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AMFI appoints LCF dean as new school director

Dutch fashion school the Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI), announced earlier this week that it has appointed its new director to be fashion professional José Teunissen. The new director will assume her new position from March 1 2023, as per a press release shared by Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA), which AMFI is a part of....

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Paving the way for the future of fashion: AMFI reforms educational models

Keeping up with an industry that is in a state of constant fluctuation is never easy. As the fashion industry faces radical changes, ranging from the fourth technological revolution to the rise of new forms of consumption, climate change and shifting consumer viewpoints, ensuring the next generation of fashion creators have the correct tools to...

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AMFI event shines spotlight on terrible conditions of textile workers

For three days, students at the Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI) are working in a mock sweatshop in order to shine a spotlight on the terrible conditions in which many textile workers are forced to work. Running between 3 to 5 September, all second-year Fashion & Management students will be producing sustainable denim bags which will then be...