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Departing head of fashion and design at ArtEZ knighted

Matthijs Boelee has been appointed Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau. The departing head of ArtEZ’s fashion and design department received the royal decoration during his farewell at the school. This was announced in a press release from the municipality of Arnhem. Boelee is leaving the academy after 35 years. He started as a lecturer and...

IFM Paris show: Xavier Romatet explains fashion school’s pedagogical priorities

The only school to feature in the Paris Fashion Week calendar, the Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) opened the SS26 season with a fashion show by 30 of its 70 enrolled in Arts and Fashion Design bachelor's degree students. FashionUnited spoke to Xavier Romatet, director of the school, about IFM’s pedagogical priorities. What are IFM’s...

A Guide to the Dutch Fashion Market

BACKGROUND - For anyone looking to start or expand a fashion business in the Netherlands, here is a guide to the Dutch fashion market. Details on the market itself and everything that goes with it such as the shopping behaviour and desires of Dutch consumers, shopping streets, online shopping and, of course, sustainability. Publication date:...

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German Academy of Fashion & Design (AMD) to host Global Fashion Conference 2022 on Sustainability

The Global Fashion Conference, an initiative that aims to create an innovation system for the fashion industry, is to be hosted from Germany for the first time this year. The ninth edition of the international conference will take place online from November 17 to November 18 and will be hosted by the Akademie Mode & Design Design (AMD), the...

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Religion, decolonization and identity inspire the runway looks at Parsons MFA

The MFA Fashion Design and Society runway show from Parsons School of Design took place on September 13 as part of the scheduled New York Fashion Week calendar. 15 students presented their thesis collections in the first show since the director and founder of the program, Shelley Fox, stepped down from her post last December. Under new director,...

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Video: LCI Barcelona students present their fashion film 'Inner Worlds' at 080 Barcelona Fashion

In this video, 15 fashion design students of LCI Barcelona present their graduation collections at 080 Barcelona Fashion through their fashion film "Inner Worlds", which gives a sneak-peek of the big December graduation show in which all LCI Barcelona graduates will participate. You can watch the video below: Source: video, courtesy of LCI...

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Istituto Marangoni in Miami: “For students it’s not just about storytelling, but ‘story living’”

Buenos Aires- Massimo Casagrande is currently the Academic Director at the Istituto Marangoni in Miami. Casagrande completed his studies at the Marangoni institute headquarters in Milan and at the University of East London before working at Versace and, in 2012, he launched his own menswear brand. He has presented his designs in Paris and...

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University of Applied Sciences BSP Berlin: Study fashion in a splendid ambience

The BSP Business School Berlin is a state-recognized, private university for management. But in addition to the many management subjects, the university also offers a variety of courses for those interested in fashion - such as fashion marketing or sustainable fashion. The BSP is located in the south of the German capital and stands out above...

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Harold Tillman calls for more support for creative talent

Harold Tillman, the British Fashion Council’s longest-serving chairman from 2008 to 2014 and the previous owner of fashion retailer Jaeger, is calling on the government to “save the bright, young minds” of our creative industry. The pandemic has hit the world of fashion, design and creative arts hard, especially those in higher education,...

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What I have learned from teaching fashion drawing remotely

Initially the prospect of teaching fashion sketch remotely filled me with dread. I thought longingly about the wooden horses and easels of past classrooms in which I had taught drawing for fashion. The live models, and the suitcase of vintage garments they would generously bring to wear while they posed, the plastic accessories and lengths of...

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Parsons new dean aims to rid fashion education of white, nondisabled, cisgender, thin worldview

Ben Barry will assume his new role as Dean of Fashion at Parsons School of Design this summer. In his former role as Chair of Fashion at Ryerson, he established himself as a leading voice of social change through the medium of fashion education. FashionUnited caught up with him to hear what he hopes to achieve from the leadership position of the...

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Graduate Fashion Foundation unveils new digital platform

Graduate Fashion Foundation has launched a new innovative digital platform using technology to boost opportunities for fashion graduates with a portfolio hub, fashion university pages, and bespoke live-streaming technology for its annual Graduate Fashion Week (GFW) event. The new platform at graduatefashionweek.com will have dual functionality,...