With styling by Serge Girardi, Mentor of the Master in Fashion Styling, and Fashion Styling students, this undergraduate collection shoot defines the start of the school year by claiming what is truly new in fashion: unbridled creativity, experimentation, and a fresh lens on how the next generation sees the world.
This editorial captures the ethos and vision at the heart of Polimoda, where technique, quality, and craftsmanship are at the very core of fashion education. As the next generation of fashion professionals, the 2026 final year Undergraduate in Fashion Design class are released into the world with the practical, tangible skills needed to make the biggest of impacts.
First presented at the graduate show, these collections represent a generation shaped by instability and change, one that channels uncertainty into creative force.
The collections are fearless, intimate, and deeply human, drawing on memory, culture, and personal experience. More than garments, they stand as a catalyst for how these students process, question, and make sense of the world they live in.
With fashion education at a crossroads, where old narratives and reputations are being rewritten, Polimoda is carving out a space in the panorama that is unique, one that directs and prepares students for the roles available within the fashion industry. Creativity matters, but it is the quality of the garments and the execution of the work that are the real measures of a graduating student’s ability. Students are eloquent and articulate about their work, a clear demonstration of the school’s investment in developing presentation and critical thinking skills alongside technical ones.
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