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‘Manifattura’: Polimoda opens second fashion campus in Florence

Italian fashion school Polimoda unveils Manifattura, a new campus located in Florence at the former Manifattura Tabacchi cigar factory. Manifattura was presented on October 15, 2024 by Ferruccio Ferragamo, chairman of Polimoda, and Massimiliano Giornetti, director of the fashion school, in the presence of the mayor of Florence, Sara Funaro....

People|Interview

A Q&A with Jimena Guzman, Polimoda’s top graduate 2024

Yesterday, Polimoda named Jimena Guzman the winner of its fashion graduation show 2024, which took place on June 12. The young designer who hails from Santiago in the Dominican Republic presented a collection inspired by her cultural roots that was lauded by Polimoda’s professional jury for its originality and technical details. FashionUnited...

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Polimoda Class of 2024: Jimena Guzman wins Best Collection

Italian fashion school Polimoda has announced this year’s winner of the Best Collection honours from its fashion design Class of 2024. Final-year student Jimena Guzman can call herself Polimoda’s best designer of 2024. Guzman, a designer from the Dominican Republic presented her graduation collection, entitled ‘Bajo Mundo’ at the Polimoda...

Fashion|In Pictures

Polimoda presents top students in graduation show ‘昇華 (SHO-KA)’

Against the backdrop of menswear fair Pitti Uomo which kicked off on Tuesday in its home town of Florence, Italian fashion school Polimoda has presented the emerging fashion designers of its graduating class of 2024. Entitled ‘昇華 (SHO-KA)’ and under the guidance of educator and school director Massimiliano Giornetti, this year’s fashion...

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Academia Diffusa by Gruppo Florence launches shoemaking course

The Gruppo Florence advances its Academia Diffusa project with a course in shoemaking, a new funded professional training course to become an operator in the processes of mastication, sewing, and cutting of leather/fabric, specifically for the footwear industry. The course will be carried out in collaboration with Taccetti, a family-run Italian...

Fashion

Polimoda event explores relationship between fashion and the human body

Italian fashion institute Polimoda is currently presenting An/Archive event one, a preview of the future research centre dedicated to fashion studies. From January 9 to 21 at the Manifattura Tabacchi in Florence, Event one is developing as a multidisciplinary experience centred on the main theme, the body, offering an exploration of the...

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Exploring the true price tag of fashion education: A global insight into the costs of fashion schools

Venturing into the world of fashion holds an irresistible allure, especially when setting sights on one of the pivotal hubs in this industry: Paris, New York, Milan, or London. These cities serve as the breeding grounds for the most iconic names in the fashion realm. But what financial investment is required to enter the top fashion schools,...

Fashion

Polimoda appoints new industry mentors for academic year 2023/2024

Polimoda has announced new partnerships with fashion professionals for the academic year 2023/2024. Matteo Ward, Ellen Mirojnick, Marc Ascoli, Stefano Filippelli and Angelo Caroli officially join the Polimoda faculty as mentors. Matteo Ward, CEO and co-founder of Wrad and a guiding voice in the field of sustainable fashion, will lead the master...

Fashion

Polimoda: student Giorgia Giannotta receives 'best collection' award of 2023

Polimoda awarded the title of 'Best collection of 2023' to designer Giorgia Giannotta, whose collection was voted the best of the show by a jury of industry experts. The young designer can therefore be said to be the winner of the school's Anthos Graduation Show 2023, which took place in Florence on June 15. The event featured the collections of...

Business

Polimoda to open new research hub

Fashion school Polimoda in Florence, Italy, has announced that it will set up a new fashion archive in Florence, which is to be a research centre for all fashion innovators, as per a press release sent out by the school. The project, entitled Anarchive, will be a new physical and digital environment dedicated to fashion development and research,...

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Li Edelkoort pens op-ed about 'speed and greed' as she launches new Farm to Fabric to Fashion master course

Veteran fashion forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort has penned an op-ed for the Business of Fashion, questioning the industry’s business stimulus model of over-production, over-consumption and mediocre product. Citing a necessary re-set of how the industry does business, real change needs to happen at the educational level, where the next generation of...

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Video: Fashion institute Polimoda interviews fashion designer Iris van Herpen

In this video, the Fashion institute Polimoda interviews Iris van Herpen, a Dutch designer who has redefined the relationship between craftsmanship and couture. Watch the video below. Video: Polimoda via YouTube Photo credit: Catwalk Pictures