Istituto Secoli

ISTITUTO SECOLI BRINGS ITS KNOW-HOW TO JAPAN

Matilde Capelli — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000

This July, Gaetano Currò, an expert Pattern Making instructor at Istituto Secoli, brought his experience to Secoli Japan, guiding students through an immersive journey dedicated to pattern making.

During the course, Gaetano accompanied students in practical activities, sharing his know-how and supervising their work to ensure the same high quality standards that characterize Istituto Secoli’s teaching method across all its campuses.

The experience represented an important opportunity for international exchange and skills enhancement, strengthening collaboration between Secoli locations and promoting knowledge sharing in the international fashion education landscape.

EXCELLENCE TAKES SHAPE: THE PROJECT WITH LORO PIANA

Matilde Capelli — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000

As final exams approach, Istituto Secoli students are engaged in one of the most prestigious and educational projects of their journey: the creation of a double-faced cashmere coat, developed in collaboration with Loro Piana.

Every lesson represents an opportunity to refine highly specialized skills, from garment construction to hand-sewing techniques, and the attention to detail that characterizes the excellence of Italian craftsmanship.

This collaboration offers students the opportunity to engage with the high quality standards of one of the most important international luxury brands, transforming their education into a practical experience close to the professional world.

Seeing the garments take shape is a testament to the value of a path that combines talent, technique, and savoir-faire, preparing tomorrow’s professionals to preserve and innovate the tradition of Made in Italy.

ISTITUTO SECOLI AND TAIWAN GLOBAL PATHFINDERS: EDUCATION AND INNOVATION

Matilde Capelli — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000

It has been an extraordinary experience to host 10 students from Taiwan over the past few weeks who participated in the Taiwan Global Pathfinders program, the flagship project promoted by the Taiwan Ministry
of Education.

The initiative represents a concrete investment in top young talent, centered on three fundamental pillars:

* Expanding international connectivity by strengthening academic and industrial networks worldwide, fostering international exchanges and the development of professional skills in international contexts;
* Promoting industrial innovation by inspiring young people to contribute to the growth of various sectors through creativity, entrepreneurship, and the capacity to innovate;
* Encouraging proactive engagement by providing participants with the tools to express their talent, creativity, and resilience in a global context.

The program combines educational activities with a busy schedule of visits to companies and production facilities of particular interest, with the aim of connecting students with the world of industry and innovation.

During their two-week stay at Istituto Secoli, students had the opportunity to learn firsthand about the technological innovations adopted by our Academy by participating in
a highly enriching practical experience. This program allowed them to develop professional skills with an international scope, preparing them to make a significant contribution to
global industrial systems and strengthening the dialogue between education, innovation, and the business world.

Browse the gallery showing the work they created at the Institute. Best of luck to all students for their future careers!

FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE FINISHED GARMENT: ISTITUTO SECOLI STUDENTS PERFECT THEIR JOURNEY TOGETHER WITH CANALI

Matilde Capelli — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:10:00 +0000

Among the most significant moments of the academic year is when projects take shape and the work done in the classroom transforms into real garments. In preparation for final exams, Istituto Secoli students are engaged in perfecting their creations, refining tailoring techniques, addressing construction challenges, and attending to every detail that characterizes the excellence of Made in Italy.

The exchange with the Canali team represents an important growth opportunity, allowing students to connect the training they have received with the high standards of Italian luxury menswear tailoring. An experience that offers a concrete perspective on the world of luxury menswear and enables them to consolidate fundamental skills through dialogue with industry professionals.

Watching garments take shape, phase after phase, means witnessing the synthesis of talent, dedication, and savoir-faire: values that accompany students on their journey toward their future career in the fashion industry.

ISTITUTO SECOLI WELCOMES THE DELEGATION FROM THE JIANGXI INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY FOR A JOURNEY TO DISCOVER THE VALUE OF MADE IN ITALY

Matilde Capelli — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:56:31 +0000

Last week, Istituto Secoli had the pleasure of welcoming a delegation of faculty members from the Jiangxi Institute of Fashion Technology to its Porta Venezia campus in Milan, as part of the international training program “Fashion Reconfiguration / Local Roots, Global Languages: Teaching the Value of ‘Made in Italy’ Through Product, Design, Culture and Experience”.

