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January 2023
Highsnobiety and Spring Studios at Amsterdam Fashion Academy
During the past weeks we hosted many professionals of the fashion industry at the Amsterdam Fashion Academy and more will visit us by the end of the current academic year! Masterclasses, company visits, special projects: we believe that connecting students with our industry network is essential to develop the future game changers of the fashion system. Among the guest lecturers, we had the pleasure to host Highsnobiety and Spring Studios. Read more below. Highsnobiety Stefanos Constantinou, Brand Partnerships & General Manager, offered our students an insight into the company. Stefanos talked about the brand's process ...
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December 2022
Diving into licensed merchandise at Difuzed
At the Amsterdam Fashion Academy we believe that our students should experience first-hand how the fashion industry works. Therefore, we implement industry external visits so they can have an insight. Some days ago we had the opportunity to visit Difuzed, which develops lifestyle products from a variety of brands based on entertainment, fashion, sports, and consumer goods across apparel & fashion accessories. They currently partner up with more than 100 of the most recognised and reputable brands in the world. Our students visited their office, including their warehouse, showroom, sourcing, photo studio, and design and sales departments. ...
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June 2022
Graduation Fashion Show 2022: photos of the catwalk
On Saturday, 18th of June 2022, Amsterdam Fashion Academy celebrated its Graduation Fashion Show 2022. Seven BA (Hons) Fashion Design students showed their collections to the press, industry professionals, friends and families, in the setting of Amsterdam Fashion Academy’s beautiful historical building. During the show, among other collections, a non-binary/gender fluid luxury collection, a collection entirely designed on Clo3D and a parody collection that borrows brand's logos and styles that represent popular culture and consumerism of 1980’s Italy were shown. In addition to the fashion show, there also was the possibility to visit the exhibition of final ...
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April 2022
Fashion Sustainability: AFA listed among the schools where to explore it
Amsterdam Fashion Academy has been recognised as one of the best schools where to explore fashion sustainability. FashionUnited FashionUnited is a popular platform which aims to inform and share information with the international fashion industry including fashion professionals, media and dedicated fashion industry followers. Our summer course "Sustainable Pattern Cutting & Construction" has been included in the list of programmes focussed on sustainable fashion worldwide. Click here to read the article. Parostore Parostore helps in discovering emerging designers who are driving the fashion industry towards a sustainable future. Amsterdam Fashion Academy has been ...
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March 2022
3D Fashion Design: Preparing students for the future fashion industry
3D fashion design programmes like CLO3D are becoming more and more prevalent within the design industry. CLO3D offers a solution to prevent sample overproduction, to cut down on transport cost and emissions, to speed up the design process as well as to offer a hyper realistic view of a design before it is made. Many of us have seen the digital transformation accelerate during 2020 as the fashion industry's usual way of designing and producing was under extreme examination. Digital programmes like CLO3D have shaken up how companies now produce and sell their garments, enabling designers to drape ...
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December 2021
Amsterdam Fashion Academy and @ease start a collaboration to support students’ emotional well-being through the pandemic
Amsterdam Fashion Academy is committed to provide its students with support at any level: from offering personal attention inside the classroom to emotional well-being support through the Personal Development Plan programme. There is no denying that the past two years have been extraordinary for all of us, both in our personal experiences related to the pandemic but also in our educational experiences. Students have shown great resilience and adaptability and have, under difficult circumstances, managed to successfully complete their projects. However, struggles with mental wellness are a reality and for this reason Amsterdam Fashion Academy started a collaboration ...
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November 2021
Studiekeuzebeurs Midden: November 26th-27th
On Friday 26th and Saturday 17th of November 2021, Amsterdam Fashion Academy will be at the university fair Studiekeuzbeurs Midden in Utrecht. You can find us at the stand number 103 from 9:00am to 5:00pm CET. We will be more than happy to meet you and tell you more about our programmes, show you students projects and answer to your questions. We offer 3-year full-time Bachelor’s degrees with Honours validated by the reputable Buckinghamshire New University. A British Bachelor’s Honours degree is one of the most widely established and recognised degrees worldwide. BA (Hons) Fashion Business - 3 ...
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October 2021
Fashion your Future 2021: BA (Hons) Fashion Design Collections
We are proud to present "Fashion your Future 2021", a video by Amsterdam Fashion Academy that celebrates a group of 2021 graduates from the BA (Hons) Fashion Design programme and their fashion design collections. Domitille Georget, "Our Two Mothers" [embed]https://youtu.be/ttJL3p2zCho[/embed] The collection is based on motherhood and the planet, and how they are perfectly linked with each other. The designs show a mother-child relationship between pregnancy and the early ages of a child. A woman carries her child for nine months before introducing it to the world, and the first few years are the most important for ...
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October 2021
Fashion your Future 2021: Bachelor’s degree Fashion Business projects by graduates
We are proud to present "Fashion your Future 2021", a video by Amsterdam Fashion Academy that celebrates 11 graduates of 2021 from the Bachelor's degree Fashion Business programme and their final major projects. This video takes you on a journey through the visual outcomes of their fashion business projects: from fashion apps to sustainable fashion, from a Dubai-based brand to ethical jewellery based on Indian designs. [embed]https://youtu.be/x5IFMNo2zCo[/embed] In order of appearance: Geneviéve Gabriëlla Jimidar: First luxury lifestyle department store in Suriname. Maxime Suiskens: Genderless brand offering affordable, corporate-responsible and good quality basics with personalisation options. Amber Wardell: Fashion ...
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September 2021
We are going to the Dutch Design Week!
Thanks to a collaboration with Mediamatic, our first-year BA (Hons) degree students will participate to the next DDW Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, Netherlands, from the 16th until the 24th of October, 2021. This collaboration led to the creation of 30 costume designs of a variety of species to advocate and celebrate biodiversity. Mediamatic is an Amsterdam-based art centre dedicated to new developments in the arts focusing on nature, biotechnology and art+science. How can we promote more empathy for the other species on the planet using fashion? Can we see the world from a non-human perspective by dressing ...
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July 2021
The future of fashion business: interview with Radha Jethu, Associate Head of School
Interview with Radha Jethu, Associate Head of School, about the evolution of the fashion industry and the future of fashion business. What is your role within the Amsterdam Fashion Academy? I am part of the management team and I am responsible for the BA (Hons) Fashion Business programme. Regarding the students, I supervise with their dissertations and this year I started teaching the second-year students with future proving fashion business, which is about conducting fashion business on an international level. I wrote a textbook on how to conduct business within the European union, it’s a dutch textbook but ...
