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AFA appoints new programme leader for BA in Fashion Business

Amsterdam Fashion Academy has appointed Susanna Nicoletti as the new programme leader for the Bachelor in Fashion Business taught at the school. Ms Nicoletti is a senior marketing, branding and digital executive in the fashion and luxury industry, who has previously worked in marketing, digital and brand strategy at the likes of Richemont,...

Sep 12, 2022

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Amsterdam Fashion Academy supports Ukraine through t-shirt collection

The Amsterdam Fashion Academy has set up a t-shirt collection in collaboration with fashion brands B-Spoken, Karl Lagerfeld and Tommy Hilfiger to raise money and to show its support for Ukraine following the Russian invasion. Students from the Amsterdam Fashion Academy created a custom t-shirt collection, and all proceeds from the line will be...

Jul 21, 2022

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Amsterdam Fashion Academy presents graduation fashion show 2022

The Amsterdam Fashion Academy has presented seven Bachelor in Fashion Design students’ designs at its graduation fashion show 2022 to industry professionals and the media. As well as the fashion show, there was also an exhibition showcasing the final projects of Bachelor in Fashion Business and Bachelor in Fashion Design students. Image:...

Jun 20, 2022

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Amsterdam Fashion Academy launches new course in Fashion Forecasting, Marketing and Buying

Amsterdam Fashion Academy has introduced a new online course in Fashion Forecasting, Marketing and Buying, the school announced via a post on its website. Fashion Forecasting, Marketing and Buying is an eight-week course that will be taught in English, on a part-time basis. Students can learn the key basics of the fashion industry and how it...

Jan 19, 2022

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In Pictures: Amsterdam Fashion Academy graduation show 2021

The Amsterdam Fashion Academy has presented the collections from its 2021 fashion design graduates. Graduation show: Fashion your Future 2021 Domitille Georget created a collection called ‘Our Two Mothers’, which focuses on the link and relationship between motherhood and the planet. “With this collection, I aimed to show how a mother can...

Nov 4, 2021

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Amsterdam Fashion Academy students will participate at the Dutch Design Week

First-year BA (Hons) degree students of the Amsterdam Fashion Academy will participate in the next DDW Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, the Netherlands that will take place from October 16 to October 24, 2021. In collaboration with Mediamatic, an Amsterdam-based art centre dedicated to new developments in the arts focusing on nature,...

Sep 29, 2021

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Students design capsule collection for Viktor&Rolf

Third-year students of the Fashion Design and Fashion Business programs at Amsterdam Fashion Academy, The Netherlands, were given the opportunity to realize a project for Viktor&Rolf. The students designed capsule collections and created a marketing plan for the virtual retail launch. The students worked together in small groups under the...

Apr 13, 2021

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Fashion school: Q&A with Amsterdam Fashion Academy

The Amsterdam Fashion Academy is a boutique academy that focuses on entrepreneurship, research, digital transformation, individuality and sustainability. FashionUnited recently spoke to Luca Bagnaschino, the head of marketing and recruitment at the Amsterdam Fashion Academy to discuss the type of courses the college offers, the impact of...

Apr 8, 2021

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Amsterdam Fashion Academy launches new summer courses

The Amsterdam Fashion Academy has launched three new summer courses in fashion business, fashion design and sustainable pattern cutting for high school students who wish to discover various fashion studies. From 5 to 16 July, the fashion business portfolio development summer course will take place. Students will learn about communication,...

Mar 30, 2021

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Amsterdam Fashion Academy announces Advisory Committee

The Amsterdam Fashion Academy announced the creation of its Professional Advisory Committee (PAC). The PAC will collaborate with the Amsterdam Fashion Academy’s Board of Directors and Management Team in implementing improvements, to ensure that the Amsterdam Fashion Academy will be constantly at the forefront of fashion education and aligned...

Jul 16, 2020

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Amsterdam Fashion Academy will offer Summer Courses 2020 both online and on campus

These are unprecedented times that have dramatically changed our daily lives. While the uncertainty can be unsettling, it is important to keep our dreams alive and make sure we do our best to turn them into reality. Amsterdam Fashion Academy’s intensive 1 to 4 week-long summer courses can be a good opportunity for you to dive into the fashion...

Jun 4, 2020

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Amsterdam Fashion Academy acquired by Italian Luiss Business School

The Amsterdam Fashion Academy is now in Italian hands: the private fashion school has been taken over by the Luiss Business School in Rome on January 1, 2020. The spokesperson of the Amsterdam Fashion Academy confirms this by phone to FashionUnited. The academy had been looking for opportunities to strengthen its international network for some...

Jan 16, 2020