Amsterdam Fashion Academy news and archive

European fashion universities present pioneering holographic runway event

Twelve European fashion universities joined forces at Fabrique des Lumières in Amsterdam to present what organizers describe as the world’s first holographic fashion show, showcased during Future Front Row X FashionTEX. The event was led by the Amsterdam Fashion Academy, part of the FashionTEX Europe network, and highlighted emerging approaches...

Fashion|In Pictures

First-year students Amsterdam Fashion Academy create upcycled designs with Uniqlo

The upcycled designs created by four groups of first-year students from Amsterdam Fashion Academy (AFA) in collaboration with Uniqlo, are currently on display at the flagship store of Uniqlo Netherlands at Rokin in Amsterdam. In June, Amsterdam Fashion Academy and Uniqlo unveiled the winning designs of their upcycling project, which the AFA...

Fashion

Justine de Riedmatten takes home first-ever Numéro Netherlands Award at AFA graduation show

Amsterdam Fashion Academy (AFA) graduate Justine de Riedmatten took home the Numéro Netherlands Award on Friday, June 7. The new award was presented on the second floor of the auditorium at the H'Art Museum in Amsterdam, after the AFA final fashion show. De Riedmatten showed her graduation collection ‘Homofungatic’, which explores various facets...

People

Lívia Pinent takes on role of contextual studies lecturer at Amsterdam Fashion Academy

The Amsterdam Fashion Academy (AFA) has appointed Portuguese fashion professional Lívia Pinent as a lecturer of its contextual studies course which is part of both bachelor programmes offered by the academy; fashion design and fashion business and innovation. Pinent announced the news via a post shared on her LinkedIn page. In the post she talks...