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May 2021
Alumna creates e-commerce platform to sustain local shopping
We are very proud to introduce you our BA (Hons) Fashion Business alumna Robin Broekhuizen, founder of her own brand and e-commerce platform Robin Retail. She developed this brand during her 3rd-year at the Amsterdam Fashion Academy while working on the Final Major Project. Robin Retail’s vision is to digitally preserve local shopping experiences, where the full charm and uniqueness of shopping from local fashion boutiques can be done at the comfort of your own home. Our mission is to sustain local shopping through a local fashion e-commerce platform and fast bike delivery service, where Robin Retail nurtures ...
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May 2021
Kristina Szasz named Director Business Unit BOSS Womenswear at HUGO BOSS
Kristina Szasz is member of the Amsterdam Fashion Academy’s Professional Advisory Committee. Kristina Szasz has been appointed Director Business Unit BOSS Womenswear at HUGO BOSS AG, effective September 1. Previously, she held a number of management positions at renown fashion companies − such as Karl Lagerfeld, Nike, PVH, Emilio Pucci, Levi Strauss or Abercrombie & Fitch. Most recently, Szasz held the position of Chief Product and Marketing Officer at s.Oliver. Furthermore, she is a board member of the Amsterdam Fashion Academy and in the jury of the La Jolla Fashion Film Festivals (USA). In her new ...
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April 2021
Amsterdam Fashion Academy’s fashion film 2020
We are proud to present "Fashion your Future", a fashion film by Amsterdam Fashion Academy that celebrates 12 graduates of 2020 from the BA (Hons) Fashion Design and their final collections. Amsterdam Fashion Academy, the graduating students and the Amsterdam-based RISE Agency joined forces realising a fashion film that highlights the 12 collections, which could not be shown in a fashion show last June due to the pandemic. The final outcome is a modern music video-like film that not only shows the talent of these young fashion designers, but also the international DNA of the Amsterdam Fashion Academy, diversity, ...
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February 2021
A conversation with Deborah Pulleyblank, Amsterdam Fashion Academy’s Academic Director
With a student-teacher ratio of 7-1, Amsterdam Fashion Academy guarantees a level of personal attention and tuition that is the envy of large institutions. Promoting an individualistic way of learning, it is a veritable Valhalla for fashion mavericks. Someone with great insight to the inner workings and changes of our Academy is Deborah Pulleyblank, Academic Director. We thought we would have a chat with her about her role and influence at our international fashion university. What is within your role as Academic Director? My role is to provide strategic oversight for the Amsterdam Fashion Academy: ...
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November 2020
BA (Hons) Fashion Design student designs collection for Wehkamp
Together with Amsterdam Fashion Academy's fashion design student Sabrina Elena Marinus, Wehkamp is launching a clothing collection under the private label Ruby. With this, Wehkamp gives young talent the opportunity to design a collection for the general public. The affordable Ruby collection consists of a festive capsule collection of 10 pieces designed for the younger target group of 20-30 years years old. The designer, Sabrina Elena Marinus is a final-year Bachelor's degree with Honours in Fashion Design student: “I am very proud of this collection and of course it is very cool that such a large organization like ...
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September 2020
COVID-19 Safety Rules
After several long months, we are finally back in our boutique academy in the centre of Amsterdam. Without a doubt this has been a challenging time which has put all education providers to the test, making us rethink our learning environment and the personal support we offer to students. Being a small and flexible university, Amsterdam Fashion Academy could immediately follow the instructions released by the Dutch government to adapt to the Covid-19 pandemic, and continue to provide a high quality learning experience for our students using online technology and innovative teaching practices. Induction Week While the ...
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June 2020
BA (Hons) Fashion Business senior student set up her denim brand
As part of the third and final year of the BA (Hons) Fashion Business programme, students work on a Final Major Project, which usually results in a business plan their own brand or service. Michelle Abbring, who transferred to the Amsterdam Fashion Academy last year from another university to get a British Bachelor's degree with Honours (read here why we offer British Bachelor's degrees with Honours), explains us her own denim brand: "INC. is a Dutch based denim brand. INC. finds its origin from the word inclusive, which is also its main value. INC. wants to bring ...
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May 2020
Teaching fashion in the time of Coronavirus
Fashion education does not stop during the pandemic of Covid-19. With an awareness of the challenges, fashion courses in a virtual environment need to be conceived by thinking out-of-the-box and provided in creative ways. The Amsterdam Fashion Academy adapted immediately to using a VLE Virtual Learning Environment through which the students can attend classes of illustration, collection development, pattern cutting and textiles, alongside all lectures-based lessons, one-to-one sessions and interactive discussions. To organise and activate the Virtual Learning Environment, the Amsterdam Fashion Academy has been supported by parent company Luiss Business School from Italy – which has already ...
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March 2020
Coronavirus: we switch to e-learning. Face-to-face classes suspended
Dear students and parents, The development of the situation related to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) requires the adoption of preventive actions to safeguard students health and wellbeing. We are aware that many international students might have problems in travelling to their home countries now or in a near future due to each individual countries restrictions. For this reason and according to the latest decision by Vereniging Hogescholen en de Vereniging van Universiteiten (Association of Universities of Applied Sciences and the Association of Universities), from Monday, 16th of March onwards the Amsterdam Fashion Academy face-to-face classes will ...
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January 2020
Amsterdam Fashion Academy acquired by Luiss Business School
A promising future for the Amsterdam Fashion Academy as part of the prestigious and private Luiss Business School from Rome, Italy. The Amsterdam Fashion Academy is proud to announce that since the 1st of January 2020 it has become part of the Luiss Business School based in Rome, Italy, with a new and international Board of Directors. The Amsterdam Fashion Academy has long been seeking to strengthen its international connections in an ever globalising world and remain at the forefront of fashion. Since its creation in 2013 the Amsterdam Fashion Academy has been highly successful with its ...
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November 2019
Fashion Business project with CreamPR
Written by the 2nd-year students of the Bachelor's (Hons) degree Fashion Business. Brains are buzzing as we prepare for the big event. This semester’s year 2 Bachelor's degree Fashion Business students were given the opportunity to work alongside CreamPR on a special event coming in January 2020. CreamPR is based in Amsterdam and is a forward-thinking PR agency for both fashion and lifestyle brands. We feel lucky to be given this opportunity to collaborate with such a big agency. There is so much to gain from this assignment including expanding your network and gaining resources from the right people. ...
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September 2019
Fashion Design alumnae are off to a flying start
2019 Bachelor's (Honours) degree Fashion Design alumnae, Evelina Anglickaite and Myrthe van der Leden, will present their collections in London and Vancouver fashion shows. Evelina Anglickaite will showcase her capsule collection at Fashions Finest 10th anniversary event during London Fashion Week. "My evening-wear collection translates the Japanese aesthetic principles into modern day fashion design, inspiring the audience to think and dress in harmony with nature". Read her interview on britishstylesociety.uk Below, photos about two outfits designed by Evelina and presented at the Amsterdam Fashion Academy's fashion show at ParisFashion 2019 last March. Photos by Atze Pictures. Models: Cindy Koopmans and Sanja ...
