This year, the start of the academic year coincides with Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2027, and the city is buzzing with excitement. A special energy fills the campus. Students are introduced to their new environment through a series of diverse events offering a first immersion into the world they will be part of over the coming months. The 2026–27 IMP’s Welcome Week brings students face to face with the people shaping the fashion industry, through exclusive encounters with creatives, experts and leading brands.

Live shows

It all begins with on-campus sessions held live alongside the Christian Dior, Balmain and Balenciaga runway shows, led by Warren Leech, Program Leader for the Creative Master’s programmes, to help students learn how to decode the collections. A truly inspiring first tasteto kick things off!

Vogue Café’s debates

The dialogue with the industry continues at the Vogue Café on rue de Rivoli, a meeting place for professionals that extends conversations from the shows beyond the runway. The programme featured two high-profile conversations exploring the ideas and creative forces shaping contemporary fashion. The first brought together Claire Thomson-Jonville, Head of Editorial Content at Vogue France, and Chioma Nnadi, Head of Editorial Content at British Vogue. The second saw designer Gaurav Gupta join Rochelle Pinto, Head of Editorial Content at Vogue India.

Runways shows and re-sees

And then comes the real thrill: experiencing fashion firsthand. Students received invitations to the shows by Baobab, Wild Rose and Sparrow, and Time, and took part in showroom visits and re-sees at Ganni and Valentino.

In the backstage

Another 60 Bachelor’s and Master’s students were directly involved in activities related to fashion shows and showrooms, gaining first-hand exposure to brands such as Balenciaga, Stella McCartney, Uma Wang, Lanvin, Acne Studios, Ungaro and AlainPaul. For some, it was their first experience of the luxury sector.

Showrooms

Further strengthening this connection, Istituto Marangoni Paris also hosted two showrooms on campus, reaffirming its long-term commitment to supporting its Alumni and providing a platform for emerging talent. The first showcased Boyarovskaya, the brand founded in 2017 by former students Artem Kononenko and Maria Boyarovskaya, which has recently joined the Fashion Week schedule. The second welcomed Yoshita 1967, founded by Anil Padilla and awarded by the LVMH Savoir-Faire Prize in 2026. The brand’s team met with students to share its inspirations and creative process.

A very special talk

The first few days culminated in a talk by Sara Benady, CEO of Jacquemus, an event that further highlights the central role of dialogue with industry professionals in the students’ educational journey.