Autumn/Winter 26/27: Young designers embrace sartorial optimism
Wars, conflicts, the rise of populism, and the meteoric advance of artificial intelligence – in a world full of uncertainty, how and why can we continue to create new fashion collections? Students from the French Fashion Institute (IFM), along with emerging designers Weinsanto, Pressiat, Maitrepierre, and Alain Paul, share their perspectives. As Xavier Romatet, IFM’s Director General, says: fashion should show the world not as it is, but as we would like it to be.