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July 2019
2019 Fashion Graduates aim to clean up fashion
On Sunday the 30th of June 2019 the Amsterdam Fashion Academy celebrated the graduation of its students from the Bachelor’s (Hons) degree programmes in Fashion Business and Fashion with Textiles Design, at the exclusive Andaz hotel in Amsterdam. The event included an open exhibition of some Final Major Projects of the BA (Hons) Fashion Business graduates and a fashion show presenting the final collections of the 2019 fashion graduates from the BA (Hons) Fashion with Textiles Design. After an introduction speech by Cristiano Carciani, Head of Academic Affairs, the stage was set for a celebration of sustainable, highly ...
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June 2019
Stefania: “This is why I loved the fashion short course Trend Forecasting!”
Are you considering to attend a fashion short course after the summer? Would like to study a course in the evening and learn about trend forecasting and marketing? Stefania Pino attended our short course ‘Fashion Forecasting, Marketing & Buying’ in February and March 2019 at Amsterdam Fashion Academy, and she learned about trend forecasting, fashion branding, fashion marketing, consumer profiling and much more that broadened her knowledge in fashion. Stefania is here to share her experience during the 8 weeks at our international fashion university. Please, read her story, and perhaps you’ll be interested in the attending a fashion short ...
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June 2019
Fashion sustainability: what are consumers looking for?
Our first-year students from BA (Hons) Fashion with Textiles Design worked on a project related to fashion sustainability for their Textiles module taught by Alexandra Barker. The project was displayed at the ABN AMRO Bank N.V. in Dam Square, Amsterdam. Throughout the module, our students explored different methods of making fashion more sustainable and learnt skills they can implement in future designs. Additionally, the students learnt about the importance of championing the message of sustainability within the fashion industry. With the demand for sustainable products constantly increasing in fashion, brands are not just working on ways of making their ...
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June 2019
Fashion Files 2019: one year of students’ projects
Written by Rosemonde Wang. Always been curious about what students do at fashion university? Wondering what can you learn in a fashion school? The academic year has successfully wrapped up with the exhibition “Fashion Files 2019” that took place last Thursday, 6th of June 2019. The fashion event welcomed students and families, and fashion lovers. From garments to sketchbooks, visitors were able to look at projects, collections and all students' achievements. Together with the fashion exhibition, we offered a workshop on Design Methods for Sustainability, opened to everyone interested in sustainable fashion. Our lecturer Alexandra Barker talked ...
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May 2019
Fashion Business alumna empowers startups to create styling guidelines
Do you have in mind a fashion business project but don’t know how to start your company? That was the problem that fashion business alumna, Marianna had when she first visited the Amsterdam Fashion Academy more than one year ago. She found out that the Fashion Business part-time course would have been the best opportunity for her to turn an idea into a real brand. Marianna completed the short course in Fashion Business in June 2018. This is her story. I am Marianna Vakalopoulou, 35 years old and I come from Greece. I am a stylist with 17 years ...
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May 2019
Fashion Files 2019 Exhibition: one year of students’ projects
Would you like to see what the students have created during this academic year at our international fashion academy? Are you interested in studying a Bachelor's degree in fashion? Do you dream of living in Amsterdam? Or are you simply looking for a fashion exhibition in Amsterdam? Come and attend our end-of-year "Fashion Files 2019 Exhibition: one year of students' projects” on Thursday, 6th of June between 3:00 pm and 8:00 pm at the Amsterdam Fashion Academy, Oosteinde 1, 1017 WT Amsterdam. The Fashion Files 2019 exhibition is a celebration of a year full of ideas, creativity, challenges ...
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May 2019
From Bollywood to Fashion Styling course. Meet Vyju!
Being an international school is in our DNA and students, as well as lecturers, come from different countries to study a Bachelor’s degree in fashion or one of our part-time courses. Vyju is a student of the Fashion Styling part-time course, originally from India. We asked her to tell us something about her Bollywood dance school and her experience at the Amsterdam Fashion Academy. Hello everyone, I am Vjayanthi Iyer, my short name is Vyju. I come from Mumbai, India and have been living in Amsterdam for last 13 years. I have a PR, HR and Customer Relation degree/background. ...
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May 2019
Amsterdam’s fashion trade fair Modefabriek: how did it go?
By Heidi Law, FashionUnited The Amsterdam Fashion Academy always works hard to provide the students with direct work experience in the fashion industry. With this purpose, students and lecturers of the BA (Hons) Fashion Business went to Modefabriek last January as press to cover the event on the students' blog. Our top picks were the virtual reality at Elvine’s booth, Fraenck business and social production model, and Purewhite collection display concept. Discover more about Modefabriek and European fashion fairs on FashionUnited. As an independent platform which collects, creates and communicates content relevant to the industry, it helps to ...
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April 2019
Second Years are starting their fashion internships!
The second-year students of the BA (Hons) Fashion Business and BA (Hons) Fashion Design are off to work at their fashion internships for the next months. They arrived at the Amsterdam Fashion Academy from different countries during a warm late-summer day in September 2017. We worked all together very hard for one year and half to prepare them for their first big step into the fashion industry. And now, it's time for them to spread the wings and fly. We want to wish all students good luck! We are sure that they will learn a lot from a ...
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March 2019
What does a Phd student in architecture do in our pattern making course?
The pattern making course is always one of the most popular courses at our international fashion school. Students from different countries and with different background choose every semester to enrol in our fashion academy and to learn how to create patterns and construct garments. Besides learning from our expert lecturer Hanneke Ketting, they decide to develop their skills in our small groups in a non-stressful and familiar environment. This is what one of the students of the Pattern Cutting & Construction Techniques part-time course told us: "I am Mine Dogan. I am an architect, originally from Turkey. I ...
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March 2019
Lecturer Laura Malone selected as judge for Zalando Lounge Design Contest
The Amsterdam Fashion Academy is proud to announce that the lecturer Laura Malone has been invited to be part of the jury at Zalando Lounge Design Contest, which invites students, creatives, designers and interested parties to come up with a design idea for a jute bag that will create a moment of happiness in daily life and thus increase the general awareness of happiness. Originally from Ireland, Laura Malone is a fashion designer, illustrator and lecturer in the BA (Hons) Fashion Design, Fashion Foundation Diploma and Fast-Track Fashion Design & Business programmes. She has lived and worked in ...
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March 2019
Paris Fashion Week: 3rd-year students present final collections
Last day of preparations before ParIsfashion on March 5th, international runway while Paris Fashion Week where our 3rd-year students of the BA (Hons) Fashion Design will present part of their final collections. Evelina Anglickaite, Isabelle Wildenburg, Joanna Grice, Myrthe van der Leden and Zara Kanaan have worked during the first semester in the conceptualisation, research and design of their final major projects and are now in the process of creating the collections. FashionUnited will cover the students' experience during Paris Fashion Week on its Instagram stories on March 5th from 3:00pm. "For my final collection I made a ...
