Visualising Ideas: The New World of Sun Huiyi 

Visualising Ideas: The New World of Sun Huiyi 

Everybody can conjure great images in their mind, but not all of us can make them come to life. Every month, a new tool or strategy to visualise ideas used by students at Istituto Marangoni Firenze is selected and commented on by the editorial staff of I’M Firenze Digest.This month we are presenting the designing […]

Editorials,
Minena: Fashion and Femininity

Minena: Fashion and Femininity

What does femininity mean to you? This question was our starting point for this series of interviews with female fashion designers worldwide in honour of International Women’s day. Celebrating our multicultural student community at Istituto Marangoni Firenze, these articles focus on new international brands headed by creative women. In this article, we interviewed the three […]

Interviews,
Digital Clothing: the New Dimensions of Customix

Digital Clothing: the New Dimensions of Customix

Will digital fashion revolutionise the system? Istituto Marangoni Firenze held a crypto fashion contest for its Fashion Design students in partnership with digital fashion companies Customix and DRESSX.I’M Firenze Digest had the opportunity to talk to executives from both companies. In this article, we asked Marco Bisato, CEO and Co-founder of Customix, about his views […]

Interviews,
Digital Clothing: The Metafashion of DRESSX

Digital Clothing: The Metafashion of DRESSX

Is digital fashion the future of fashion?Istituto Marangoni Firenze held a crypto fashion contest for its Fashion Design students in partnership with digital fashion companies Customix and DRESSXI’M Firenze Digest had the opportunity to talk to executives from both companies. In this article, we read the comments from Natalia Modenova and Daria Shapovalova, cofounders of […]

Interviews,
Have You Met the Crypto Fashion Contest Winners?

Have You Met the Crypto Fashion Contest Winners?

How are fashion design students approaching the rapidly evolving concept of digital fashion?In partnership with Customix and DRESSX, Istituto Marangoni Firenze recently hosted a digital contest for its fashion design students, allowing them to hone their skills in this new state of fashion.I’M Firenze Digest had the opportunity to talk to them and get their […]

Interviews,
A 70s Odyssey from FENDI to Martine Rose

A 70s Odyssey from FENDI to Martine Rose

Looking at recent fashion collections, the fascination for the 70s is palpable in the clubbing allure, music references and genderless garments. Starting from disco-inspired elements taken from the recent Fendi show at Milano Fashion Week and the latest menswear collection displayed at Pitti Uomo by Martine Rose, this article covers a series of style references under […]

Articles,
FENDI Menswear F/W 2023-2024: a dreamy reportage 

FENDI Menswear F/W 2023-2024: a dreamy reportage 

On the second day of the Milan Fashion Week, FENDI invited around thirty students from Istituto Marangoni Firenze to attend their menswear fashion show. For many, the event’s first in-person runway was the direct confirmation that fashion is where they see themselves in the future.  By Giulia Piceni. Cover image: Michael Ward, Luca Guadagnino and Nicholas […]

Articles,
Alumni. Ink, Fashion and Watercolors: Montserrat Salvat’s world 

Alumni. Ink, Fashion and Watercolors: Montserrat Salvat’s world 

Exciting upcoming projects for Istituto Marangoni Firenze Alumna Montserrat Salvat. After attending a short course in Fashion Illustration at Istituto Marangoni Firenze, many doors opened for her, including the opportunity to realise her dream of becoming an illustrator. After her recent collaboration with established fashion brands, she talked to us about her techniques, her experience at […]

Interviews,
Istituto Marangoni talents at Lakmé Fashion Week

Istituto Marangoni talents at Lakmé Fashion Week

On October 16th, two students graduating in Fashion Design from Istituto Marangoni schools in Milan and Florence got the chance to physically showcase their final collections during the Lakmé Fashion Week in Mumbai. A great success for both the two Alumni and for Istituto Marangoni, the fashion show was supported by GFWi and FDCI. A commentary by […]

News,
Nicola De Piano shining bright at Milano Moda Graduate

Nicola De Piano shining bright at Milano Moda Graduate

I’M Firenze Digest and Istituto Marangoni Firenze are thrilled to announce that the Echoes collection by Alumnus Nicola De Piano was displayed during the Milano Moda Graduate fashion show at ADI Museum on September 20th. The young talent, who spent three years studying at Istituto Marangoni Firenze following the educational path of Fashion Design, crowned […]

News,
Cinema. In Ferragamo’s Shoes, Salvatore: Shoemaker Of Dreams

Cinema. In Ferragamo’s Shoes, Salvatore: Shoemaker Of Dreams

Salvatore Ferragamo, like many of us, was a great dreamer. His ambition and ability to think big helped him build an entire fashion empire.Ferragamo’s life and achievements were recently portrayed in Luca Guadagnino’s Salvatore: Shoemaker Of Dreams (2021). While the Italian director just presented to the world his latest movie, Bones and all (2022) at […]

Reviews,
Dis-cycling and Circular Creativity: Bootcamp with Sarah Coleman and FENDI

Dis-cycling and Circular Creativity: Bootcamp with Sarah Coleman and FENDI

Four days of intensive experimentation at school, a visual artist from New York supporting the students, and luxury materials supplied by one of the world’s most renowned Italian fashion brands.These are the three ingredients to the success of the project DIS-CYCLING • The seductive allure of creativity in sustainability, which brings together the mentorship of […]

Articles,