It is no longer the time to stay silent. In a present rich with cultural, social, and environmental challenges and stimuli, fashion reveals itself as one of the most powerful languages to interpret the world and generate a positive impact. Born from this energy is the twelfth edition of Fashion Graduate Italia, the first and only event open to the city dedicated to emerging creativity and the new generations, promoted by Piattaforma Sistema Formativo Moda ETS, the Association that brings together the best Italian fashion institutions and academies.
This year, Fashion Graduate Italia offers students the opportunity to become spokespeople and engines of change. Not spectators, but conscious protagonists: a new generation of professionals in design, communication, styling, and management, capable of capturing the vibrations of our time and transforming them into creative visions, concrete projects, and innovative strategies, connecting directly with the global fashion system.
Speak Up! it is a manifesto of courage, empowerment and action. An invitation to express one's beliefs with responsibility toward the world around us, seeking new modes of expression. Not to fuel conflicts, but to generate dialogue; not to impose visions, but to open spaces for discussion within the community. In this scenario, fashion becomes a tool for civic expression and awarenessan open territory where identities, differences, and cultures meet to give life to new, revolutionary narratives.
This collective energy will take shape in the schedule 2026 in-person BASE Milan, featuring a rich program of fashion shows, international showcases, and an exhibition space dedicated to the projects and visions of young talents. The event will also serve as a career guidance and professional growth platform with exclusive panels on fashion professions, portfolio reviews, and mock interviews, alongside an interactive workshop program dedicated to high schools.
The event also lives in a digital dimension: on our social channels you can follow the storytelling of the making of, while on this site you can experience the fashion shows in live streaming.
Enter the future of fashion. Make your voice heard.
Don't stop at the runway. Enter the heart of Fashion Graduate Italia 2026 and explore the exhibition space dedicated to schools. Here you can experience it firsthand the projects, visions, and stories of young talents that will redesign the future of the industry. Also, get inspired by a special area entirely dedicated to the most interesting and cutting-edge independent magazines of the moment. We look forward to seeing you at BASE Milano to experience the event all-around!
Since 2008, Piattaforma Sistema Formativo Moda ETS has been the hub that brings together the best Italian Institutions and Academies that offer post-diploma training paths in the fashion industry. The schools that make up the association have always had close ties to Italy's cultural, historical and industrial heritage. Thus brought together, they constitute a fundamental segment for innovation and the growth of new talent and create the tools to align educational offerings and market needs.