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February 2019
Interview days 2019: see what happened in the first one
Are you interested in attending one of our interview days 2019 and study at fashion academy in Amsterdam? On the 6th of February we held the first interview day at the Amsterdam Fashion Academy for 2019 intake. Just like last year’s interview days, this first shortlisted group of potential students arrived from different countries to get their chance to be admitted on our three fashion programmes validated by Bucks New University: Fashion Business (Hons) BA, Fashion with Textiles Design (Hons) BA, Foundation Diploma. Netherlands, Switzerland, UK, Italy, Colombia, Japan, Suriname, Peru, Vietnam and Venezuela: students came to ...
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January 2019
Looking for an evening fashion course in trend forecasting?
Would you like to gain knowledge and skills to work on the business side of fashion, but you don’t have time to attend a full-time course during the day? Would you like to have a career in areas like merchandising, buying, sales, production, communications, sourcing and range planning? Then, you should consider our evening fashion course in trend forecasting, marketing & buying. Our evening course in trend forecasting will start on the 5th of February, from 6:00pm to 9:00pm for 8 Tuesdays. You will study the marketing environment, apply research to inform future probable consumer needs and trends ...
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January 2019
Fashion Design programme exhibition: how did it go?
What a lovely vibe at the Amsterdam Fashion Academy last Thursday, 13th of December 2018! Many people and friends came to visit our exhibition of students works created in the BA (Hons) Fashion Design, BA (Hons) Fashion Business, Fashion Foundation and Fast-Track programmes. Garments, coats, designs, styling and textiles: the visitors had the opportunity to check what the fashion students did in just 3 months in our fashion design programme. The exhibition was also the excuse to celebrate the students of the Fast-Track Fashion Design & Business course, a group of international students coming from different countries who studies ...
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December 2018
With the Pattern Cutting part-time course I started to dream again!
My story with fashion started long time ago when I was 17 years old and wanted to do my first bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design, but life made me to put my dreams apart. After 10 years, 3 different professions and several countries, I understood that I couldn’t hide my dreams anymore, but I needed to do what I like and follow my dream, starting with a pattern cutting par-time course. The Amsterdam Fashion Academy is the place where I decided to dream again and learn how to make dresses the way I want. Before that, I took ...
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December 2018
Dec. 13th: fashion show exhibition and branding lecture
The Amsterdam Fashion Academy is happy to invite you to visit its first world-inspired fashion show exhibition on Thursday, the 13th of December 2018 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. Simultaneously, a lecture about branding will be offered by the creative boutique agency Mamma Soup. The fashion show exhibition and the lecture will be open to the public with no cost. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet students and lectures, beside exploring the works that the talented students have created during the last three months as part of the BA (Hons) Fashion Design, Fashion Foundation Diploma and Fast-Track Fashion Design & ...
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November 2018
Meetup + Fashion Exhibition: UNlearning to Learn
We would like to invite our fashion community to visit us on the 13th of December 2018 from 6:00pm for a new Meetup "UNlearning to Learn: build a brand now that is future proof" and for the Fashion Exhibition of students' works. We are programmed into a society of rights and wrongs. This directs us to make decisions and/or shy away from ideas constantly. This session will get you to challenge some ‘facts’ and opinions so you can get better at developing and creating communications and brands. Forget about the codes and rules and how things should ...
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November 2018
Students’ jeans collections will be sold in Dubai’s market!
During the last weeks, the third year BA (Hons) Fashion with Textiles Design students have been challenged to design jeans collections for the Dubai's market. Last Friday, they presented their final works to Stefan Lohmann, Head of Pattern, Designs and Sales at Skytex. The project involved custom analysis, jeans trends analysis, final sketches, technical drawings and patterns. The jeans collections of the winners, Myrthe van der Leden and Evelina Anglickaite, will be developed at the Academy under the guidance of Stefan Lohmann and sold in the Dubai's market. "The Amsterdam Fashion Academy is very ...
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November 2018
Alumna Linda Dittrich’s career in fashion is already shining
Amsterdam Fashion Academy's alumna, Linda Dittrich has been recently hired as Design Assistant at Amsterdam-based fashion house Zoe Karssen. Linda studied the BA (Hons) Fashion Design and graduated in June 2018 with a final collection inspired by David Lynch's movies. "Cinematography has always been a subject which interested me and, therefore, I decided to focus my dissertation and graduation collection on it. While watching the Rammstein documentary, I got introduced to the movie Lost Highway which is produced by one of my favourite directors, David Lynch. I created a universe around the vibe of the movie and ...
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October 2018
The busy life of the Amsterdam Fashion Academy’s students
Dutch Sustainable Fashion Week: A group of students of the Fashion Business (Hons) BA, Fashion with Textiles Design (Hons) BA, Fashion Foundation Diploma and Fast-Track Fashion Design & Business programmes, guided by the lectures Deborah Smailes and Giancarlo Pazzanese, had the opportunity to work in the backstage of the Dutch Sustainable Fashion Week on Friday, the 12th of October 2018. Tafari Lake, student of the Fashion Foundation programme, shared his experience with us: "It was a really nice experience for all of us and the first time for me in the backstage of a fashion show. ...
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September 2018
Fashion Design BA students selected by Viktor & Rolf
What’s more inspiring for fashion design students than meeting professional designers? On Thursday, 13th of September, we brought the 2nd and 3rd year BA students to Viktor & Rolf’s masterclass at Kunsthal Rotterdam. Three of our Fashion with Textiles Design (Hons) BA students were selected to present their fashion portfolios to Viktor & Rolf in front of the audience. Isabelle Wildenburg, Myrthe van der Leden and Zara Kanaan just came back from their internships and have been immersed immediately into projects and competitions at our international fashion academy. “It was a really overwhelming experience. Being selected by ...
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September 2018
Amazed or disappointed after your first fashion week at university?
If you are doubting, then it’s not too late to start this academic year at the Amsterdam Fashion Academy. From styling competitions, to photo shootings, professional workshops, visits to museums and fashion stores, the students of the Amsterdam Fashion Academy were totally immersed in the culture and creativity of Amsterdam during the induction fashion week. Watch the movie below and if you dream of being part of this intimate and small boutique academy, please be aware that there are still few places available in the Fashion with Textiles Design (Hons) BA and that you are still on time to enter ...
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August 2018
Last Open Day 2018! Apply to the Amsterdam Fashion Academy
Time flies and perhaps you think it's too late for you to apply to the Amsterdam Fashion Academy for the academic year 2018/2019. That's wrong! You can still apply to the Amsterdam Fashion Academy and start your Fashion with Textiles Design BA (Hons), Fashion Business (Hons) BA or the Foundation Diploma in September 2018. Don't miss the chance! Our Managing Director, Iris Peitzmeier, invites you to sign up for the last Open Day on the 31st of August. We will be more than happy to schedule a personal meeting with you and discuss about the Fashion with Textiles ...
