Polimoda Graduate Show 2025
Luxferity, 18.06.2025
The Polimoda Graduate Show 2025 promised a journey into the purest form of creativity through twenty collections, consisting of over one hundred looks that speak of personal roots, authenticity, and experimentation.
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Pitti Uomo 108 week opened on Monday, June 16 at 5pm with the Polimoda Graduate Show 2025, held at Stazione Leopolda. Collections by twenty emerging talents took the runway in an uncompromising creative exploration defined by original thinking and impeccable execution. Over one hundred looks unveiled personal narratives, bold visions, and material experiments that transcend the conventions of the fashion system.
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A journey of self-discovery
The graduate show marks the culmination of a journey rooted in self-awareness and the search for identity. Fashion becomes a language to convey cultural memories and artistic aspirations. It represents the end point of a process of growth and professional maturity for a generation of young designers making their debut. These students—from all corners of the globe—have chosen Italy and Florence as the backdrop for their fashion studies. Four years of education have elevated their concepts into ready-for-industry products. Each garment has been conceived, developed, and produced in the new Manifattura Campus workshops, under the guidance of some of the sector’s leading professionals—from the direction of Massimiliano Giornetti and consulting by An Vandevorst, to the exclusive mentorship of Tim Blanks, one of contemporary fashion’s foremost critics.
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A kaleidoscope of visions
The result is unspoiled fashion, free from industry over-structures and commercial pressures. It isn’t a reinterpretation of trends but the courage to experiment with languages, materials, and silhouettes that suggest something entirely new—something capable of surprising. It is the intersection of one’s roots and an urgency to engage with the contemporary world. This occurs through various explorations such as; a new imagination of modern-day city armor; a metaphorical journey into the Arctic in the footsteps of a famous explorer; a crossover of cultures examined through the lens of Japanese and Mexican coming-of-age rituals; a celebration of the beauty and resilience of mothers; a bold individual’s attempt to challenge a nation’s class system; the freedom of the Italian seaside for all expressions of the self; the discombobulating experience of living between different cultures; childhood nostalgia in the America’s rural west; and the tension between control and freedom, chaos and order, influenced by Brutalist architecture or dystopian 20th century literature. Each collection tells a story of self-discovery and gives rise to a kaleidoscope of visions that anticipate the contemporary fashion debate.
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Collections and stories from around the world
The designers, whose collections were selected by the faculty from across all graduate works, represent seventeen different nationalities—each bringing a piece of their origins and culture to the runway.
Elena Azeglio (Italy) presents a contemporary urban armor inspired by military parachuting and samurai gear; Veronica Bezzeccheri (Italy/Colombia) playfully recalls her father’s fishing misadventures; Nansen Capici (Italy) reflects a personal journey toward authenticity and introspection; Grigory Fedenko (Russia/Israel) explores the idea of power through symbols of industrial ascent and moral corrosion; Chloe Geyer (South Africa) channels childhood memories in a forest, shaping them into a nostalgic, playful romance.
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Naomi Guzman Doran (Mexico/Japan/Malaysia) explores her bicultural identity by blending coming-of-age rituals from Japan’s Seijin Shiki and Mexico’s Quinceañera; Huang Ying (Hungary/China) traces a journey back to her roots and the strength of the maternal figure; Leonardo Iori (Italy) reveals the animal within us and the most ferocious side of high society; Derin Kemer (Turkey) embodies the authoritative presence of the mother in oversized silhouettes; Mandula Maczkó (Hungary) engages with her Hungarian roots by merging the rustic beauty of traditional peasant dress with the opulence of folk heritage.
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Keila Melany Mirmina (Argentina) stages a rebellious gaucho’s journey from a small town to a privileged Buenos Aires, critiquing the social elite; Filippo Montanini (Italy) celebrates the disco-era fluidity and eroticism of Riccione with shimmering satin, nautical stripes, and techno-lace; Sophia Marais Ostervold (USA/Norway) combines extreme sportswear and technical clothing with sacred and religious motifs; Samuele Pampaloni (Italy) turns online humiliation into a narrative that contrasts vulnerability and authority.
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Joseph Thomas Prince (USA) pays tribute to memories of his family farm, blending rural nostalgia with refined modernity; Eseniia Rybnikova (Russia) builds Orwellian dualities through brutalist geometries layered onto everyday wear; Farnia Salim (Iran) narrates the contrast between two worlds suspended between restriction and liberation in womenswear inspired by the Qajar dynasty; Sofia Sapena (Paraguay) pokes fun at humanity’s frivolity through channeling her grandpa’s image and wit; Isabella Valdez (Peru) portrays the personal experience of immigration as a playful search for home; finally, Amina Vanneling (Sweden/Iran) tells the story of a chance encounter between six strangers on a rainy September afternoon in Gothenburg.
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The Best Collection 2025
A prestigious jury—featuring some of the most prominent names in culture and entertainment—is tasked with selecting the “Best Collection 2025.”
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This year’s jury included Michèle Lamy, artist, producer, performer and Co-Founding Partner of Owenscorp; internationally renowned visual artists Luc Tuymans and Carla Arocha; Ahmad Daher, RTW Atelier Manager at Ferragamo; Tiziana Cardini, fashion critic for Vogue Runway and Vogue.com; and Marco Rambaldi, Co-Owner & Creative Director of his eponymous brand.
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The winner will be announced on June 25 across all of Polimoda’s official channels.
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Collaborations and guests
Event production is entrusted to a top-tier team that includes creative direction by Massimiliano Giornetti, styling by Serge Girardi, and sound design by Frédéric Sanchez.
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This year’s edition was further enriched by special collaborations with international media and content creators—such as Bliss Foster, Fashion Roadman, Ideservecouture, 1 Granary, Next Gen Magazine, and Vogue Italia—with the aim of spotlighting and promoting the creative voices of Polimoda’s new graduates on a global stage.
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The event also welcomed numerous personalities from the entertainment world, including Thomas Asueni, Giorgio Belli, Bnkr44, Rocco Fasano, Gianluca Gori, Martina Lampugnani, Selvaggia May, Jenny De Nucci, Ruben Mulet Porena, Carola Puddu, Eleonora Riso, Matteo Santorum, and Seydou Sarr.
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All these ingredients made the Polimoda Graduate Show 2025 a must-attend event for those seeking innovation and creativity. The runway show was live-streamed on Polimoda’s official channels in collaboration with Vogue Italia.
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