The fashion show at Palau Reial de Pedralbes can be followed live via streaming on IED Barcelona’s Instagram profile: @ied_barcelona
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IED Barcelona sets the new standards for sustainable, technological and meaningful fashion
Date
21 May 2025
The best fashion collections from IED Barcelona’s Class of 2025 will be showcased at the Palau Reial de Pedralbes on 16 June at 7 pm. In the year with the highest number of graduates in the history of the institution’s Fashion School, the 21st edition of the Fashioners of the World Final Fashion Show will once again bring together 25 brilliant proposals by students of the Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Design and the BA (Hons) in Fashion Design in an exclusive event where, in addition to presenting their looks before professionals from the creative industries and specialised press, they will also be in the running for five awards recognised by renowned industry experts.
The Fashioners of the World awards — which will be decided upon by a distinguished international jury at the end of the show — are: the Franca Sozzani Award for Best Fashion Collection, the Isabel Coixet Award for Best Fashion Film, the Manuel Outumuro Award for Best Shooting, the Jordi Labanda Award for Best Fashion Illustration, and the IEDxCommons Impact Award. The last award will take into account sustainability, the effective use of technology, heritage, inclusion, proximity, and the craftsmanship of the collections, in line with the IED’s vision of design as a tool for the common good.
Innovative fashion that cares for people and the planet, with the IED hallmark of quality
Designed based on the criteria of sustainability, technological innovation and a meaningful message, the collections presented at the Fashioners of the World Final Fashion Show reinterpret fashion following the excellence and professionalism that characterises the Istituto Europeo di Design. “With a unique aesthetic, style, and personality, the looks we will see will surprise both in terms of their originality and strength, and their quality, commitment to the environment, and their magnificently resolved technical difficulty”, says Pilar Pasamontes, Fashion School Scientific Director.
“They are a clear reflection of demanding training, taught at the highest level, supported by a faculty with decades of experience. Further, IED has fashion labs with cutting-edge equipment and techniques; authentic spaces where we promote innovation, circularity, and creativity at the highest level”, adds Julia Weems, Fashion School Director.
A fashion show with its own fragrance
Fashioners of the World will once again offer attendees a sensorial experience in collaboration with MANE, the number one group in France and a world leader in the fragrance and flavours industry. Jérôme Di Marino, one of its “noses”, has created a perfume especially for the fashion show, which will be given to guests. It will be included in the fashion show gift bag, produced using deadstock fabrics in the IED Barcelona workshops.
In addition, five looks will be showcased along with five exclusive fragrances, co-created by IED students and a team of renowned MANE perfumers: Véronique Nyberg, Julie Massé, Violaine Collas, Cristiano Canali and Benjamin Belizon. Together, they have explored the relationship between visual and olfactory identity to create unique proposals that combine fashion and fragrance as a single language.
These five creations, along with a look from the winning collection — for which MANE will develop its own fragrance, created by perfumer Mathieu Nardin — will travel to Florence in September to participate in Pitti Fragranze.
In collaboration with Girbau LAB
Girbau LAB, the collaborative innovation space of Girbau, a leading company in industrial laundry solutions, is partnering with the 21st edition of the Fashioners of the World Fashion Show to highlight textile treatment as an essential part of the conceptualisation, design and lifespan of each garment.
For Girbau LAB, incorporating the vision and knowledge of clothing culture right from the training stage is the best way to support emerging talent on their journey towards a new way of understanding fashion.
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The fashion show can be followed live via streaming on IED Barcelona’s Instagram profile: @ied_barcelona
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