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July 2018
Pattern Cutting course: planning to sign up? Read Zephrine’s review!
My name is Zephrine Mathew. I'm 22 years old and I'm very interested in the creative and technical aspects of designing and making of clothing. I have little experience in fashion itself, but I'm well aware of everything that surrounds fashion, whether it's music, art or photography. I would like to further explore and experience all this aspects through fashion. I don't live in Amsterdam, but I have noticed while spending my time here, that it is a very beautiful and lively city. It has so many different people with differentvstories, passions and backgrounds, which makes it the perfect ...
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July 2018
One year of Fashion with Textiles Design BA (Hons)
Translate inspired ideas into real clothes. Turn abstract ideas into well-made garments. We all have our own unique creativity but you need to be able to find it, nurture it, inspire it and learn to express it. We can help you to become an independent creative thinker who can come up with your own innovative solutions on a daily basis. Are you creative and fashion-minded? Are you dreaming to become a fashion designer? Do you want to study a Fashion with Textiles Design BA (Hons) programme in our international fashion academy and start in September 2018? Then you really need ...
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June 2018
Internship stories: fashion design BA students in New York and Copenhagen
While the academic year 2017/2018 is about to end this week with final presentations, and the countdown of the fashion summer courses has begun, most of the 2nd-year Fashion Business and Fashion with Textiles Design (Hons) BA students are still doing their internships around world. Few weeks ago we reached out Evelina Anglickaite, who told us about her job at Essentiel Antwerp. Today we want to introduce you our fashion design BA students Isabelle Wildenburg and Myrthe van der Leden. Isabelle Wildenburg is currently in New York City as intern a global, luxury street wear brand Nomad VII ...
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May 2018
DIY upcycled fashion workshop with International School The Hague students
On the 15th of May, we had the pleasure to host a group of students and teachers from the International School The Hague. They spent a day at the Amsterdam Fashion Academy working on a creative DIY upcycled fashion workshop, under the guidance of our lecturer Laura Lepre and former student Silvia Porru. During this DIY upcycled fashion workshop we teached them how to reshape and customize an old t-shirt into something new and fresh! This workshop was all about creating, innovation, cutting, pimping, glittering, drawing, embroidering and designing! They had the opportunity to explore innovative approaches ...
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May 2018
Sustainable fashion symposium: well done to the 1st-year students!
As part of the Project Management course, the 1st-year Fashion Business (Hons) BA students worked hard to organise this symposium about sustainable fashion. "Our focus was to encourage sustainability to the next generation of fashion professionals. Together we empower to take action for a more sustainable fashion industry", says Phillip Roessen, project manager. "I was one of the two project managers. I really enjoyed the experience to work in a team and realise a real event. Furthermore, I am really interested in sustainability and I'm glad that we were able to inspire our design students to work in ...
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May 2018
Intake 2018: did you miss the last interview day? Don’t panic. You can still apply!
On the 26th of April we held the third interview day at the Amsterdam Fashion Academy for intake 2018. It’s a day when we invite a group of potential students to come and work with us. An important day for all concerned. The day is designed to give our team the chance to spend time with potential students and work with them so they can get a real feel of what it is like at our international fashion academy, meet other would-be students and also see Amsterdam. The countries represented by the third group of 12 potential ...
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April 2018
New international student Harry Chai starts the 3-month fashion course
Although the Fast-Track Fashion Design & Business course will start officially on the 30th of April, Harry Chai is already in Amsterdam to study our 3-month fashion course. We asked him to share his first thoughts about this Fast-Track fashion course, the Amsterdam Fashion Academy and how it's like living in the Netherlands. "Hello, my name is Harry, I am 22 this year and I am from Malaysia. I’m a mass communication graduate. I’m currently doing a Fast-Track Fashion Design & Business course at the Amsterdam Fashion Academy. I chose this 3-month fashion course because I want to ...
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April 2018
Congratulations class of Forecasting, Marketing & Buying short-course!
The Fashion Forecasting, Marketing & Buying short course finished on March 27 when each of the 14 students received his/her certificate of completation in front of the audience of the last Meetup. "Within this short fashion course the students had the opportunity to study the marketing environment, apply research to inform future probable consumer needs and trends analysis, and gain an understanding of fashion buying motives" - Cristiano Carciani, Head of School ad interim. This short fashion course is intended to develop participants with the knowledge and skills to work on the business side of fashion in ...
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April 2018
International fashion internship at Essentiel Antwerp: Evelina’s story
We have reached out our 2nd-year Fashion with Textiles Design (Hons) BA student Evelina Anglickaite to know more about her international fashion internship experience at Essentiel Antwerp in Belgium. Evelina is one of our many international students. Born in Lithuania, she is already expressing a very good talent in fashion design. Check her last work here. This is what she told us: "Essentiel Antwerp is a fast-growing, vibrant fashion brand based in Belgium. As a fashion design student, I was given a great opportunity to gain greater knowledge of the fashion industry and the design process as ...
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March 2018
Visit us at the IamExpat Fair and win a place on a summer course!
The Amsterdam Fashion Academy looks forward to meeting you at the IamExpat Fair. Please, drop by our stand for a chat and find out more about who we are and what we offer including our wide range of fashion courses for those who wish to develop new skills and stay abreast of the latest trends in the fashion industry. We are also happy to let you know more about our free MeetUps and our role as part of the international community in Amsterdam and the Netherlands as a whole. The cherry on the cake is our photo challenge where the ...
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March 2018
Meet Pauline: I’m taking 2 courses at the Academy to become a denim expert
The Pattern Cutting & Construction part-time course is in full swing and we want to introduce you the nine students who are attending it. The first one is Pauline, who is studying to become a denim expert. Hello, Pauline. Can you please introduce yourself? My name is Pauline, I am 38 years old. Born and raised in Paris. Been living in Amsterdam for 2 and a half years. I am now having a professional break to invest in my skills and reach the next level of my career. Which are the best aspects of living in ...
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March 2018
Announcing partnership with FashionUnited Education Network
With the aim to expand our international fashion collaborations, we are proud to announce that the Amsterdam Fashion Academy is now part of the Fashion Education Network by FashionUnited. Through this online platform, our international fashion academy presents itself towards other educational institutes, towards potential students and towards companies in the global fashion industry. Through the Fashion Education Network, FashionUnited aims to bridge the gap between education and the industry and help set international standards that benefit schools, students and eventually the global industry. The Amsterdam Fashion Academy is pleased to contribute in stimulating interactions with other ...
