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Meet the young designer who breaks the rules with his eco-futuristic footwear, merging nature and technology. Spoiler: he’s ready to wow Lakmè Fashion Week

Discover how this tribute to family, low-impact materials and Spanish handicraft hit Pitti Immagine Uomo – and will rock at Micam this month

London calling? International talents answer. Here is a deep dive into the experimental work of Iwai Zhang, who has travelled from China to Japan to the UK

Victoria Jenkins' design looks at the needs of all people, including hospital patients, asking "Why create items for only one body type?"

She started working in architecture and then founded her brand. Here's how her hummingbird-named sandals became so popular

Jun Nakamura and his new label to watch out for in the fashion week calendar prove there's more to oriental style than its minimalism

CHB’s founder tells us about his fashion’s duality between strength and fragility, black&white, dreams versus sales strategies

“Aqilah Amzi’s work is a love letter expressed through dance,” said Nick Knight when selecting the movie for his SHOWstudio

At Superstudio, visitors get their palms read for tomorrow’s trends. Discover the best tarots you could ask for

After working at Alexander McQueen, Aneliya Kyurkchieva launched her brand. Lights on her high-crafted designs

Meet designer Alberto Zambelli, who won the competition to customise IM’s most-wanted piece. “A universal hug as a manifesto of cultural diversity,” he says

As luxury brands upcycle their archive, Anna Grinberga and Dina Seitkaziyeva set up a business working with vintage to create sustainable must-haves

Sun and sand, the world’s best hotels and malls, combined with digital innovation and talent-oriented openness: let’s discover the emirate as a place-to-be

A phygital défilé featuring the work of top graduates, the event saw the couturier’s grand finale. Want to know about his journey in fashion? We’ve got you covered

As he was awarded during the latest Istituto Marangoni Milano fashion show, we delve deeper into the creativity everybody is talking about

He launched his own brand and is now Blumarine’s Creative Director. How did he get there?

Former students joined the I’M Global Alumni Reunion as part of the Istituto Marangoni’s I’M Community project. Here’s what went down

With his graduate collection starring in the school’s Turn up fashion show, the creative talks about his dreams, and all the magic that happened backstage

This piece finds us speaking to alumna Sofia Bianchi, founder of Soubi Studios. After winning the IML Incubator Programme, she shares her hard-won business lessons

Lockdowns showed how our homes are critical to our mental health. With her business focusing on this, an IM graduate reflects on our surrounding environments

We catch up with two graduates as they lift the lid on the school’s Back to Couture event, its 19^th century-like grandeur, and what hit the catwalk under sleek hairdos

From a book presentation to an “on pocket” personal image consultant: the journey of Luisa Lombardi, who merged AI with a new online shopping process

As we celebrate our school’s highest position in the QS Rankings, here are the talents who graduated here and now stand out among the industry’s heavyweights

“Invest in people. Look them in the eye. Make a good coffee,” said stylist Julie Liu. Discover her works translating humanity into images, with a pinch of humour

What when a creative mind turns her grandfather’s drawings into unique prints to create ethical fashion? That’s why we all want to wear any of these pieces soon

With Ramones in her veins, alumna Sabrina Mandelli launched an indomitable fashion project as a naughty baby. But bad kids with good ideas go everywhere

Before a MA in Fashion Design, Chengyuan Wang graduated in Mathematics and Statistics. And now? Wang applies formulas to garment surfaces to shape textures

Zegna’s artistic director, a 1989 graduate of the Istituto Marangoni, was honoured with the prestigious WWD’s Menswear Designer of the Year prize

The rising fashion talent talks about his school career and how he got into the industry by joining Fendi

The House of Correale: brother and sister, inspired by their family, created a brand with no boundaries and with a sustainable vision