Polimoda

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Polimoda
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Villa Favard, entrance to the school
TypeFashion school
Established1986 (1986)
President Ferruccio Ferragamo
Dean Massimiliano Giornetti
Location
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Campus
  • Villa Favard
  • via Curtatone, 1
  • 50123 Florence
Website www.polimoda.com
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Ente per le Arti applicate alla Moda e al Costume abbreviated as Polimoda is a private fashion school in Florence, capital of Tuscany, Italy. The school was originally founded by 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. [1] The management staff today includes Ferruccio Ferragamo as the President, Massimiliano Giornetti as the Director and Linda Loppa [2] [3] as the Advisor of Strategy and Vision. [4]

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History

Polimoda head-quarter in Florence, capital of Tuscany, Italy. Polimoda Villa Favard.jpg
Polimoda head-quarter in Florence, capital of Tuscany, Italy.
Polimoda Library in Florence, capital of Tuscany, Italy. Villa-Favard Polimoda-Library.jpg
Polimoda Library in Florence, capital of Tuscany, Italy.

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. [5] It is a member of the International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes. [6] 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. [7]

Villa Favard, Polimoda student head-quarter in Florence, capital of Tuscany, Italy. Villa favard, salone degli stucchi bianchi, 00.jpg
Villa Favard, Polimoda student head-quarter in Florence, capital of Tuscany, Italy.

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. [8] [3]

The corridor of the Polimoda school of Fashion Business department. Villa favard, corridoio d'onore, 01.jpg
The corridor of the Polimoda school of Fashion Business department.

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. [8] [3]

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. [8] [3]

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. [8] [3]

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. [8] [3]

Departments

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Wiki Loves Fashion 2019 edit-a-thon at Polimoda in Florence, capital of Tuscany, Italy.
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The student classroom in Polimoda.

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. [9] [3] 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. [9] [3]

Presidents

Directors

Notable alumni

Alumni of the school include

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