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February 2018
First 2018 fashion students shortlist: 15 people and 9 nationalities
On the 9th of February we held the first interview day at the Amsterdam Fashion Academy for 2018 intake. It’s a day when we invite a group of potential fashion students to come and work with us. An important day for all concerned. The day is designed to give our team the chance to spend time with potential students of our three fashion programmes validated by Bucks New University (Fashion Business (Hons) BA, Fashion with Textiles Design (Hons) BA, Foundation Diploma) and work with them so they can get a real feel of what it is like at our international ...
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February 2018
Fashion styling in the real world!
Last semester, as part of the Fashion Styling course, second year Fashion Business (Hons) BA students worked in groups with real business clients. One group composed of Avalon Olivier, Aziza El Wanni and Robin Broekhuizen worked for the Salamon Art & Design concept store (created by our alumna Olga Salamon). Avalon shared her thoughts with us about her personal experience: "I have recently done a photoshoot and look book for my styling course of the Fashion Business (Hons) BA. My client was Salamon Art & Design concept store located in Amsterdam. It was a lovely experience to ...
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February 2018
From the Amsterdam Fashion Academy to Vogue: well done, Swinda!
We are so proud of our alumna Swinda van Dijk, whose new collection TRANSITION has been published on Vogue Italia. Swinda successfully completed our Fashion Forecasting, Marketing & Buying course in 2014. Here is what she told us about this new achievement: "The dresses are elegant, edgy, timeless and the designs are beautifully wearable. They are characterised by the play of light and shadow as they have transparent inserts of georgette and organza. This ready-to-wear collection is also influenced by the architecture of Rem Koolhaas. Within the collection, I used viscose, wool and silk, creating a luxurious and ...
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January 2018
Fashion Storytelling: 4 tips to use narrative to communicate
What is fashion storytelling? Before looking behind the façade of storytelling to examine it in terms of means and method, no one can deny the strength of a gripping tale when it comes to connecting communication with emotion. This is what our lecturer Rosie Martinez-Dekker told to the participants of our last Meetup. If you missed the event, then keep reading to learn more about her and fashion storytelling. Hello, Rosie. Can you please introduce yourself? Hello, my name is Rosie Martinez-Dekker. I am originally from Mexico City but have been living in The Netherlands for 10 years now. I ...
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January 2018
Fast-Track Fashion Course in Amsterdam!
Amsterdam, world famous for its unique heritage and unsurpassed art, but also modern Amsterdam at the forefront of creative innovation and international trendsetting. A truly out-of-the-box mentality which inspires all visitors to this cosmopolitan melting pot, a fantastic place to come and get inspired, not only broadening your travel horizons but also your personal ones. And now you can come here for a fast-track fashion design and business course lasting 12 weeks. The perfect way to combine travel, culture, creativity, learning and laying the foundations of your future and all in 12 weeks, which also happens to fit the validity ...
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January 2018
Melissa’s fashion career will shine after her internship in Barcelona
The second-year Fashion Business and Fashion with Textiles Design (Hons) Bachelor’s students are starting, or are about to start, their internships in the fashion industry. Whether they will be working in Amsterdam, London or New York, it is a really good opportunity for them to experience the real world outside the Amsterdam Fashion Academy and make the first steps towards a bright fashion career. Before Christmas we asked three of them to tell us about their feelings and expectations: please, click here to read about Isabelle, Avalon and Lene’s fashion internships. Today, we asked a third-year student to ...
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January 2018
Part-time fashion courses: enrol and get 2018 off to a flying start!
New part-time fashion courses are on their way at the Amsterdam Fashion Academy. We offer a wide range of part-time courses covering different topics for those interested in fashion design and fashion business. These part-time fashion courses will give you the chance to study one day a week for one semester. The new year has started. Maybe it’s time to take a part-time fashion course and make yourself smarter, more knowledgeable and gain new skills and experience? And that’s where we come in! Our excellent, enthusiastic lecturers are happy to share their high-quality fashion knowledge along with their experience ...
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December 2017
Fashion internship: from classroom to the real world
Finally our second year Fashion Business and Fashion with Textiles Design (Hons) Bachelor’s students are about to be unleashed on the fashion world. Yes, next semester they will be embarking upon their fashion internships experiences. We have asked two of them about how they feel about this future experience. Avalon: “My name is Avalon Olivier and I am currently studying the Fashion Business (Hons) in this international fashion academy in Amsterdam. My next chapter will be doing my fashion internship here in Amsterdam and I am very excited. The company where I will be doing my internship is Suitsupply, ...
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December 2017
Create garments from above: new perspectives at the Amsterdam Fashion Academy
The 2nd year Fashion with Textiles Design (Hons) BA students are busy creating garments as part of the course Fashion Cutting & Construction, under the expert instruction of senior lecturer Cristiano Carciani. The theme is “top view” meaning they need to design and create garments as seen from above. We asked Myrthe van der Leden, Evelina Anglickaite, Silvia Porru and Alexandra Poláková to tell us more. Evelina Anglickaite: "To some it’s a dangerous pseudoscience, to others it offers unique insights. The Rorschach psychological test consists of inkblots challenging a person’s perception. The piece, inspired by the controversial test ...
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November 2017
Alumni Story: how did Olga set up a new fashion business?
One of the most frequent questions we hear is “How do I set up a new fashion business”? The answer is complex with many variables which need to be taken into account. This is why we met up with one of our former students who has recently started a new business in the Jordaan. This area was once the underbelly of Amsterdam’s working class but now it is famous for its cosy and unique boutiques, cafés and restaurants. Olga Salamon, originally from Poland has decided to fly the flag and bring Polish art and design to Amsterdam. In ...
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November 2017
Fashion brands and more: which three came out on top at the Academy?
Being small and offering personal attention to our students is very important to us. We want to get to know each student personally and make them feel at home during their time at our international fashion academy in Amsterdam. With this in mind, we asked each first-year student to tell us their top three favourite brands, not just in the fashion world but generally, to help us find out more about their tastes and the business models of this generation. As expected, answers varied greatly, but there was an undisputed winner: Gucci is our students’ top brand. ...
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November 2017
Internship story: Linda’s fashion career starts at Asger Juel Larsen
Internship is a key moment for our students' fashion career during their second year in both Bachelor’s honours degree in Fashion Business and Bachelor’s honours degree in Fashion with Textiles Design. Linda is back from Copenhagen where she spent a rewarding 4 months working at Asger Juel Larsen renowned for unconventional tailoring with a heritage of hell-raising. She explained us why she decided to study fashion design in Amsterdam and what she learnt during her internship. “Hello, my name is Linda Dittrich, I am in my 3rd year of the Bachelor’s honours degree in Fashion with Textiles Design. ...
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November 2017
Haute Couture Meetup: an inspiring success and get together!
