Amsterdam Fashion Academy news and archive

European fashion universities present pioneering holographic runway event

Twelve European fashion universities joined forces at Fabrique des Lumières in Amsterdam to present what organizers describe as the world’s first holographic fashion show, showcased during Future Front Row X FashionTEX. The event was led by the Amsterdam Fashion Academy, part of the FashionTEX Europe network, and highlighted emerging approaches...

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First-year students Amsterdam Fashion Academy create upcycled designs with Uniqlo

The upcycled designs created by four groups of first-year students from Amsterdam Fashion Academy (AFA) in collaboration with Uniqlo, are currently on display at the flagship store of Uniqlo Netherlands at Rokin in Amsterdam. In June, Amsterdam Fashion Academy and Uniqlo unveiled the winning designs of their upcycling project, which the AFA...

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Justine de Riedmatten takes home first-ever Numéro Netherlands Award at AFA graduation show

Amsterdam Fashion Academy (AFA) graduate Justine de Riedmatten took home the Numéro Netherlands Award on Friday, June 7. The new award was presented on the second floor of the auditorium at the H'Art Museum in Amsterdam, after the AFA final fashion show. De Riedmatten showed her graduation collection ‘Homofungatic’, which explores various facets...

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Amsterdam Fashion Academy acquired by Italian Luiss Business School

The Amsterdam Fashion Academy is now in Italian hands: the private fashion school has been taken over by the Luiss Business School in Rome on January 1, 2020. The spokesperson of the Amsterdam Fashion Academy confirms this by phone to FashionUnited. The academy had been looking for opportunities to strengthen its international network for some...