An initiative dedicated to exploring the Italian fashion industry in depth through a series of meetings, lectures, and firsthand accounts from professionals, managers, designers, and academics who contribute to defining the sector’s excellence every day.

The program offered participants an immersive experience in the Italian fashion system, exploring the value of Made in Italy not only as an expression of manufacturing quality but as a cultural heritage founded on research, creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurial skill.

Coordinated by Gian Mario Borney, Research Coordinator and lecturer at Istituto Secoli, as well as Strategist and lecturer at Bocconi University, the program involved key figures from the fashion and academic worlds, including:

Lucio Marcucci – Senior Executive in the Fashion & Luxury sector
Francesca Tongiorgi – Fashion & Luxury Brand Management Professional and Lecturer
Jacopo Politi – Head of Style at Borsalino
Bruno Landi – Member of the Board of Directors at Vitale Barberis Canonico
Arthur Arbesser – Fashion Designer
Luca Panetti – Procurement Manager
Giorgia Vergari – Brand Advisor and Marketing & Communications Consultant
Enrico Leonardo Fagone – Academic Director of Istituto Secoli
Caterina Di Giacomo – Director of Education and lecturer at Istituto Secoli
Gaetano Gurrò – Istituto Secoli lecturer and Patternmaking Area Coordinator
Giovanni Errico – Istituto Secoli lecturer
Domenico Civita – Istituto Secoli lecturer and Fashion Area Coordinator
Giorgio Secoli – Director of Fashion Industry Education and lecturer in Corporate Knowledge Transfer at Istituto Secoli
Antonella Andriani – Designer, Vice-President of ADI and Vice-President of BEDA
Andrea Pinotti – Professor of Aesthetics at the “Piero Martinetti” Department of Philosophy of the University of Milan
Giuseppe Gaeta – Director of the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples
Francesco Zurlo – Dean of the School of Design at the Politecnico di Milan
Roberta Andreetti – Designer specializing in luxury accessories and products
Gianluca Di Muzio – Architect and Full Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice
Matteo Secoli – President of Istituto Secoli

Through a rich program of meetings, in-depth studies, and discussions, the delegation was able to gain a firsthand understanding of the dynamics that make Made in Italy an internationally recognized model, exploring the relationship between product, culture, design, education, and innovation.

Special thanks also go to Francesco Fiordelli, Exclusive Italy Representative for CNGA and Jiangxi Institute of Fashion Technology, for the invaluable support and collaboration that contributed to the realization of this important international initiative.

NOVARA AND GUCCI: EXAM GARMENTS TAKE SHAPE

Matilde Capelli — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:43:19 +0000

One of the most rewarding moments of the academic year is seeing our Novara students bring their garments to life.

As final exams approach, every lesson in our workshops is transformed into a unique opportunity: a time to refine tailoring techniques, overcome complex pattern-making and construction challenges, and attend to those final details that turn a classroom project into a true finished garment.

Experiences like this, shared on the field with the Gucci Ready-to-Wear Industrial Operations team, allow our students to connect classroom learning with the real industrial dynamics and practices of the luxury sector.

Thanks to this exclusive interaction with the brand’s professionals, students have the chance to acquire valuable high-level skills and insights, just as they complete the garments that will represent the culmination of their educational journey.

Watching their creations take shape, step by step, is a powerful reminder of how talent, dedication, and high craftsmanship come together to build the future of fashion.

RIGHT TO UNIVERSITY EDUCATION: THE 2026 DSU CALL FOR APPLICATIONS IS ONLINE

Matilde Capelli — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000

The 2026 Scholarship Call for Applications for the Right to University Education (DSU) is now online, aimed at students enrolled in the Academic Three-Year Course in Fashion Design & Fashion Product Technologies.

The Right to University Education is based on Articles 3 and 34 of the Italian Constitution and guarantees capable and deserving students, even those lacking adequate economic resources, the possibility of accessing the highest levels of education.

