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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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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Polimoda appoints Tim Blanks as mentor of the Master in Fashion Critique and Curation

Tim Blanks, Editor-at-large of The Business of Fashion, is the mentor of the Master in Fashion Critique and Curation at Polimoda. At the Italian fashion school, Blanks will put his experience and knowledge at the disposal of the future generation of fashion critics and curators, trying to encourage students who are “going out into the world with...

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In pictures: Polimoda’s Master in Knitwear Design students showcase knitwear garments

Nine students of the Master in Knitwear Design of Italian fashion school Polimoda shared their designs in an exhibition. The students created their work in the Manifattura Tabacchi Knitwear Lab of Polimoda and now the 27 prototypes are being showcased on Villa Favard's ground floor. During the Master in Knitwear Design students collaborated with...

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Polimoda Master in Bag Design students showcase work in collaboration with Tod's

Ten students of the Master in Bag Design at Polimoda are presenting the designs of their bags in an exhibition. The students created luxury Italian leather handbags during the past 9 months for their final projects. The colorful prototypes are being showcased in Villa Favard's gilded hallway. All the leather bags were made in Polimoda's...

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Polimoda - The Role of Creativity in a Changing World

On Tuesday, October 12 at 4:00 pm (CET), Polimoda Director Massimiliano Giornetti and Central Saint Martins Dean Jeremy Till will join the online talk “The Role of Creativity in a Changing World.” Guided by the moderator, the Creative Consultant Mimma Viglezio, the Webinar touches upon the issues that stem from working and creating in a...

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Polimoda appoints An Vandevorst Head of Fashion Design

Italian fashion school Polimoda has named An Vandevorst as the new Head of Fashion Design Department. Vandevorst is the successor of Massimiliano Giornetti, who was promoted to director of the academy this year. He continued his work as head of department until the end of the academic year, and now hands over the baton to Vandevorst. Vandevorst...