São Paulo and Toronto are special cities for Milan: the first is the most historic Twinning (1961), while the second is one of the most recent Twinnings (2003), whose 20th Anniversary we are celebrating this year.
The participation of both - along with Daegu and Osaka - enriches even more this second international edition of Fashion Graduate Italia.
Protagonists will be the dynamism and cultural vibrancy of Brazil and Canada, reflected in the sparkling fashion creations that students from São Paulo and Toronto will bring to the catwalk.
FGI thus reaffirms itself as an important bridge linking Milan to world cultures through the charismatic communicative power of fashion.
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São Paulo and Milan have been twin cities for more than 60 years, a long period marked by rich cooperation in the cultural, academic and economic fields. The participation of the city of São Paulo with its Fashion Academies in Fashion Graduate Italia 2023 is a concrete example of the value and strength of this collaboration.
São Paulo, with its vibrant culture and diversity, is a space of opportunity, learning, comparison and is an international benchmark for fashion.
Students/designers from the São Paulo Fashion Academies present collections that express the diverse inspirations of the creative process, representing the many nuances and identities that make up the city. With their designs, the designers reveal the real aesthetics of the people of São Paulo, enhancing their multiculturalism, diversity and space.
Title of the collection: REMEMBRANCE.
Student: Maria Luísa Müller
Collection title: UNIQUENESS.
Student: Natália Rossi
Collection title: MELANCHOLY.
Student: Lara Campos de Oliveira
Collection title: SCANDALOUS.
Student: Guilherme Valente
Collection title: GESTURE//DRAWING.
Student: Laila Caroline Rogério Fernandes
In honor of the 20th anniversary of the collaboration agreement between Toronto and Milan, the City of Toronto, in collaboration with George Brown College and Seneca Polytechnic, is proud to present “Toronto to Milan 20,” which showcases the outstanding and distinctive designs created by LEE KA YAN, Zainab Yahaya, Eunice Chow and Bella Qian Cai.
Title of the collection: TIED WITH DENIM.
Student: Eunice Chow
Title of the collection: THE WIND RISES.
Student: Bella Qian Cai
Collection title: EUPHORIC REVERIE.
Student: Lee Ka Yan
Title of the collection: URBAN TALE: A COUTURE SYMPHONY OF ANKARA PRINTS.
Student: Zainab Yahaya
Daegu is a central city that produces the main materials of the Korean fashion textile industry. As a twin city with Milan, we have carried out several exchange projects and are very happy to participate in “Fashion graduate Italy 2023,” an important event for students from the two cities. Participation in the event is an important opportunity for students from Keimyung University and Kyungpook National University, both universities in Daegu, to take their first steps in the world to realize their dream of becoming fashion designers.
The theme of this event, attended by 10 students from Keimyung University and Kyungpook National University in Daegu, is “Remembering Memories for the Future.”.
Gathering memories to prepare for the future was a way to express the future the students were thinking about. In terms of curiosity, vigilance, and hope for what will happen in the future, students tried to retrieve memories of their childhood dreams, express them in their works, and tell scary stories.
The students selected materials, designed and produced works on their own, and attempted an experimental study of sustainability in the fashion industry through industry-university cooperation, introducing design work on the use of textile materials by companies in Daegu and the recycling of discarded products by Korean fashion company MCM.
Dept. Fashion Design
Title of the collection: PPW - PEACE WITHOUT WAR.
Students: Jiwon Wang and Yubin Yun
Dept. Fashion Marketing
Title of the collection: JAMAIS VU.
Students: Mi Seung Choi & Min Hee Jung
Collection title: ASTEROID CITY.
Students: Sang Gon Lee & Jung hye Yoh
Sangju Campus - Dept. Fashion Design
Title of the collection: THERE IS NO FUTURE IF YOU DON'T REMEMBER THE PAST.
Students: Jun Um Won & Yuji Shim
Title of the collection: FORMS OF MEMORY.
Students: Juhee Kim & Myungseo Jung
Since the city of Milan and the city of Osaka established a sister city affiliation in 1981, the two cities have accumulated lively exchanges in a wide range of fields, such as business, culture and fashion. This time, in the field of fashion, three Osaka fashion schools, Marronnier College of Fashion Design, Osaka Institute of Fashion and Ueda College of Fashion, will participate in Fashion Graduate Italia 2023.
The theme is “Think Fashion, Think Osaka.” Enjoy the Osaka Way!
Collection title: ROOTS.
Student: Taisei Ichiyoshi
Title of the collection: JUNGLE Ltd.
Student: Kokoro Taniguchi
Title of the collection: CYCLING TRAIL.
Student: Miari Shigeta
Collection title: CHANGE PERSPECTIVE.
Student: Shogo Tobino
Title of the collection: MEMENTO MORI.
Student: Hikaru Toyoda
