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AMD student writes paper on ‘Death of Fashion’ manifesto: A Q&A

Many fashion professionals remember when Dutch trend forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort published her controversial manifesto entitled ‘Is Fashion Dead’ back in 2015. Fashion students felt like they had to react to Edelkoort’s statements just like the industry did. One of these students is Alexander Kempfle who was affected to such an extent that he...

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Unveiling the Graduates 2023 collection: Akademie für Mode und Design

As the class of 2023 completes their academic journey in becoming fashion professionals, Akademie für Mode und Design (AMD) recently showcased the graduates' final collections with huge success. Stepping into the fashion industry, those collections play a crucial role for graduates to expand their network and share their work. As the...

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Academy of Fashion & Design (AMD) to host Global Fashion Conference 2022 on Sustainability

The Global Fashion Conference, an initiative that aims to create an innovation system for the fashion industry, is to be hosted from Germany for the first time this year. The ninth edition of the international conference will take place online from November 17 to November 18 and will be hosted by the Akademie Mode & Design Design (AMD), the...

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A year studying in lockdown at AMD: "The digital does not replace life"

Not only the fashion industry has been dependent on the changes brought about by the pandemic for the past year. Fashion students have also been affected, bouncing back and forth between ‘homeschooling’ and hybrid teaching - depending on current federal and state corona regulations. In Germany, Sabine Resch, Dean of Studies for “Fashion...

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AMD present graduates with its first digital retrospective

The German Akademie Mode and Design (AMD) has presented graduates from Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Munich with its first digital retrospective called W.21. The retrospective will showcase graduates from fashion design (BA), fashion and design management (BA), design management (BA), sustainability in creative industries (MA) and fashion...

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AMD and Polimoda offer first joint summer school

The German AMD Akademie Mode & Design and the Italian fashion institute Polimoda offer for the first time a joint, four-week-long summer school called “Fashion Future”. Its aim, as the two fashion institutions announced in a press release yesterday, is to “develop perspectives of the future fashion panorama”. The first part of the summer school...

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• General Information • Courses • Photobook • Videos • Follow Us! The AMD Akademie Mode & Design offers internationally certified training programs in fashion, design, media, communication and management. Promoting and supporting creative as well as business oriented youth remains an essential strategic focus of the AMD Akademie Mode & Design...

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Oeko-Tex and German fashion school AMD hand out joint awards

The award by Oeko-Tex and AMD Akademie Mode & Design was presented in Dusseldorf after the cooperation between the textile labeling company and the German fashion school was launched in April. During the competition, students had the chance to learn about the procurement process of certified garments while gaining insights into sustainability....

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Oeko-Tex and AMD cooperate for more sustainability

Oeko-Tex, the international independent textile testing institute, and AMD (Akademie Mode & Design) have entered a cooperation to highlight how certifications can optimise manufacturing processes with regard to sustainabl aspects and create more transparency along the textile value chain. Georg Dieners, Oeko-Tex' secretary general, explained...

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Trailer: AMD Graduate Show in Hamburg

Students of the German fashion school Akademie Mode & Design in Hamburg will display their graduation works on January 27. The show will take place at Ree Location / Altes Heizwerk, Anton Ree Weg 50 in Hamburg.

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AMD: Let's hear it from the teachers! (VIII)

What happens to all the knowledge about the fashion industry when designers, for example, give up the business? – The knowledge is passed on to the next generation of designers of course! FashionUnited wanted to share this knowledge and asked around at German universities to hear from professors who once worked for big labels. We wanted to know...