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Who is Karel Mills, new director of graduate school Lisaa Mode?

LISAA Mode has appointed Karel Mills as its new director. The aim is to strengthen the link between creativity, industry and employability in a sector undergoing transformation. A graduate of ESAA Duperré, Karel Mills began her career at creative houses, notably with designer Moonyounghee, before launching her own womenswear ready-to-wear brand....

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What will the fashion school of the future look like?

The world has gone through massive changes in the last decade. Ten years ago the iPhone had been released just two years prior. Today, no less than 77 percent of Americans own a smartphone, according to data from Pew Research Center, and smartphones are getting ubiquitous even in developing nations: smartphone penetration in Sub-Saharan Africa...

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Fashion education: How to find the perfect school

Anyone looking for a career in the fashion industry should get used to the idea of considering international fashion schools. The majority of international fashion houses still sits in Paris, Milan, London and New York, so learning the language of one’s preferred location while studying can’t hurt. Doing internships and applying with the...

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The Cultural Divide- American vs European Fashion Education

Walter Van Beirendonck said this week in an op-ed piece in the Business of Fashion that fashion students should not receive more business training. “We must do everything we can to prioritise creativity in fashion education,” he explained, “it is the thing that keeps the industry going.” That I can’t make this statement without reservation is...

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More and more students study fashion in Argentina

Buenos Aires offers courses, training, technical and university courses on the world of fashion like no other country in Latin America. For over a decade now the volume of foreign students choosing to study in the Argentine capital has increased significantly. The education available is very diverse: there are schools that offer short and...

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Teaching Style - The Louise Wilson Way

On the tail end of Louise Wilson’s Memorial I find myself reflecting on those years in the late 90s when I attended St Martin’s to gain my Master’s in Fashion. To this day I can hear Louise’s voice in the classroom. But now it’s my classroom and they’re my students. I can hear her saying things I might be thinking, but don’t say. She planted...

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Li Edelkoort: 'Fashion is dead. Long live clothing'

Famous Dutch trend ‘forecaster’ Lidewij Edelkoort has clearly dealt with the matter that had been gnawing away at her for some time, resulting in a good dressing down for everyone – schools, the press, the catwalks, in short the whole fashion system. This has led to the creation of the manifesto, baptised ‘Anti-fashion,' a pithy text that she...