A Renaissance garden and a mysterious figure wandering around it. A dark mask conceals its face, and it wears garments from a luxurious era. These are the key elements in Multimedia Arts student Lorenzo Risani’s project Involutus (2023): an investigation of the decadence of excellence through Wes Anderson and Guy Bourdin’s visual codes. ​​By Giulia […]

Dissociative disorder and post-apocalyptic fashion have more in common than one could imagine, as this sombre-toned photoshoot by Fashion Styling and Creative Direction student Margherita Mangani showcases while setting up the garments of Fashion Design student Matilde Tasselli.  By Giulia Piceni. Cover image: Margherita Mangani, Sopravvivresti in un costante loop dissociativo?, 2022. Creative Direction & Styling: […]

What could style mean to a fashion and art student today? During the first Istituto Marangoni Firenze Open School Day, we got the opportunity to explore what inspires our students’ style and how they are redefining it. Is style only about external appearances or an expression of one’s own personality? By Yasemin Yıldırım and Anabella […]

A new glimpse into the visual research of Istituto Marangoni Firenze students, an Arts Curating student analyses a recent photoshoot by a Fashion Styling student to create rich storytelling between art and fashion, from Giotto to Balenciaga. By Giulia Piceni. Cover image: Macarena Arìas Silva Del Pozo, AZUL, 2022. Creative Direction & Styling: Macarena Arìas Silva […]

We live in a world where we can no longer predict what people will wear on the streets. New and upcoming styles clash in a symbiotic relationship with many trends from the past. Street style has changed its definition, and we keep seeing that every new Fall at Istituto Marangoni. On September 26th, Istituto Marangoni Firenze […]

Some people can daydream. People can believe so much in some of their hopes that they turn them into ambitions. 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 Rebirth […]

Every month, a new video is selected and commented on by the Editorial staff of I’M Firenze Digest to showcase new visual languages and moving image applications for artists, designers, and stylists.This month, we are excited to present the video created with Fashion Styling and Creative Direction student Amira Rossi and Shoes & Accessories Design […]

A real champion manages to anticipate the competition. It is someone who brings innovation, one who has extra gear, determination, and full control of the whole car – a vehicle driven by the mind, the imagination, and out-of-the-box thinking.Every second-year student in Fashion Styling and Creative Direction at Istituto Marangoni Firenze ran their creative vehicle […]

Along with its student Journal and Portfolio archive, the I’M Firenze Digest’s Exhibition space hosts special digital projects produced in different areas of the School of Fashion & Art, to celebrate the students’ creativity and ability to curate their work successfully.  Following its first digital exhibition,The Playground, I’M Firenze Digest is excited to present its […]

Evoking your country’s cultural background can be another great source of inspiration for photoshoots. Every month, a new tool or strategy to visualize 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 Freak Show photoshoot by Caterina Salimbeni, […]

A stylist’s job is not only about putting outfits together but, most importantly, to try and deliver a message, using clothing and visual strategies as intensifiers. Every month, a new tool or visual strategy used by the students at Istituto Marangoni Firenze is selected and commented on by the Editorial staff of I’M Firenze Digest.For […]

Communicating a story is never trivial or obvious. Every month, a new tool or strategy to visualize ideas used by the students at Istituto Marangoni Firenze is selected and commented on by the Editorial staff of I’M Firenze Digest. For November, the students in question are Camille Bersier and Natalia Bermejillo – both alumnae from […]