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In the first edition of the Talent to Talent project in 2022, Piattaforma ETS activated partnerships with the cities of Daegu (Korea) and Osaka (Japan). Students from 7 educational institutions from the two cities brought their creations to the catwalk: Keimyung University and Kyungpook National University of Daegu and Marronnier College of Fashion Design; Osaka Institute of Fashion; Osaka Seikei University; Ueda College of Fashion; Osaka Mode Gakuen College of Fashion & Design.
In 2023, the Talent to Talent project saw the activation of partnerships with the cities of São Paulo (Brazil) and Toronto (Canada) that brought students from the most prestigious fashion and design universities. From Toronto participated George Brown College and Seneca College, and from São Paulo IED – Istituto Europeo di Design, SANTA MARCELINA and FAAP. In 2023, a number of universities that were already guests in 2022 also participated for the second time: Keimyoung University the Kyungpook University of Daegu and Marronier College, UEDA College, Osaka Institute of Fashion.
São Paulo and Toronto are special cities for Milan: the first is the most historical Twinning (1961), while the second is one of the most recent Twinning (2003), whose 20th Anniversary we celebrate this year.
The participation of both – together 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.
San Paolo and Milan have been sister cities for over 60 years, a long span of time that has been filled with cultural, academic and economic cooperation. The participation of the city of San Paolo and its Fashion Academies to Fashion Graduate Italia 2023 is a concrete example of the value and the strength of this collaboration.
San Paolo, with its vibrant culture and its diversity, is a space of opportunities, learning and confrontation, and it represents an international reference point for fashion.
The students/designers of the San Paolo Fashion Academies will present collections that express the different inspirations of the creative process, representing the various shades and identities that make up the city. With their projects the designers reveal the real aesthetic of the people of San Paolo, enhancing the city’s multiculturalism, diversity and space.
In honor of the 20-year anniversary of the partnership agreement between Toronto and Milano, the City of Toronto in collaboration with George Brown College and Seneca Polytechnic, takes pride in presenting “Toronto to Milano 20” showcasing the exceptional and distinctive designs created by LEE KA YAN, Zainab Yahaya, Eunice Chow and Bella Qian Cai.
Daegu is a central city that produces the main materials of Korea’s textile fashion industry. As a sister city with Milan, we have carried out various exchange projects, and we are very happy to participate in ‘Fashion graduate Italy 2023’, an important event for students in 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 into the world to achieve their dream of becoming a fashion designer.
The theme of this event, attended by 10 students from Keimyung University and Kyungpook National University in Daegu, is “Recalling Memories for the Future.”
Collecting memories to prepare for the future was a way of expressing the future that students thought about. In terms of curiosity, vigilance, and hope for what will happen in the future, students sought to recover their childhood dream memories, express them in their works, and tell stories of fear.
Students selected materials, designed, and produced works on their own, and attempted an experimental study on the sustainability of the fashion industry through industry-academia cooperation by introducing design work for the use of textile materials by companies in Daegu and recycling discarded products by Korean fashion company MCM.
Ever since the City of Milan and the City of Osaka established a sister city affiliation in 1981, the two cities have amassed vibrant exchanges in a diverse range of areas, such as business, culture, and fashion. This time, in the fashion field, three Osaka fashion schools Marronnier College of Fashion Design; Osaka Institute of Fashion; Ueda College of Fashion will all participate in the Fashion Graduate Italia 2023.
The theme is “Think Fashion, Think Osaka”. Please enjoy the Osaka Way!
Starting from this edition, Fashion Graduate Italia dedicates special attention to international talent through the introduction of a new dedicated project: Talent to Talent. A format dedicated to the best fashion international universities and academies with the aim of creating a global training network that continuously promotes dialogue between talents from every region of the world and creates new opportunities for exchange and mutual enrichment.
Special guests of this first edition of the Talent to Talent project are the cities of Daegu and Osaka that, thanks to the collaboration with the City of Milan, will bring to Fashion Graduate Italia the creations of students from their most prestigious fashion and design universities.
This initiative further strengthens the synergy between Piattaforma Sistema Formativo Moda ETS and the Municipality of Milan, as part of the international cooperation aimed at promoting City to City collaborations with the whole world promoted by the Municipality of Milan.
The fashion show dedicated to the city of Daegu features 13 students from Keimyung University and Kyungpook National University, who will present their capsule collections. The concept of the fashion show, Ordinary effects, is inspired by the research of a harmony of Korean tradition and modernity, using recycling materials. Keimyung University students chose natural dye and materials to embrace dignity of Korean Seonbi – scholar and natural scenery to their work, while Kyungpook National University students prepared recycling work by reusing existing clothing.
Ever since the City of Milan and the City of Osaka established a sister city affiliation in 1981, the two cities have amassed vibrant exchanges in a diverse range of areas, such as business, culture, and fashion. This time, in the fashion field, five Osaka fashion school/university Marronnier College of Fashion Design; Osaka Institute of Fashion; Osaka Seikei University; Ueda College of Fashion; Osaka Mode Gakuen College of Fashion & Design will all participate in the Fashion Graduate Italia 2022.
The theme is “Know the Unknown ~The Osaka Way”. Please enjoy the Osaka Way!
