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Training fashion’s next image-makers and brand strategists: IED launches two new BA (Hons) fashion programmes

In fashion, a brand’s influence is shaped as much by the images it synthesizes as by the stories it negotiates. From the visual codes that define a high-fashion collection to the cultural conversations unfolding across digital ecosystems, fashion has evolved into a language of imagery, narrative and strategy. As the industry becomes increasingly...

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Emerging designers shine at IED Barcelona’s Fashioners of the World 2025

IED Barcelona recently held its 21st annual Fashioners of the World show last month at the Palau Reial de Pedralbes, showcasing the final collections of its graduating fashion design students. This year's event was the largest in the school's history, featuring 25 collections from both Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Design and BA (Hons) in Fashion...

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IED Barcelona, Gratacós announce winner of Bridal Scholarship for Talent 2024

This week, IED Barcelona’s Jone González, a postgraduate student in wedding and ceremony dress design won the 2024 edition of the Bridal Scholarship for Talent award by Gratacós, a fabric manufacturing company from Barcelona. To qualify for the award, each student had to present two designs made from basic cotton fabric (natural and organic...

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IED Barcelona celebrates its 20th anniversary

Last week, Spanish fashion and design school IED Barcelona celebrated its 20th anniversary as per a news article on the IED website. On September 19, IED Barcelona celebrated not just the opening of the new academic year in Spain but also 20 years since its establishment in September 2002. A number of significant IED academic figures were...

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IED Barcelona presents graduates’ designs at Fashioners of the World 2022

As part of IED Barcelona’s 20-year anniversary, BA in Fashion Design and Higher Art Education in Fashion Design graduates presented their collections as part of the Fashioners of the World 2022 event, a fashion show. The event took place within the framework of Barcelona Fashion Week and took place at Fundació Joan Miró Barcelona, a cultural...

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IED alumna Aitor Goikoetxea wins ITS Contest 2021

IED Barcelona’s BA in Fashion Design alumna Aitor Goikoetxea has won the ITS Responsible Creativity Award for his collection entitled Aitarekin Afaltzen (Dinner with my Father). To create the colourful collection, Goikoetxea used manual and traditional processes, for example, he created fabrics from embroidery, hand knitting and scratch. As...

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080 Barcelona Fashion presents IED Barcelona and LCI Barcelona

At the 28th edition of 080 Barcelona Fashion, a catwalk whose celebrations will take place from October 25 to 28 in a digital format, designers and brands will be shown as well as two fashion schools including IED Barcelona and LCI Barcelona. The best collections from LCI Barcelona's recent graduates will be presented through a fashion film...

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IED Barcelona graduates show collection in Gaudi’s Casa Vicens

IED Barcelona Design School students celebrated their end-of-the-year fashion show with a total of 25 collections hosted in one of the most emblematic backdrops of the city: Casa Vicens. Students from the Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Design and the BA (Hons) in Fashion Design present their final degree collections. According to the university...

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Video: IED Barcelona unveils exhibition at GFW

In this video, Spanish fashion university IED Barcelona has unveiled its exhibition at Graduate Fashion Week (GFW), a showcase of work by BA fashion students with the aim of the event to highlight graduating talent. The GFW will be livestreamed until 18 June with digital content including live discussions, video premieres and runway shows. The...

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IED Barcelona among the 100 best fashion schools

The international business magazine CeoWorld has published its list of 'The Best Fashion Schools in the World of 2021' and IED Barcelona was the only Spanish school among the 100 best fashion schools, it ranked 96 (58.62 points). CeoWorld had the knowledge of 185,000 industry professionals from the world of fashion to create the ranking list....

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IED Barcelona and photographer Manuel Outumuro unveil winners of photography award

The European Institute of Design IED Barcelona and photographer Manuel Outumuro have announced the winners of the Best Shooting Award from Fashioners of the World 2020. The first prize was awarded to Laura Pérez for her shooting of the collection Atila. Outumuro said in a statement: “The white border she’s used emphasises and provides a graphic...

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In Pictures: IED Barcelona - Fashioners of The World 2020 digital fashion show

IED Barcelona celebrated its first end-of-year fashion show in a digital format that showed a total of 102 looks and 31 collections. On Wednesday, July 15, students of the Higher Degree in Fashion Design, the Higher Degree in Fashion Styling and Communication and the BA (Hons) in Fashion Design presented their final degree collections. “This...