Media personality, writer and artist Ema Stokholma, along with rising film and television star Francesco Pellegrino, were the central figures in two photoshoots styled by final-year Undergraduate Fashion Styling students for the fashion insert of contemporary art and culture magazine, Artribune. The project kicked off in the classroom when students were introduced to the two media figures they were to conceptualize and style. Ema Stokholma, a radio and TV personality, DJ, writer, and artist, was the first to be revealed. Her coverage of the Sanremo song competition and her daily presence ..read more

Museo Ferragamo and Fondazione Ferragamo, in collaboration with Polimoda and Manifattura Tabacchi, present a new series of talks titled “Dal passato al futuro”. These seminars will delve into the themes and concepts explored in the exhibition “Salvatore Ferragamo 1898-1960,” currently on view at Museo Ferragamo. A new cycle of meetings, "Dal passato al futuro", by Museo Ferragamo and Fondazione Ferragamo in collaboration with Polimoda and Manifattura Tabacchi The initiative seeks to foster intergenerational dialogue through vibrant exchanges, where speakers will share their diverse exper ..read more

Broadway, New York and the bright lights of a big city was the destination for Polimoda student Asta Bertelsen. Having gained an internship on Broadway in a design studio, Asta was thrilled to take the skills she learnt during her course to a wider and more fast-paced context. Play Video about Asta outside the Nederlander theater Her journey began in Florence, where she had signed up to do a short course in Costume Design with mentor Lorin Latarro in the summer of 2023, giving up her job in her native Copenhagen to explore something that had always intrigued her, “Working as a character ..read more

Felipe Oliveira Baptista finished his session with a lively brainstorm exchange in his class. The students’ enthusiasm was palpable; every minute before the end of the day was precious to them. They wanted to climb into his world, evident when he opened one of his famed notebooks (made of Portuguese paper from Lisbon no less) and they surged towards him, keenly peering over. He quickly shuts the book, smiling, as if to say, “it doesn’t work that way!” Creative Direction students working on their moodboards This sums up his whole approach to teaching Creative Direction in fashion, “You do ..read more

When you first step inside the Galleria dell’Accademia you can’t help but notice him, the icon of Renaissance art, Michelangelo’s David. It was under his gaze that the press conference to announce the chosen design for the museum staff’s new uniforms took place. Students visit the museum Presented by Director of Polimoda Massimiliano Giornetti, Director of Galleria dell’Accademia di Firenze Cecilie Hollberg and CEO of Pitti Immagine Raffaello Napoleone, Chuang Yu Hsuan’s, known as Giovanna, innovative yet reverent approach was chosen after many different stages of a challenging project o ..read more

3, 2, 1… Allez! Polimoda students give the go ahead for The 100 Days to the Tour de France, whose starting line this year is in Florence itself. Work by second year students from our Undergraduate in Fashion Design course, and Master in Fashion Design course, was the highlight of the afternoon, while giving visibility to this unique occasion hosted by the City of Florence and Piedelibero’s social initiative. The Palagio di Parte Guelfa buzzed with bodies, the final touches to garments, models being dressed and the excitement of the students filled the spaces of one of the oldest and fine ..read more

3, 2, 1… Allez! Polimoda students give the go ahead for The 100 Days to the Tour de France, whose starting line this year is in Florence itself. Work by second year students from our Undergraduate in Fashion Design course, and Master in Fashion Design course, was the highlight of the afternoon, while giving visibility to this unique occasion hosted by the City of Florence and Piedelibero’s social initiative. The Palagio di Parte Guelfa buzzed with bodies, the final touches to garments, models being dressed and the excitement of the students filled the spaces of one of the oldest and fine ..read more

Explore the multifaceted realm of sustainability in fashion through the lens of Wear We Are Journal’s inaugural issue. Delving into topics such as green certifications and decarbonization, this comprehensive examination is the result of collaborative efforts from a team of 21 Polimoda students. Uncover the origins of Wear We Are Journal directly from the voices of the team behind its creation. Wear We Are Journal Issue 1 in Florence When we started, we had no idea the project would get this big. But here we are, exactly one year later with our journal distributed internationally in books ..read more

In the second episode of Fashion: The New Establishment, we delve deeper into the evolving landscape of the fashion industry by engaging with Tessa Griffith, the Managing Director of Molly Goddard. Curated by Mimma Viglezio, this episode continues the series’ mission to illuminate the journeys, strategies and insights of the new vanguards shaping fashion’s future. Episode 2: Tessa Griffith If you told Tessa Griffith 10 years ago that she would be running a successful fashion brand alongside her childhood best friend, she would’ve called you crazy. “I’ve always cared about fashion and clo ..read more

Fashion: The New Establishment is a new podcast series aimed at providing a broader perspective by featuring discussions with a new class of successful professionals in the fashion industry, including photographers, agents, art directors, influencers, editors and CEOs. Curated by Mimma Viglezio, this series delves into their work and the past that lead them to success as we believe this young individuals are the one shaping the industry of tomorrow.  Episode 1: Thebe Magugu The first episode of the series, conducted by Mimma Viglezio in front of hundreds Undergra ..read more