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La Renverse: a new art programme in and around Seine-Saint-Denis, France

The students are between 18 and 23 years old. Nine of them live in the Seine-Saint-Denis area north of Paris, one in the area of Val-de-Marne and four in eastern Paris. These eight women and six men are involved in various artistic practices such as music, photography, video, design, fashion, etc. and have been selected on the basis of their...

Nov 25, 2022

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AMFI names new head of fashion and branding

The Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI) has appointed Dutch fashion professional and lecturer Bregje Lampe as its new head of the school’s fashion and branding bachelor programme, as per an official statement published on LinkedIn. Since 2019, Bregje Lampe has worked as a fashion lecturer and coach at AMFI and she has served as chair of the...

Nov 24, 2022

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LISAA Paris appoints new head of fashion

LISAA School of Art and Design in Paris has named its new head of fashion to be Thomas Bucaille. Thomas Bucaille will replace Anne Balas-Klein, the current head of fashion at the french school. He will succeed Anne Balas-Klein, who has been head of fashion at the Parisian art and design school since 2015 and will now be taking up the role of...

Nov 22, 2022

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Q&A: Mégane Simon, Ecole Internationale de Mode et Luxe (EIDM)

EIDM, the fashion and luxury business school based in Paris, has been on an upward growth trajectory in recent years, supported by a new location, new courses in English, and a new visual brand identity to highlight its integration into the ACE group. FashionUnited spoke to Mégane Simon, director at EIDM to find out more about the type of...

Nov 10, 2022

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Leather goods: the Hermès School introduces a new training course

The Fédération Française de la Maroquinerie (French federation for leather goods) has granted the École Hermès accreditation for its professional qualification certificate in cutting and stitching. The training programme will be available in 2023 and will be open to approximately 200 students per year. By the end of 2022, the École Hermès will...

Oct 31, 2022

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IED Madrid educators among finalists of the National Craftsmanship Awards in Spain

IED Madrid educators Aranzazu Rodrigálvarez and Sofía Nieto have been selected as finalists in the Product category of the National Craftsmanship Awards in Spain with their artisanal textile products company Carmen17, as per a news article on IED's Spanish-language website. The National Crafts Awards are organised by Fundesarte, the national...

Oct 27, 2022

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Istituto Marangoni Milan hosts joint exhibition with UEDA College of Fashion

In October, Istituto Marangoni Milan has teamed up with Japanese partner school UEDA College of Fashion on a fashion exhibition entitled ‘Fatto a Mano’, which translates to ‘handcrafted’, a fashion design showcase that focused on the value of craftsmanship. The Municipality of Milan chose Istituto Marangoni to represent the city along with UEDA...

Oct 19, 2022

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The Big Beauty Festival is back

The Conde Nast College of Fashion & Design have announced the return of the highly popular two-day event taking place in the heart of Soho, London on the 12th & 13th November 2022. It will bring a plethora of panel talks, masterclasses and demos hosted by Creative Director Sara Hassan & Beauty Editor Sophie Cullen, alongside some of the biggest...

Oct 11, 2022

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Four new members have joined the IFM Foundation

Now that fashion week season is over, partnerships between the industry and fashion schools are once again more important than ever. Paris fashion school the Institut Français de la Mode has its own foundation that aims to forge these partnerships in the long term, while at the same time collecting funds for the school’s scholarship...

Oct 11, 2022

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UAL named top 20 university by The Guardian

UK newspaper The Guardian recently published its 2023 University Guide which revealed that the University of the Arts London (UAL) has earned itself a top 20 spot for the first time. London university UAL, which includes London College of Fashion and art and design college Central Saint Martins, has ranked 19th on The Guardian’s 2023 University...

Oct 5, 2022

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Bocconi University appoints new president

Bocconi University in Milan has named Andrea Sironi president of the board after the current president of the university, Mario Monti, expressed he did not want to continue in his role for another term. The Bocconi university board unanimously elected Mr Sironi, a professor at the Department of Finance at the university, as the new president as...

Sep 30, 2022

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Tapestry and Kate Spade partner with Harlem’s Fashion Row on university programme

Tapestry and Kate Spade New York have announced a three-year partnership with Harlem’s Fashion Row’s (HFR) annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Fashion Summit in a bid to support a diverse range of fashion talent. The collaborative programme will offer students at Bowie State University access to connect with Kate Spade’s...

Sep 29, 2022