Istituto Marangoni Paris Fashion Design Graduate Show 2026 entitled Crafting Futures
Istituto Marangoni Paris presents its Fashion Design Graduate Show at Hôtel de Galliffet and celebrates 20 years of creativity
Paris, 6 July 2026 — Istituto Marangoni Paris unveiled Crafting Futures, the Fashion Design Graduate Show for the 2025/26 academic year, held at the prestigious Hôtel de Galliffet, home of the Italian Cultural Institute. The event marks a significant milestone as the school celebrates its twentieth anniversary in the French capital, where it has been shaping international fashion talent since 2006.
Valérie Berdah Levy, School Director, highlights the importance of this anniversary: “For twenty years, Istituto Marangoni Paris has welcomed emerging talents from around the world, transmitting essential know-how while integrating new technologies into creative practices. The collections showcased this year embody this legacy and reflect the boldness of a new generation.”
The ten graduate collections form a creative atlas spanning India, Korea, France, Germany, Cambodia, Palestine, Taiwan and Switzerland. This diversity reflects the school’s international identity and its ability to transform varied cultural backgrounds into autonomous and innovative fashion languages. The show reveals vibrant hybridizations of styles and suggests that today’s emerging designers are already shaping a soft creative revolution.
“At Istituto Marangoni Paris, we believe it is our responsibility to cultivate the creative talent, technical excellence and critical thinking that will shape the future of fashion. This year’s collections are the culmination of months of research, experimentation and dedication, demonstrating that innovation is most meaningful when it is rooted in craftsmanship, knowledge and individual vision.” Massimo Casagrande, Director of Education.
Each collection tells a personal story, shaped by rigorous craftsmanship, experimental techniques, deconstructed forms and expressive volumes — always with a forward-looking perspective.
Programme Leader Warren Leech emphasizes the designers’ approach: “This year’s collections celebrate craftsmanship and traditional techniques, reinterpreted through a contemporary lens. In an era shaped by artificial intelligence, this new generation demonstrates a desire to design differently — drawing on the knowledge of the past while embracing the possibilities of tomorrow.”
The show was accompanied by a live musical performance by pianist Toma Dimitriu, whose experimental composition resonated with the contemporary spirit of the collections.
The future of fashion takes shape today through the creativity of Istituto Marangoni Paris students.
Tanisha Nevrekar (India) – Ahilya
A powerful vision of femininity shaped by material tension, emotional energy, and the path toward emancipation.
Kimgy Lao (Cambodia) – Home
A fusion of refined 18th-century tailoring and 1980s womenswear evoking distance, solitude, and adaptation.
Ko Hsun Sun (Jessica) (Taïwan) – The Hanging Memories
A nostalgic wardrobe shaped by garments inherited from parents and grandparents, each marked by time and experience.
Grace Illis (Switzerland) – Disrupted Lineage
A dynamic blend of masculine and feminine codes, tradition and innovation, reflecting contemporary women’s lives.
Chaerin Park (South Korea) – Concrete Garden
A sculptural reinterpretation of modern Korean concrete architecture translated into three-dimensional garments.
Simon Chichportich (France) – Eclipse Fantasy
A cinematic exploration of 1980s–1990s nightlife where each look embodies an emotion and personal identity.
Trisha Talpady (India) – A Continuum of Form
A study of the silent bond between rider and horse, expressing women’s freedom through subverted masculine codes.
Amro Atamleh (Palestine) – The Voice of Silence
A reinterpretation of traditional Palestinian dress enriched with new intricate motifs and Parisian couture elements.
Carlotta Baader (Germany) – The Woman Between Rooms
A narrative journey inspired by 1920s Paris and Virginia Woolf, following a woman moving between spaces of creation.
Marina Roudier (France) – Lipstick Breakfast
A playful expansion of everyday styling gestures and archetypal clothing details into expressive silhouettes.
Istituto Marangoni Paris extends its gratitude to its partners for supporting the students’ creative work: – Rino Mastrotto, for providing leathers used in the collections of Carlotta, Grace, Marina and Simon – Dover Street Market, for supplying fabrics for Carlotta, Grace, Amro and Kimgy – Courrèges, for providing fabrics for Simon, Amro, Grace and Carlotta – L’Oréal and ITM, for their expertise and commitment in hair and makeup
All images by Istituto Marangoni Paris. PR Agency KCD World Wide Paris.