Date

06 December 2022 - 12 December 2022

Time

Multiple

Where

Florence - Italy

Fruition

Online

Guest lectures with Elizabeth Bowring Mentor of IED Master in Fashion Trend Forecasting and Danielle Kwateng, Mentor of IED Master in Creative Direction for Fashion

Two special guest lectures with Elizabeth Bowring and Danielle Kwateng, IED Master Mentor.

Elizabeth Bowring is an international authority on runway shows and a forecaster of future trends. Her impressive knowledge of sartorial history and advanced design theory combined with a prescient vision connecting key trends in art, history, culture, catwalks, streetstyle and social. She is the Mentor of IED Master in Fashion Trend Forecasting. 

Danielle Kwateng is a journalist, editor, entrepreneur, and cultural critic. She has held positions at Glamour, Essence, and VICE in various editorial capacities in her decade-long career. Danielle’s work has also opened the door for lecture opportunities at places like Harvard University, Clark Atlanta University, CUNY, Facebook, Hulu, Apple, and HBO. Passionate about diversity in fashion, she founded The Volta River, an e-commerce shop for Black artisans in 2016. Today is the Executive Editor at Teen Vogue. She is the mentor of the IED Master in Creative Direction for Fashion.

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Talk with Elizabeth Bowring

Art, culture, and trends - The New Era of Fashion: Talk with Elizabeth Bowring

06 December

From 13:00 PM to 14:00 PM UTC+1

Florence

Talk with Danielle Kwateng

Extraordinary is the new Ordinary: Talk with Danielle Kwateng

12 December

From 16:00 PM to 17:00 PM UTC+1

Florence

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