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Who is Karel Mills, new director of graduate school Lisaa Mode?

LISAA Mode has appointed Karel Mills as its new director. The aim is to strengthen the link between creativity, industry and employability in a sector undergoing transformation. A graduate of ESAA Duperré, Karel Mills began her career at creative houses, notably with designer Moonyounghee, before launching her own womenswear ready-to-wear brand....

Fashion

Emily in Paris: LISAA Mode students create 'penis pants' featured in Netflix show

Season four part 1 of Emily in Paris, released in August 2024, is creating quite a buzz with, among other things, a collection of ‘penis pants’, suits for men with visible male genitalia in all shapes and sizes. The collection was designed by some of the current fashion students enrolled at the fashion school of the Higher Institute for Applied...

Fashion |In Pictures

Lisaa Mode fashion show or are the homeless talked about in fashion?

At the end of its 2024 fashion show, French fashion school Lisaa Mode awarded three prizes, including a special prize to Eugène Larée for a collection created in collaboration with homeless people. The homeless are everywhere, slumped on chairs in the metro, sprawled out in the street under moribund blankets, housed in makeshift tents just a...

Fashion |Interview

Léo Lemée, 2023 LISAA graduate, designed France’s Eurovision outfit

Léo Lemée, a young French designer who graduated from fashion school LISAA Mode last year, designed the outfit worn by France’s Eurovision 2024 candidate, singer Slimane. The creator created a look inspired by his final bachelor collection at LISAA Mode. The designer, who won the jury prize for best designer of the LISAA graduating class of 2023...

Fashion

Le Figaro publishes list of top schools in France to study fashion

French newspaper Le Figaro has published its first ranking of the top institutions for design and architecture studies in France. Based on a number of criteria, Ensci-Les Ateliers, a public institution in Paris has been named the top school for design and architecture in France. France is known for its fashion and design programmes at the higher...

Fashion

Lisaa Mode 2023 students to present collections in Paris

On June 13 2023, Lisaa Mode Paris, the fashion school of the Institute of Applied Arts (Institut Supérieur des Arts Appliqués), is organising two shows to celebrate the graduation class of 2023 in the bachelor of fashion design and styling programme. Does the younger generation hold the future of fashion in its hands? Undoubtedly, given the...

Fashion

Lisaa Mode Paris students raise money for charity

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Rock en Seine music festival, set to take place on 23, 25, 26 and 27 August 2023, the students of Lisaa Mode Paris are committed to helping people who are victims of social injustice. Nearly 500 accessories made from unsold or surplus fabrics will be sold on a dedicated stand in the Act! area of...