Articles by Veerle Versteeg
First-year students Amsterdam Fashion Academy create upcycled designs with Uniqlo
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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...
IED Madrid celebrates 30th anniversary with new ‘Fashion Talent Award’
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On Wednesday evening, IED Madrid held its end-of-year fashion graduation show which coincided with the school’s 30th anniversary. The show was entitled ‘Celebrar el Futuro’, or ‘Celebrating the Future’ and featured a new award for emerging designers. IED Madrid’s first-ever ‘Fashion Talent Award’ was won by designer Jaime Naddaf who presented...
A Q&A with Jimena Guzman, Polimoda’s top graduate 2024
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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...
Polimoda Class of 2024: Jimena Guzman wins Best Collection
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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...
PFW menswear SS25: IFM bachelor students present collections
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The final-year students of the bachelor programme in fashion design at French fashion school Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) kicked off the latest edition of Paris Fashion Week (PFW) menswear on Tuesday, June 18. IFM presented its graduating bachelor class in a show featuring collections that consisted of six accessorised looks each. A ‘jury...
University of the Arts London names winner of LCF Enterprise Challenge 2024
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Paulina Swigart, a current master student in fashion entrepreneurship and innovation at London College of Fashion (LCF), University of the Arts London (UAL) has won the first prize in the LCF Enterprise Challenge 2024. Swigart presented Shifted, a size-adjustable clothing brand with the aim of ‘empowering women to feel confident in their bodies...
In Pictures: University of Westminster bachelor students showcase final collections
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UK institution The University of Westminster has presented the graduating class 2024 of its bachelor programme in fashion design. 22 young designers showcased their collections in the university’s annual end-of-year student fashion show. The fashion degree at University of Westminster was the first undergraduate programme to be invited to...
Kingston School of Art presents undergraduate students in end-of-year show
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The young designers of Kingston School of Art at Kingston University have presented their collections in the school’s annual bachelor fashion show. 22 undergraduate students took part in the show with each student presenting six looks. These included menswear, streetwear, knit, womenswear and haute couture designs. A look by Faye Yakorn,...
Polimoda presents top students in graduation show ‘昇華 (SHO-KA)’
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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...
GFW24: Liverpool John Moores University, LCDF Hanoi, Manchester Fashion Institute present graduates
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Final-year students of the fashion design programmes at three UK institutions, John Moores University in Liverpool, the London College for Design and Fashion Vietnam (LCDF Hanoi) and the Manchester Fashion Institute at Manchester Metropolitan University, have presented their designs at Graduate Fashion Week London, which kicked off on Monday....