase collections in Milan

Fashion Graduate Italia, a fashion week that showcases the designs of Italy's fashion talents, wraps up its 2023 edition today at Base Milan. The event, which began on 24 October, is organised by Piattaforma sistema formativo moda ente del terzo settore (Ets), a hub that brings together Italian post-diploma training institutions and academies in...

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Istituto Marangoni Shanghai presents show during Shanghai Fashion Week

On October 12, Istituto Marangoni Shanghai presented a large-scale physical show in China. The global University opened in the market ten years ago and this season, selected 13 graduates who showcased 42 pieces during Shanghai Fashion Week. This article was written by Gemma Williams. Produced under the direction of the alumni duo XUNRUO, the...

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University for the Creative Arts Epsom graduates present at LFW

Five graduates of the fashion design programme at UK institution the University for the Creative Arts Epsom were selected to present their final projects at London Fashion Week in September. The designers have now entered the professional world. UCA described its graduates as ‘the perfect example of a group of designers pushing the boundaries of...

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Casa93 students present collective fashion show '66°33' at PFW

During the most recent September 2023 edition of Paris Fashion Week (PFW), French fashion school Casa93 presented a collective fashion show showcasing the designs of the students of its sixth graduating class. Casa93 is an alternative fashion institution founded in Seine-Saint-Denis, France that admits young students aged 18 to 25 without a...

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GFWi23 takes place in Dubai in collaboration with FAD fashion institute

After last year’s inaugural edition of Graduate Fashion Week International (GFWi) in Mumbai, India, UK-based non-profit organisation the Graduate Fashion Foundation (GFF), is now holding the second international edition of the event from October 10 to October 12 during Dubai Fashion Week. For GFWi23, GFF has collaborated with Dubai educational...

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London Frieze Week 2023: JCA master students to showcase designs

With London Frieze Week set to kick off in the UK capital later this week, the JCA I London Fashion Academy, co-founded by Jimmy Choo, has announced the second edition of its master student showcase during the event in a press release. Contemporary art event London Frieze Week will be taking place this week, from Tuesday October 11 to Sunday...

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IM Milan designer of the year: Retbierieka Kong’s winning collection

During Istituto Marangoni Milan’s fashion show that featured its best designers of the past academic year in September, graduating student Retbierieka Kong was named IM Milan’s best designer of the year. Kong competed against nine fellow emerging designers studying at the Italian institution. Each has their own background, unique vision and...

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Istituto Marangoni Milan presents top fashion students, names designer of the year

On September 19, Istituto Marangoni Milan showcased the collections of its best fashion design students and a professional jury named Retbierieka Kong IM Milan’s best designer of the 2022/2023 academic year. The fashion and design school selected its ten best designers of the year who competed on the runway during the most recent edition of...

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Milano Moda Graduate crowns Chiara Balla winner of CNMI Fashion Award 2023

Chiara Balla with her winning collection at Milano Moda Graduate 2023 Credits: Image courtesy of Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana. The young Italian designer Chiara Balla, a student of the fashion design programme at the Modartech Institute (Istituto Modartech) in Tuscany, Italy has won the highest honours at Milano Moda Graduate, a graduate...