90 years ago, Istituto Marangoni launched with the driving ethos to “enhance talent” — the institute teaches its 6,000 students at its global campuses located in Milan, Florence, London, Paris, Dubai, Riyadh, Mumbai and Shanghai.
As a globally recognized higher education program, Istituto Marangoni’s strategically positioned locations in the art, business and creative capitals of the world offer prospective students programs in fashion, design, management, communications, hospitality, beauty and art industries. Through its cutting-edge and innovative learning strategies to foster emerging talent in the creative and luxury industries, undergraduate and postgraduate programs are taught by industry professionals and highly qualified faculty.
To celebrate its emerging creative talent for the 2025 Fashion Show, Istituto Marangoni Firenze held its “TEXT(S) TURE(S)” show at the historical setting of the former Florence Stock Exchange on June 18. Combining two facets of the school’s core identities of text — through visuals, culture and conceptualization and texture — with the material quality of surface, the show embodied the duality of innovation and tradition, concept and craftsmanship and design and matter.
This year’s fashion show showcased eight collections from third-year Fashion Design program students that were selected by a jury of industry experts and presented on the runways. The eight students chosen to present their collections to the esteemed members of the fashion industry were Elena Maria Brugnara, Eleonora Maccarone, Giulia Lin, Martina La Gatta, Regina Branca, Martina Troya Malo, Shreya and Li Xintong.
The starting point for the collections came from a summer 2024 brief where digital experimentation and manual craftsmanship came together — with the design students offering their own interpretation of the show’s central theme. Istituto Marangoni Firenze said that each project was rooted in each designer’s personal exploration of cultural heritage and contemporary issues.
Alongside the fashion show, the school also held an immersive exhibition that pulls from the interdisciplinary nature of the Istituto Marangoni. For example, the runway’s jacquard textile installation was created by a student in the Master of Fashion, Art and Textile Innovation program.
Other academic courses were tasked with translating the show’s concept into a series of installations. The Fashion Styling course showcased curated works focused on building the collections’ visual identities while the Fashion Business program engaged visitors with an interactive survey to combine analysis and storytelling.
The Art Department showcased its conceptual and aesthetic interpretations of the show’s theme through visual artworks and the Master in Olfactory Experiences and Brand Management program created an exclusive fragrance and olfactory installation, taking inspiration from the duality of human/machine and natural/artificial.
The Fashion Design programs’ project was created in collaboration with Chargeurs PCC (Recoding the Shirt) to reimagine the shirt as an object of structural experimentation. The Master in Luxury Accessories Design and Management program partnered with Leather & Luxury to redefine the accessory as a tool of self-expression through prototype creation with industry partners.
“TEXT(S) TURE(S) perfectly reflects our educational vision: a place that cultivates a plurality of perspectives, languages and design approaches,” said Lorenzo Tellini, director of Istituto Marangoni Firenze. “We don’t showcase a single voice but a chorus of talents. That’s what makes each Fashion Show unique: a powerful weave of creativity, craftsmanship and research.”
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