Industry project: fashion school for design - driven sustainable innovation in collaboration with C.L.A.S.S.

Starting in 2022, Piattaforma Sistema Formativo Moda Entity of the Third Sector renews its commitment to responsible and green fashion with a new initiative designed specifically for Fashion Graduate Italy: FASHION SCHOOL FOR DESIGNER - DRIVEN SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION. The project was created in strategic partnership and with the support of C.L.A.S.S. (Creativity, Lifestyle And Sustainable Synergy).

C.L.A.S.S., (Creativity Lifestyle and Sustainable Energy), international eco hub founded by Giusy Bettoni since 2007 supports a new generation of fashion in which the combination of design, innovation, communication and responsibility shapes a conscious and competitive business, capable of playing both an economic and social role. C.L.A.S.S. supports the entire supply chain to trigger a CHANGE in the system by activating VALUES that speak clearly and directly to the contemporary consumer.                                            

The project “Fashion Schools for design - driven sustainable innovation” is presented at the eighth edition of Fashion Graduate Italia at BASE Milan.

Marrying the theme of this edition of Fashion Graduate Italia, “Sustainable Innovation, Fashion Platform invited students from its associated schools, academies and fashion institutes to participate in a preparatory training course for the designing and making an outfit according to a responsible approach that starts from design, goes through the choice of sustainable materials provided by some of the hub's partner companies and also includes thinking about the communication of one's project.

To make the looks, the selected students attended two trainings organized by C.L.A.S.S.: “Introduction to a New Generation of Fashion” and “Introduction to Smart Ingredients,” during which they shared the values of the new generation of fashion (which integrates sustainability with design and innovation) and the characteristics of innovative and sustainable materials to make the garments.

The development process of the final 11 looks was directly supervised by creative director Olivia Spinelli -Coordination and Creative Direction of IED Moda Milano and member of the Artistic Committee of FGI 2022- and tutor Camilla Carrara -founder and zero-waste designer ZEROBARRACENTO-, project coordinator of C.L.A.S.S.

The students who participated in the project are:

Aissatou-Jole Diatta, AFOL FASHION.

Bianca Aloisi, HARIM EUROMEDITERRANEAN ACADEMY.

Claudia Aubert, MODARTECH INSTITUTE.

Federica Alessi and Sofia Ricci, NEXT FASHION SCHOOL

Federica Bombieri, SECOLI INSTITUTE.

Francesco Imberti, MARANGONI INSTITUTE.

Genn Benvenuto, IUAD FASHION ACADEMY.

Giulia Ciola, NABA, NEW ACADEMY OF BEAUTIFUL ARTS.

Jose Luis Alessandretti and Alessandra Bonini, FERRARI FASHION SCHOOL

Lorenzo Attanasio, EUROPEAN DESIGN INSTITUTE - IED

Robin Capelli, BURGO FASHION INSTITUTE.

The partner companies of C.L.A.S.S who contributed by providing their materials are: Berto, Brunello, Iluna Group, Re.VerSo™ by A.Stelloni Collection by Mapel and Tessitura Grisotto.

The students' proposed creations were featured in a special display in a dedicated area throughout the event.

With the project “Fashion Schools for designer driven sustainable innovation” C.L.A.S.S. e Fashion Graduate Italia wish to promote an innovative dialogue between fashion and sustainability that focuses on new generations of designers and the sharing of educational paths that accompany them towards new value paths.