Collaboration over competition
Nicholas Daley and Kozaburo show what happens when designers share resources instead of gatekeeping them.
When fashion students take on opera
For Òh!pera in Barcelona, IED students created costumes that shifted between apocalypse and pastoral dreamscape, testing the limits of design and teamwork.
FIT MFA 2025: Living Archives
From sarees to scars to bedtime stories, the New York graduates turn memory into garments that speak to the present.
KADK 2025: Between Heritage and Future
From Catalonia to Transylvania to Russia, the Royal Danish Academy’s graduates transform cultural roots into contemporary expression
IFM BA 2025: Clothes as Biography
These designers know what they’re doing – and more importantly, what they want to say.
Polimoda 2025: Fashion as Transmission
A class that understands fashion as language – where silhouette becomes story and craft becomes clarity.
Antwerp 2025: Craft, Concept, and Complexity
This year’s MA graduates explore fashion as autobiography, critique, and sculptural expression.
Aalto 2025: Slow Worlds, Sharp Ideas
In a noisy industry, these graduates propose quieter, stranger, and more care-driven approaches to design.
La Cambre 2025: Small Cohort, Strong Voice
In a program known for its intimacy and rigour, four designers present work that pushes both form and meaning.
Westminster 2025: A philosophy of craft
An exuberance of texture, character and ideas.
