Florence-based fashion institute Polimoda presented the new Talent Development project during Pitti Uomo 90. It is a program conceived to bridge the gap between education and industry, and support the institute’s students and graduates in their ambitions to create innovative businesses in the industry.
Polimoda Fashion Show 2016, Palazzo Strozzi
The business development program YourselFashion is aimed at Polimoda alumni and those in their final year of students. The first call for YourselFashion 2016, now open, will award the best five business ideas with a special scholarship each to the value of 30,000 euro, which includes an economic contribution, one-to-one training with industry experts, and the use of a space specifically set up at the Polimoda’s Design Lab in Scandicci. Applicants must be under the age of 30, have an innovative project to develop in the fashion and luxury sector, and must submit their proposal in the form of a business model before August 31, 2016.
Polimoda Talent Development was presented by Danilo Venturi, director of Polimoda, with the participation of the councillor for economic development and tourism of Florence, Giovanni Bettarini; the mayor of Scandicci, Sandro Fallani; and the director of production activities of the Tuscan Region, Albino Caporale.
