Polimoda

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The school was founded in 1986 as a joint project of the city of Florence and Prato, and the Fashion Institute of Technology of State University of New York, currently has 17 campuses spread across Italy.{{cite web|url=http://www.fitnyc.edu/ |title=Fashion Institute of Technology|publisher=Fitnyc.edu|date=1 December 2013|accessdate=1 December 2013}} It is a member of the International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes.{{cite web|url=http://www.iffti.com/ |title=International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes |publisher=Iffti.com |date= |accessdate=1 December 2013}} It is not listed by the Italian ministry of education, the Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca, among the institutions authorised to award degrees in music, dance and the arts.[http://www.afam.miur.it/argomenti/istituzioni/istituzioni-autorizzate-a-rilasciare-titoli-di-alta-formazione-artistica,-musicale-e-coreutica-(art11-dpr-872005,-n212).aspx Istituzioni autorizzate a rilasciare titoli di Alta Formazione Artistica, Musicale e Coreutica (art.11 DPR 8.7.2005, n.212)] (in Italian). Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca. Accessed March 2015.

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In 1986, Polimoda was founded as Politecnico Internazionale della Moda in an agreement between two international centres of fashion, and two trailblazers of the industry. Shirley Goodman, the former Executive Vice President Emeritus at Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York and Executive Director of the Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries, and Don Emilio Pucci, Marquis di Barsento and founder of the famous Florentine brand Emilio Pucci, came together to create a centre for excellence in fashion education, to serve the city as much as the global industry. The first classes took place at Villa Strozzi in central Florence that year, and the Institute has only grown in strength and influence since then.

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A second campus dedicated to knitting and textile creation opened in Prato in 1992, and later in 2000, a third outpost specialising in design was inaugurated in Via Baldovinetti. Bringing together these two purposes in one unified space, the Polimoda Design Lab put down roots in its current location in Scandicci in 2015.

In 2006, Polimoda welcomed its new President, Ferruccio Ferragamo, who was joined by Linda Loppa, former Director and current Advisor of Strategy and Vision. This marked a new era for the Institute, and together in 2011, they inaugurated the campus at Villa Favard where the school remains today.

Massimiliano Giornetti, former Creative Director of Salvatore Ferragamo and Polimoda head of fashion design department, was named the new Director in 2021. He is a Polimoda Fashion Design alumnus and believes in the school's internationality, connection with the city of Florence and development of relationships with the most important companies of the sector.{{cite web|url=https://www.polimoda.com/about/history|title=HISTORY:Heritage, research and creativity, The story of Polimoda. Italian roots run deep, changing and growing along the way.|publisher=Polimoda|date=1 December 2013|accessdate=1 December 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephanrabimov/2020/09/27/the-reign-of-error-how-polimoda-upgraded-fashion-education/?sh=6764416378c9|title=The Reign Of Error: How Polimoda Upgraded Fashion Education|publisher=Forbes|date=27 September 2020|accessdate=27 September 2020}}

It offers full-time courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as a variety of short courses. In 2018 there were about 2300 students of 75 nationalities on three campuses.

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Polimoda offers undergraduate, post-graduate, and doctoral programmes in design, management, and technology. Our undergraduate programs are the beating heart of Polimoda’s educational offerings, ideal for young people who have completed high school and want to gain expert and detailed training in the various fields of fashion. Undergraduate programs across the areas of Fashion Design, Fashion Business, Art Direction and Fashion Marketing Management. Building on gained knowledge each year, Polimoda also offers 3-month internships towards the end of these courses to further develop students’ skills in a professional setting and introduce them into the working world.{{cite web|url=https://www.polimoda.com/courses/undergraduate|title=UNDERGRADUATE: Undergraduate programs across the areas of Fashion Design, Fashion Business, Art Direction and Fashion Marketing Management|publisher=Polimoda|date=1 December 2013|accessdate=1 December 2013}}