We love seeing our Boutique Academy full of people interested in knowing more about the world of fashion business or fashion design during our monthly Meetups. This is certainly what happened during our last Meetup on Tuesday, October 31. More than 60 people from our fashion community came along for the lecture about Haute Couture and also shared ideas, opinions and got connected with each other. Our senior lecturer, Cristiano Carciani, offered a visual tour through Haute Couture’s history from Chanel's Little Black Dress to Dior's New Look, from Paco Rabanne's Twelve Unwearable Dresses to Hussein Chalayan's Airplane ...
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October 2017
Elegant up-cycling for our boutique academy’s interior style
On August 1, 2017 we moved to a beautiful townhouse in Amsterdam’s city centre. This is the story about how the new interior style has been conceived. My name is Sandrine Botilde-Doré, I’ve been living in Amsterdam for 5 years. I’m a traveller at heart, a nomad. I moved here from the South of France, but have also lived in Mali, Guinea, Belgium, Switzerland and France. Before coming to the Amsterdam Fashion Academy, I was already working in the fashion industry, being mainly involved in PR and events. I realised I wanted to learn more about the ...
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October 2017
Alumni Monica Fuentes brings Brazilian colours in Amsterdam
Hello, my name is Monica Fuentes, I was born in Costa Rica and studied in the United States & Brazil. I have been living in The Netherlands for almost four years. I am a wife, mother and owner and founder of Femiwear. I graduated in Business Management in Brazil and wanted to bring a bit of the colour and vibrancy of beautiful Brazil to Europe. Therefore, I created my activewear line. Femiwear provides colourful, comfortable and different activewear that is made in a sustainable way by women for women. I have created the collections and have a ...
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October 2017
Internship story: Lexie returns from the City of Angels
Our 3rd year Fashion Business student Lexie Hingsen did her internship in Los Angeles last year at Lunya Co., top-end specialists in luxury sleepwear. Ashley Merrill launched Lunya in 2014 with a clear conviction that the time was ripe to give women’s sleepwear a long-overdue fresh, modern perspective. We had the pleasure of meeting up with Alexandra and finding out how she got on at Lunya Co. and living and working in Los Angeles. “My name is Lexie Hingsen, I am a 3rd Year Fashion Business student. I am half German, half American and I went ...
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October 2017
Catch a glimpse of Induction week
Induction week was truly an inspiring, exciting and fun time with new students and staff all getting to know each other. Students were totally immersed in the culture and creativity of Amsterdam. Sharing ideas and appreciation of the finer things in life, drawing inspiration from the masters to the modern, enough food for thought to spark off lots of creative ideas for the coming year. Watch the full video:
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September 2017
Why all eyes are on our 3rd year Fashion Business student, Noortje
Our third year Fashion Business student Noortje is already working wonders in marketing and she was happy to tell us more about her new job and why she is looking forward to her final year at the academy. We were curious to find out more... Hello, Noortje. Would you please introduce yourself? Hello, my name is Noortje van Warmerdam. I’m 21 years old and a third-year Fashion Business student at the Amsterdam Fashion Academy. I come from Lisse in The Netherlands, a nice town south-west of Amsterdam. Would you tell us about your experience at ...
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September 2017
Fashion Buyer: “This is how you will dress this season”
Do you know that each dress, pair of shoes, bathing suit or bracelet you bought has been selected with great care among thousands of alternative pieces? And do you know who the person is who decides that this season’s colour trend is red or green? The fashion chain is very long and complex, but there is an expert who selects the products that stores sell: the fashion buyer. Buyers are not only purchasing agents, but also analysers, negotiators and deal-makers. They research, evaluate and buy products for companies to either resell to customers or use in their everyday ...
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September 2017
Our international lecturers have a special message to send out
And so, the academic year 2017-2018 has started. The induction week was a big success and the students were involved in several activities: they had a tour around Amsterdam and its museums, they created decorative embroidery hoops on the theme “what does fashion mean to you?” and finally developed a critical analysis based on the exhibitions visited. Through the induction week, we wanted the students to get to know each other and feel at home from the very beginning, while we aimed to help the 2nd and 3rd year students to settle down after summer holidays. “I ...
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September 2017
European Fashion Market: our speech at the African Fashion Designers Expo 2017
It was a big honour for us to be invited at the African Fashion Designers Expo 2017, which has been celebrated on Monday, 28th of August, at the World Fashion Centre. Our new Senior Lecturer, Cristiano Carciani, gave a speech about the European fashion market, in front of professionals of the fashion industry from Nigeria, Ghana and other African countries. To understand the actual European fashion market, Cristiano made an overview of the fashion design history from 1858, when Charles Frederick Worth begun designing complete collections for his clients and sawing his personal labels on garments he created. ...
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August 2017
FASHION STYLING MEET UP: create a story through clothing
Fashion Styling Meet Up & Workshop: September 6, 2017 at 6:30pm It’s the new academic year and even more exciting we are now in our beautiful new boutique building at Oosteinde 1, in the city centre. So to celebrate the start of the academic year, we would like to ask all our fashion community to join us for a creative storytelling fashion styling meet up. Do you get inspired by those beautiful editorial fashion magazine images and think "I’d like to be able to create a story through clothing"? Well, why not join our ...
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August 2017
Our Communications Officer tells us why you should study fashion in Amsterdam
The new academic year is about to start and, as you probably already know, we have moved in an elegant townhouse in the city centre of Amsterdam. And as the Amsterdam Fashion Academy is growing, we are also improving our team with a Communications Officer. He is Luca Bagnaschino and here is an interview we realized with him. He told us why the new generation should study fashion in Amsterdam. Hello, Luca. Can you introduce yourself, please? Hello, my name is Luca Bagnaschino. I come from a little town in North-West Italy close to Genoa. ...
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August 2017
We have moved!
We have moved! Today is the day! We are moving! We are now located at Oosteinde 1 in Amsterdam. We are grateful for our time at the Banstraat, but it's time for a new chapter and a new school year! New address: Oosteinde 1 Amsterdam, Netherlands 1017 WT
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July 2017
And the winner for our Wild Card is…
We have a winner! We were very amazed by the image posted by Saskia! A portrait, painted by herself, of her and her favorite designer La Mademoiselle Gabrielle! We love her use of creativity and innovative thinking and therefore she will join the summer course Fashion Styling for free! Congratulations and we are looking forward to welcoming you on Monday the 31st of July! Thank you all to those who participated!
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July 2017
WIN a styling summer course!
Do you want to experience how colour, clothing and accessories create style? Then this Fashion Styling Summer Course is for you! It is a one week course starting from Monday the 31st of July until Friday the 4th of August, from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m. - with a worth € 549 - for free! This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to unravel the mystique of fashion, style and sophistication. So make the most of this chance to enrich your life and elevate your knowledge and creativity to the next level! WHAT YOU NEED TO ...
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June 2017
Happy Internships!
