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Polimoda Talent also awards a digital runway casting solution platform

Luigi Simonetti and Syncroni by Hatem Ben Hassine are the winners of Polimoda's Talent 2025. This is the programme that transforms the innovative ideas of the school's students and alumni, guiding them through a journey of entrepreneurial growth and experimentation in the fashion sector. After six months of development, mentorship and design...

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Massimo Cantini Parrini, mentor for Polimoda's master's in costume design, on the role of the costume designer today

Polimoda's new master's in Costume design will launch in February. The course frames costume design as a narrative art form. It adopts a research-based methodological approach, aimed at providing students with a comprehensive and integrated understanding of the essential elements of costume design. Students will develop skills in historical...

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Video: Polimoda's Master in Fashion Art Direction program partners with Vogue Italia

The Master in Fashion Art Direction offers a year of immersive exploration, creativity, and teamwork, taking students from Florence into the editorial world of Vogue Italia. Guided by industry professionals, students developed editorial projects, gaining first-hand experience in the collaborative process of building stories through image and...

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Video: Polimoda's 2025 graduate shows

Polimoda's Graduate Show offers an exclusive look into the creative process of emerging designers from one of the world's top fashion schools. This documentary-style vlog appeals to students, industry insiders, and style enthusiasts, showcasing cutting-edge collections and intimate moments with bright young fashion minds. The annual show is a...

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Video: Polimoda graduate show 2025 explored identity through fashion

The Polimoda Graduate Show 2025 will showcase the exceptional work of final-year Fashion Design students, revealing the visionary talents of tomorrow. This event marks the culmination of their intense developmental journey at Polimoda. The graduate collections this year are a testament to this generation's constant connection and symbiosis with...

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‘Manifattura’: Polimoda opens second fashion campus in Florence

Italian fashion school Polimoda unveils Manifattura, a new campus located in Florence at the former Manifattura Tabacchi cigar factory. Manifattura was presented on October 15, 2024 by Ferruccio Ferragamo, chairman of Polimoda, and Massimiliano Giornetti, director of the fashion school, in the presence of the mayor of Florence, Sara Funaro....

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A Q&A with Jimena Guzman, Polimoda’s top graduate 2024

Yesterday, Polimoda named Jimena Guzman the winner of its fashion graduation show 2024, which took place on June 12. The young designer who hails from Santiago in the Dominican Republic presented a collection inspired by her cultural roots that was lauded by Polimoda’s professional jury for its originality and technical details. FashionUnited...

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Polimoda Class of 2024: Jimena Guzman wins Best Collection

Italian fashion school Polimoda has announced this year’s winner of the Best Collection honours from its fashion design Class of 2024. Final-year student Jimena Guzman can call herself Polimoda’s best designer of 2024. Guzman, a designer from the Dominican Republic presented her graduation collection, entitled ‘Bajo Mundo’ at the Polimoda...

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Polimoda presents top students in graduation show ‘昇華 (SHO-KA)’

Against the backdrop of menswear fair Pitti Uomo which kicked off on Tuesday in its home town of Florence, Italian fashion school Polimoda has presented the emerging fashion designers of its graduating class of 2024. Entitled ‘昇華 (SHO-KA)’ and under the guidance of educator and school director Massimiliano Giornetti, this year’s fashion...

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Polimoda event explores relationship between fashion and the human body

Italian fashion institute Polimoda is currently presenting An/Archive event one, a preview of the future research centre dedicated to fashion studies. From January 9 to 21 at the Manifattura Tabacchi in Florence, Event one is developing as a multidisciplinary experience centred on the main theme, the body, offering an exploration of the...

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Exploring the true price tag of fashion education: A global insight into the costs of fashion schools

Venturing into the world of fashion holds an irresistible allure, especially when setting sights on one of the pivotal hubs in this industry: Paris, New York, Milan, or London. These cities serve as the breeding grounds for the most iconic names in the fashion realm. But what financial investment is required to enter the top fashion schools,...

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Polimoda appoints new industry mentors for academic year 2023/2024

Polimoda has announced new partnerships with fashion professionals for the academic year 2023/2024. Matteo Ward, Ellen Mirojnick, Marc Ascoli, Stefano Filippelli and Angelo Caroli officially join the Polimoda faculty as mentors. Matteo Ward, CEO and co-founder of Wrad and a guiding voice in the field of sustainable fashion, will lead the master...