• Digital Strategy for Fashion
• Fashion Design
• Fashion Business
• Fashion Art Direction
• Fashion Styling
• Fashion Marketing Management
• Atelier Design
• Fashion Accessories Design
• Product Management
• Fashion Design Management

• Alberto Amorosi
• Lorenzo A. Ferracci
• Giovanni Maltinti
• Renato Cesare Ricci
• Ferruccio Ferragamo

• Alan H. Fishman
• Georgianna Appignani
• Philippe Taylor
• Linda Loppa
• Danilo Venturi
• Massimiliano Giornetti

Alumni of the school include

• Justina Blakeney - American designer, artist, interior designer, author, and speaker.{{Cite web|date=2013-07-12|title=My professional journey|url=https://blog.jungalow.com/2013/07/my-professional-journey.html|access-date=2021-09-29|website=Justina Blakeney|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.laweekly.com/arts/designer-justina-blakeney-says-welcome-to-the-jungalow-6878477|title=Designer Justina Blakeney Says Welcome to the "Jungalow"|last=Recinos|first=Eva|date=2016-05-04|work=L.A. Weekly|access-date=2018-06-21}}
• Sheila Bridges - American interior designer who founded her own firm, Sheila Bridges Design, Inc., in 1994.[https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/garden/weeding-out-the-riffraff.html?pagewanted=1 New York Times:At Home with Sheila Bridges]{{cite web | url = http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,998231,00.html | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20101122080325/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,998231,00.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = November 22, 2010 | title = Sheila Bridges | accessdate = 2012-02-25 | last = Philadelphia | first = Desa | date = 2000-10-16 | work = Time Magazine}}
• Meagan Cignoli - American photographer, filmmaker, and businessperson who is the founder and creative director of Visual Country, a video production agency.{{cite news | last=Padilla Dalmau| first=Camille| title =How Meagan Cignoli Became the Queen of Branded Vines| work =Contently| date =November 13, 2014 | url =https://contently.com/2014/11/13/how-meagan-cignoli-became-the-queen-of-branded-vines/| access-date =June 28, 2019}}{{cite news | title =This Is What the American Dream Looks Like Now| work =The Cut| date =September 20, 2016 | url =https://www.thecut.com/2016/09/this-is-what-the-american-dream-looks-like-now-c-v-r.html| access-date =June 28, 2019}}
• Massimiliano Giornetti - Italian fashion designer, creative director of Salvatore Ferragamo from 2010 to 2016,{{Citation |last=Schneier |first=Matthew |date=March 24, 2016 |title=Ferragamo Parts Ways With Its Designer |work=The New York Times |url=https://fashionweekdaily.com/w-salvatore-ferragamo-haute-bohemians/}} creative director of Shanghai Tang.{{cite news|last=Ramshaw|first=Emily|title=Family Affair: How Ferragamo Is Taking Over|url=http://www.flare.com/fashion/family-affair-how-ferragamo-is-taking-over/|access-date=22 January 2014| work = Flare |date=21 September 2013}}{{cite news|last=Wilson|first=Anamaria|title= Fashion's Best Kept Secret|url=http://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/fashion-photography/ferragamo-massimiliano-giornetti-fashion-shoot-1112#slide-1|access-date=22 January 2014| work = Harper's Bazaar|date=30 October 2012}}
• Bárbara Sánchez-Kane - Mexican menswear fashion designer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.irkmagazine.com/single-post/2016/07/27/Designing-Mexican-Feminism-with-BARBARA-SANCHEZ-KANE|title=IRK Magazine|website=IRK Magazine|access-date=2017-08-16}}{{Cite journal|date=February 2017|title=Caotica Belleza|url=http://www.sanchez-kane.com/images/press/2017/ZOOM_BARBARA.pdf|journal=Vanity Fair Mexico|language=es|pages=26–27|via=Sanchez-Kane}}
