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Dirk Reynders named as new director of Amsterdam Fashion Institute

Dirk Reynders has been appointed as the new director of Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI) with effect from 1 February 2019. Dr Dirk Reynders - who is best known as an experienced lecturer and guest speaker, and who has also made his mark in the media and communication field - will be succeeding Irene Sparreboom, who was director of AMFI until 1...

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From graduate to Nina Ricci’s artistic director in 4 years: Lisi Herrebrugh’s graduation show

Last week, Lisi Herrebrugh and Rushemy Botter were announced as Nina Ricci’s new artistic directors . The duo, which is behind menswear label Botter, won this year’s Première Vision Grand Prize at the Hyères International Festival of Fashion and Photography. Did you know Herrebrush graduated as recently as 2014? She studied at the Amsterdam...

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Amsterdam Fashion Institute to develop master degree in circular fashion entrepreneurship

The Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI) partners with Circle Economy and Fashion for Good to transform the current AMFI MA Fashion Enterprise Creation (MA FEC) into the world's first master degree focused on circular fashion entrepreneurship. The MA FEC programme was launched in 2016 and aims to equip its graduates "with the skills to build...

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AMFI´s Individuals AW 16/17 presents fashion for modern day feminists

The days in which women burned their bras and banned make-up from their vanity tables in their fight for equal rights may be long gone, but feminism is more present than ever. The new wave of feminism served as a point of inspiration for the collection presented by Individuals. This collective, consisting of 27 students from the Amsterdam...

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Amsterdam Fashion Institute Shows Seven Short Fashion Films

From Tuesday January 19 until Friday January 22, seven short fashion films created by students of the Amsterdam Fashion Institute are screened at cinema Het Ketelhuis in Amsterdam. The films are inspired by the latest collection of seven fashion designers, whose collection pieces are included in the art-direction and storyline of the films....