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Applications open for AMFI student essay writing competition in collaboration with Fair Wear Foundation

Dutch fashion institution Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI) is collaborating with The Fair Wear Foundation, the AMFI study association ‘The New Mode Collective’, and its student-led sustainability group ‘Dirty Laundry’ on a new essay writing competition for students. Essays can be submitted until November 15. Entitled the Klaus Hohenegger Essay...

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Lecturer’s address: ‘The fashion industry needs to reinvent itself', what role can AMFI play in this?

The environmentally polluting fashion industry urgently needs to 'reinvent' itself. That is what José Teunissen, programme director at the Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI), argued in her lecturer's address on Tuesday. How can her own education contribute to making the industry greener? “The Chinese online clothing company Shein burns 1 billion...

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New AMFI director on school culture: "Knowing how not to do something, doesn’t necessarily mean you know how to do it"

It has now been over two years since an independent report labelled the culture at the Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI) as unsafe. New director José Teunissen tells local Amsterdam news platform AT5 that the school has definitively done away with the ‘breakdown culture’ that emerged from the investigation. Some context: In 2021, the fashion...

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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...

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Students of AMFI’s digital fashion course talk the future of sustainable production

Virtual fashion has continued to tighten its grip on the industry and, in light of its indubitable impact, an increasing number of brands are starting to turn to using the alternative production method for both its sustainable benefits and appeal to the younger generation of shoppers. However, with a notable lack of fashion-educated tech people...

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Paving the way for the future of fashion: AMFI reforms educational models

Keeping up with an industry that is in a state of constant fluctuation is never easy. As the fashion industry faces radical changes, ranging from the fourth technological revolution to the rise of new forms of consumption, climate change and shifting consumer viewpoints, ensuring the next generation of fashion creators have the correct tools to...

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AMFI event shines spotlight on terrible conditions of textile workers

For three days, students at the Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI) are working in a mock sweatshop in order to shine a spotlight on the terrible conditions in which many textile workers are forced to work. Running between 3 to 5 September, all second-year Fashion & Management students will be producing sustainable denim bags which will then be...

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Dirk Reynders named as new director of Amsterdam Fashion Institute

Dirk Reynders has been appointed as the new director of Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI), effective 1 February 2019. Reynders - who is an experienced lecturer and guest speaker with a background in the media and communication field - will succeed Irene Sparreboom who was director of AMFI until 1 July 2018. Commenting on the appointment in a...

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Video: Experts' Top 3 Tips - Connect with Customer

What are the essential ingredients to build a deep and meaningful relationship with your customers? In this video Marian Spier, Social Entrepreneur and TEDxAMSWomen founder, Esmerij van Loon, Editor in Chief at FashionUnited, and also Dan Lopez Cardozo, Premium Fashion Strategist share their business insights. Source: FashionUnited TV, YouTube.

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Video: Experts' Top 3 Tips - Strengthen Visibility

What is the key to a great publicity as a brand? In this video Peter Leferink, Managing director M-ODE Foundation, Marian Spier, Social Entrepreneur and TEDxAMSWomen founder and Dan Lopez Cardozo, Premium Fashion Strategist share their thoughts. Source: FashionUnited TV, YouTube.

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Video: Experts' Top 3 Tips - Foster Sustainability

Sustainability is the 'it'-word of the industry, but how do you apply it as a starting designer in a way that fits your company? Gwen Cunningham, lead of the Circle Textiles Program at Circle Economy and sustainability coordinator at AMFI, and Peter Leferink explain what it means to be sustainable these days. Source: FashionUnited TV, YouTube.

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Amsterdam Fashion Institute to develop master degree in circular fashion entrepreneurship

The Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI) partners with Circle Economy and Fashion for Good to transform the current AMFI MA Fashion Enterprise Creation (MA FEC) into the world's first master degree focused on circular fashion entrepreneurship. The MA FEC programme was launched in 2016 and aims to equip its graduates "with the skills to build...