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IFM to support Benin's emerging designers through incubator programme

In collaboration with the Institut Français de la Mode (IFM), the Sèmè City programme, initiated by the Beninese government to promote innovation and local creative industries, is launching the FLY incubator. Over a twelve-month period, fashion professionals will support and mentor emerging designers from Benin and other African countries. Over...

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IFM and Kering showcase wool swimsuits at French Senate

A fashion show featuring wool swimsuits, held at the Senate, the upper house of the French Parliament, prompted the young senator from Vosges, Jean Hingray, to humorously remark, "You can conjugate my promising career in the imperfect tense." The moment took place during the presentation of the work by students from the French Institute of...

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IFM x Kering Sustainability Certificate: students to present projects to French Senate

On Thursday, March 28, 2024, as part of the Sustainability IFM x Kering certificate programme and under the patronage of senator Jean Hingray, students from the Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) will present six collaborative projects that focus on sustainable development. One of the projects proposed by the students will be the subject of a...

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PFW: IFM’s graduating master students present FW24 fashion collections

On Monday, February 26, 27 students from 13 different nationalities currently enrolled in the master programmes in fashion design and knitwear design at the Institut Francais de la Mode (IFM) unveiled their graduate collections on the school’s Paris campus, kicking off the FW24 edition of Paris Fashion Week (PFW). The students presented a series...

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Passing on know-how: IFM and Esmod students present at Stéphane Rolland couture show

Will "transmission" be the new buzzword in 2024? By featuring the first part of his Spring-Summer 2024 Haute Couture show with twenty young students from the fashion schools IFM and Esmod, couturier Stéphane Rolland called attention to the challenge facing the world of Couture and luxury: the transmission of craftsmanship. After ‘eco-friendly’,...

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ESMOD and IFM students to showcase designs in Stéphane Rolland haute couture show

French fashion house Stéphane Rolland has teamed up with French fashion schools Esmod and IFM to pass on its expertise. Stéphane Rolland will be presenting its Haute Couture spring/summer 2024 collection at 2.30pm on Tuesday January 23, as part of the official calendar for Paris Haute Couture Week. This fashion show is the result of a...

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Institut Français de la Mode names Marie Schneier director of public relations

The Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) has appointed Marie Schneier as its Director of Public Relations. Shneier has several years of experience working for fashion houses such as Hermès and Agnès b. under her belt, and also worked for the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode. Reporting to Delphine Wharmby, director of marketing &...

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What to take away from IFM’s Fashion Reboot 2023

"If we want to send out market signals, we're going to have to work on taxes to help consumers move towards responsible fashion", Olivia Grégoire, the French minister responsible for small and medium-sized businesses, trade, craft industries and tourism, said at the Fashion Reboot 2023 organised by the Parisian fashion school Institut Français...

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IFM Fashion Reboot 2023: French minister outlines public policy for fashion

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IFM, Paris Good Fashion launch series of conferences

French fashion school Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) and the sustainable fashion association Paris Good Fashion (PGF) are collaborating to organise a first series of conferences entitled Sustainable Fashion Horizons. The event is organised by students enrolled in the IFM certificate in sustainable development in collaboration with luxury...

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Printemps Group, Institut Français de la Mode launch talent scholarships

At the start of the 2023/2024 academic year, French department store chain Printemps Group and fashion school Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) are teaming up to launch the Bourse Printemps, or Printemps scholarship. This is a scholarship programme offered to five entrepreneurs with projects involving the development of innovative products and...

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Fashion Reboot: IFM’s annual event returns on November 30

On November 30, the French fashion school Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) will be holding its annual event for fashion and textile professionals. Dubbed ’Fashion Reboot’, it will focus on current and future developments, at a time when the fashion industry is going through a period of crisis and questioning. On its website, the IFM specifies...