• Samu-Jussi Koski - Finnish fashion designer, founder and creative director of Samuji.{{cite web|title=VTalent: Samu-Jussi Koski|url=http://www.vogue.it/en/talents/news/2011/08/samu-jussi-koski-|work=Vogue Italia|accessdate=30 January 2014}}{{cite news | author=Lindén, Jannika | title=Designern som lever sin dröm | newspaper=Hufvudstadsbladet | date=18 September 2016 | pages=24–25 | url=https://www.hbl.fi/artikel/designern-som-lever-sin-drom-2/ }}
• Kaila Methven - American fashion and lingerie designer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jetsetmag.com/lifestyle/fashion/catching-up-with-kaila-founder-of-madame-methven/|title=Catching Up With Kaila: Founder of Madame Methven|website=jetsetmag.com|access-date=2020-03-02}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kfc-heiress-kaila-methven-bares-all-in-10m-worth-of-diamonds|title=Socialite Kaila Methven bares all in $10M worth of diamonds|website=foxnews.com|access-date=2020-03-02}}
• Francesco Risso - Italian fashion designer, creative director of Marni since 2016.{{Cite web |last=Ahmed |first=Osman |title=Marni’s Francesco Risso is fed up of fashion gimmicks |url=https://i-d.co/article/marni-aw23-francesco-risso-interview/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=i-d.vice.com |language=en}}
• Laksmi Shari De-Neefe Suardana - Indonesian fashion designer, author, UNICEF activist, G20 Ambassador, co-founder Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Puteri Indonesia 2022 (Miss Universe Indonesia 2022).{{cite web|author=Yefta Christopherus Asia Sanjaya|editor=Wisnubrata|url=https://www.solopos.com/ini-profil-puteri-indonesia-2022-laksmi-shari-de-neefe-suardana-1326894|title=Ini Profil Puteri Indonesia 2022 Laksmi Shari De Neefe Suardana|work=Solopos|date=28 May 2022|access-date=28 May 2022|language=id}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/gaya-hidup/20220528000534-277-802063/berkenalan-dengan-laksmi-suardana-puteri-indonesia-2022|title=Berkenalan dengan Laksmi Suardana, Puteri Indonesia 2022|work=CNN Indonesia|date=28 May 2022|access-date=28 May 2022|language=id}}
• Moses Turahirwa - Rwandan businessman, fashion designer, creative director and founder of Moshions fashion line.{{Cite web |date=2021-10-11 |title=Onwards and upwards for Moses Turahirwa |url=https://www.newtimes.co.rw/entertainment/onwards-and-upwards-moses-turahirwa |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=The New Times {{!}} Rwanda |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2020-07-05 |title=Moshions, bespoke Kigali label on global stage |url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/magazine/moshions-bespoke-kigali-label-on-global-stage--1437194 |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=The East African |language=en}}
• Italo Zucchelli - Italian fashion designer, creative director of Calvin Klein men's collection from 2004 to 2016.Alexander Fury, [https://www.vogue.com/article/calvin-klein-italo-zucchelli-legacy Ciao, Italo: Alexander Fury Considers Italo Zucchelli’s Legacy as He Exits Calvin Klein Collection], Vogue.com, 2 April 2016[https://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2016/04/19/fashion/the-designers-francisco-costa-and-italo-zucchelli-are-out-at-calvin-klein/s/20160419COSTA-slide-0Y7T.html Francisco Costa and Italo Zucchelli Are Out at Calvin Klein], Nytimes.com, 19 April 2016
• Rachele Risaliti - Italian model and beauty pageant titleholder of Miss Italia 2016.{{Cite web |date=2019-12-18 |title=The Diverse Success of Polimoda People |url=https://www.polimoda.com/diverse-success-polimoda-people-polimoda-congratulates-rachele-risaliti-winning-miss-italia-2016/ |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=www.polimoda.com}}{{Cite web |last=Nazione |first=La |title=Miss Italia con l'alloro: Rachele Risaliti si è laureata al Polimoda / FOTO e VIDEO - Moda |url=https://www.lanazione.it/moda/laurea-rachele-risaliti-miss-italia-1.3964541 |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=La Nazione |language=it}}

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