IFM Graduates showcase imaginative designs and craftsmanship

Master  of  the  Arts  Graduate  Show  of Institut  Français  de  la  Mode  (IFM) has for the first time featured the work of its 2021 graduate students as part of this season's digital Paris Fashion Week for womenswear (mainly), which opened on March 1st for Autumn/Winter 2021/22.

James Giltner, IFM Knitwear

Colin Lin, IFM Menswear

Johanna Imbach, IFM Knitwear

Shari Lesmes, IFM Knitwear

The presentation was filmed on the IFM campus, showcasing the 48 graduates’ creative works demonstrated with great craft and imagination.

Each  of  the  Master  of  Arts  in  Fashion Design graduates presented their  personal  collections  in  ready-to-wear,  accessories  and  image design, and the presentation was filmed  on  IFM's nw 9,000 sq. m. campus. 

Anna Karathanassis, IFM Knitwear

This was the first  official  graduate show of the FHCM,  having  worked  intensely towards  this  new IFM  born of  the 2019 union with  the Ecole  de la  Chambre Syndicale de la  Couture Parisienne, and will be an annual event from now on.

Antonia Shcreiter, IFM Knitwear

Mengche Chiang, IFM Menswear

The common thread that connects all the collections presented is the notion of experimentation: this year’s graduates presented craft-heavy pieces, with strong intellectual backdrops.  The students who had come from a diverse background from cultures around the world had demonstrated their ingenuity with refreshing ideas and unexpected results.

Jimin Kim, IFM Knitwear

During the tough challenge of navigating the majority of their course in lockdown, the students were fully supported by the university.  After their final collection, the last stage of the MA is a 6-month work placement at a fashion house, an interesting structural choice that helps the students have a smooth transition from education to the job market, an existing practical and mental weight on the shoulders of design graduates all over the world.

All photos courtesy of IFM/ Paris Fashion Week.

Paris Fashion Week® for Women's Fashion starts March 1st

Hot on the heels of Milan and London Fashion Weeks, the international fashion world's attention is now focused on Paris  Fashion  Week®  for  Women's  Fashion which starts on  Monday,  March 1st and runs until  March  10th. 

The Official Calendar features 92  houses participating mainly in  the form  of  digital  events.  Filmings, as well  as the professional meetings  that  take  place,  have complied  with  the  decisions  taken  by  the  public  authorities  and  the  health  protocol  that the  Fédération  de  la  Haute  Couture et  de  la  Mode  (FHCM) based  on  the recommendations  of  the Ilede-France  Regional  Health  Agency. 

Social media co-operation features heavily for this mainly digital season.

The  Fédération  de  la  Haute  Couture  et  de  la  Mode  establishes its  global  digital  presence  and  its  partnerships  with YouTube,  Google,  Canal  +,  CNN  Style,  The  Asahi  Shimbun, Kommersant, Instagram,  Facebook  and  the  main  Chinese social  networks,  as  well  as the participation  of  The New  York  Times.  

An  important partnership with  TikTok  completes the  system  and  offers  even  more  visibility  to  all  PFW®  events. 

The  PFW®  platform  has been created  with  Launchmetrics and is  accessible  to  the  general  public  while  spaces are reserved  for  professionals.  

The platform  will present  the  video  content  of  the  houses  included  in  the  Official  Calendar  as  well  as  the season's  lookbooks, along with Insider:  magazine with  several sections covering  interviews  with  designers,  providing expert views,  focus,  know-how exchange,  inspirations, house  contents, and written  articles.