We have received so much feedback and stories from our second year students that have been off on their internships for a few months now! Here is Melissa's story! Melissa Roksnoer went to travel all the way to Spain Barcelona to complete her internship for Production Media Network S.L within the Model Management group. She would take tasks on like working under the marketing and management department in particular within the e-commerce environment. Before she started she said, "I am very excited to start my internship; I think it is a great way to enter the industry ...
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June 2017
MEGA Meet – up! Wednesday 5th of July 6.30 pm till 9.00 pm
We have something to celebrate and we want to do that with you! Wednesday the 5th of July from 6.30 pm till 9 pm. Our fashion community already has more than 1,500 members, a fantastic and friendly group of fashion aficionados. We have met many of you but sadly have not yet been able to meet or welcome all of you at our academy. As mentioned, we have something special to celebrate, we are moving to new premises on August 1 st, an elegant townhouse in the city center. But before we say our last farewell to ...
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June 2017
Extra open-evening for the undecided – 22nd of June
Not only for our students is this a tense and exciting time but also for secondary school pupils who are currently in the middle of their exams. We understand more than most that you are now completely focused on your exams and there is no room in your thoughts for decisions about the future. However, as soon as the exam pressure has evaporated in the summer sun, you will still be faced with making a choice and to help you do this we will be opening our academy again in June, so you still have a chance to come ...
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May 2017
Make the 24th of May a Red-Letter Day!
Every now and again an opportunity comes along that you would be mad to ignore. Wednesday, May 24th 2017 is certainly such a day… Would you like to study at our international boutique academy in Amsterdam, the Netherlands? Our last interview day for foundation and bachelor courses starting in September is on Wednesday, May 24th, and it would be fantastic if you were there. So please take that step and contact us, even if you are not sure but have a couple of questions. Read more about the admission procedure. You are always most welcome to call us ...
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May 2017
We are on the move!
Four years ago we opened our academy doors in the Banstraat in Amsterdam South to welcome our first students. With great pride and pleasure, we have since been able to welcome, get to know and help hundreds of fashion students, professionals and interested people. It is this friendly and relaxed atmosphere that has made us who we are today: an international boutique academy, personal, unique, high-end, sophisticated and charming. With lots of attention for the individual. Small-scale yet capable of great things. Nothing in life stands still and we are no exception. It is now time for our next step, ...
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May 2017
Proud of our third-year students!
All of the third years are working very hard to finish off their final projects, seeing as they only have a month left of class! How exciting! In the next few weeks, we would like to introduce some of the students and their projects! This week we will introduce you to Megan and Shelley! Shelley N. For my Final Major Project, I have created a collection called the Sunset Cocktail Lounge. The theme that I explored is ‘one’s past’, and the manner in which it shapes each and every unique individual. Whether it is the ...
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April 2017
FREE FRIDAY – Meetup & Workshops
Friday, April 14th from 3 – 4.30 p.m. Open to all and Free of charge! Not everyone has the opportunity to take a week off to attend one of our summer courses. With this in mind, we would also like to invite you to come along to our meetup. The theme is creativity and networking, so you can come and talk shop without having to take a day off. We will also be holding two workshops, Fashion Design and Fashion Styling. There will also be a drink and a snack waiting for you. It would be great to see you ...
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March 2017
Good Luck! Second years are off to their Internships!
Our second years have fledged the nest and are out in the world doing their internships. We are proud that they are able to spend time learning their trade with such big names as Anecdote, Claes Iversen, Asger Juel Larsen and Mason Garments. A great experience that will not only look great on their C.V. but is a big towards their future careers in the fashion industry. We wish them an instructive, inspiring and wonderful time. Alexandra Hingsen will be moving to the USA, Santa Monica where she will be working with the loungewear brand Lunya within the marketing ...
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March 2017
Free Friday – Fashion Forecasting – Afternoon Session
Friday March 24 - 1.30 p.m. - 2.45 p.m. We invites you to join us for an informal get-together and to participate in a fascinating lecture about Fashion Trend Forecasting. This afternoon session will start at 1.30 pm and end at 2.45 p.m. The lecture will last around 50 minutes, leaving plenty of time for questions. It is open to all and for free. You don’t need any special knowledge, other than an interest in fashion, of course. It is advisable to send an email as soon as you can in order to be assured of a place.
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March 2017
What good is creativity without know-how?
When it comes to fashion design you may tend to think about the creative aspects of designing. Trend boards, sketches, creating colour cards, draping, you name it. But who is going to make these stunning designs? Before you can produce anything, someone will first have to come up with the patterns and cut them. This is when the more technical side of designing comes into play. Pattern drawing is a much sought after skill in the fashion industry, yet there are still very few people who have truly mastered this profession. At the academy considerable attention is rightfully paid to ...
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December 2016
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December 2016
A day in the lives of…… The Fashion Design Students
Lets take a look... The Fashion with Textiles Design university awarded degree programme covers 4 key themes; design, textile, manufacture and business. The course is taught through a series of practical project assignments, with key emphasis on quality of products and innovative design. The practical modules are delivered through a variety of workshops, demonstrations, lectures and seminars, but the most important aspect of this programme is that you become an individual designer. Thanks to our small classes and commitment we can achieve this together by providing each individual student with one to one tuition time every week. ...
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November 2016
A day in the lives of…. The Fashion Business Students
Daily classes that they follow:Work, work, work... It never stops! But every student will agree; it's all fun. There is a lot of variety in the Fashion Business world. From styling to the fashion's history; the students learn it all! Here is a small look into their activities: Fashion Visual Research and Presentation, Introduction to Project Management, Introduction to Fashion Styling, International Branding, Fashion Marketing and Promotion and Introduction to Historical and Contextual Studies. After the first year they also focus on: Historical and Contextual Studies, Fashion Branding, Industrial Practice in a Global Context, Fashion Styling, Fashion Communications and Fashion Forecasting. Great RESULTS! As a Fashion Business student, ...
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November 2016
It’s good to keep in touch and even better to share good news!
Even though our graduates have now fledged and headed out into the world, we still like to keep a concerned eye on them. Like family members leaving home, we like to keep in touch and hear how they are getting on. Well, we’ve just received some super news which makes us feel proud and eager to share this with you. Sophie van Broeckhuysen graduated in Fashion Business (Hons) BA Newly graduated this summer and she has already landed her dream job! Sophie graduated in Fashion Business and had her sights set on Sydney. She moved there just a ...
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October 2016
Open Evening on Thursday the 10th of November 5.30 pm – 8.00 pm short- and part-time courses
We invite you to join us for an informal get-together so you can get to know us, meet others and find out more about fashion and our part-time courses and short courses. You are under no obligation except to enjoy yourself!. Our aim is to bring like-minded people together in an inspiring environment and make you aware of who we are and what we do. Everyone who wears clothes is involved with fashion and we want to take you beyond the glamour of the catwalk and help you learn more about fashion in an accessible and fun way. So because ...
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