Through its DSU office, Istituto Secoli awards scholarships and coordinates interventions and services aimed at making this right effective, in accordance with Lombardy Regional Law no. 33 of December 13, 2004.

In previous years, all students who were found eligible in the ranking list benefited from the DSU scholarship, confirming the effectiveness and accessibility of the initiative.

If you wish to know the objectives, requirements, and participation methods in detail, download the call for applications: inside you will find all the information necessary to submit your application.
Do not miss this opportunity: invest in your future and choose to study fashion at Istituto Secoli!

VERSACE RETURNS TO ISTITUTO SECOLI TO MEET THE FUTURE PROFESSIONALS OF PATTERN MAKING

Matilde Capelli — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:57:15 +0000

Istituto Secoli had the pleasure of welcoming VERSACE once again for an important day of discussion and training dedicated to our students.

The meeting offered an in-depth look at the development of Ready-to-Wear collections, allowing students to gain closer insight into the main garment construction techniques and the processes that characterize the creation of a collection within one of the most prestigious fashion houses in the international fashion industry.

The protagonists of the day were Marzia Antignani and Daniela Crivellari, Seamstress and Cutting Supervisors at VERSACE, who shared their professional experience with the students, offering valuable testimony on the importance of technical expertise, precision, and attention to detail.

Their return to the classroom confirms the strong connection between Istituto Secoli and the fashion industry, creating concrete opportunities for dialogue between professionals and students and contributing to the training of new generations of pattern making and garment construction specialists.

An experience that allowed students to deepen fundamental technical skills and engage directly with professional figures who contribute daily to the creation of VERSACE’s Ready-to-Wear collections.

FROM “SHEEP TO SHOP”: STUDENTS DISCOVER MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE WITH ZEGNA

Matilde Capelli — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:02:02 +0000

As part of a special collaboration with Zegna, our students had the opportunity to delve into the values and skills that characterize excellence in contemporary menswear.

The project kicked off with a dedicated meeting within the Clothing Prototyping course, during which students explored the importance of material selection, fabric quality, and artisanal savoir-faire in the creation of a high-end garment.

Starting with fabrics provided by Zegna, students then put their acquired skills into practice by developing and creating a tailored vest—an iconic garment capable of expressing technical precision, research, and attention to detail.

The experience represented an important opportunity for engagement with an international company and allowed students to understand how product authenticity is born from the intersection of corporate values, raw material quality, and the talent of the people who transform an idea into a finished garment.

A journey that tangibly illustrates the “From Sheep to Shop” concept, guiding students through every stage that contributes to the creation of excellence.

Secoli Fashion Show 2026: “Mental Spaces” become garments

Matilde Capelli — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:56:28 +0000

At Talent Garden in Milan on June 5, 47 young designers transformed personal thoughts, visions, and imagery into collections through technique, research, and experimentation.

Before an audience of 500 guests, including companies, press, institutions, partners, and fashion system professionals, Secoli designers brought the results of an intensive educational journey to the runway, transforming personal thoughts, intuitions, and imagery into garments. The Secoli Fashion Show 2026 celebrated not only the conclusion of their studies but also the beginning of a new professional phase for a generation of designers called to engage with the future of fashion.

The theme of the 2026 edition was “Mental Spaces,” a concept that guided students through a creative journey from the concrete to the abstract, before returning to reality with a perspective transformed by experience. The result was garments capable of telling stories of inner worlds, personal visions, and new expressive possibilities. On the runway, each piece narrated this journey through the construction of volumes, material research, pattern making, craftsmanship, and the definition of a personal aesthetic language. This highlighted the value of the Secoli Method: a path where creativity meets technique, design awareness, and product culture.

Through divergent thinking and Design Thinking, young designers constructed and deconstructed shapes, codes, and surfaces, moving beyond established patterns and making experimentation not just an aesthetic result, but a true design attitude. Creation thus emerged not only as a final object but as a process, gesture, intention, and transformation. The Secoli Fashion Show unfolded in two distinct and complementary moments: the evening opened with the preview of Designer to Watch, a project dedicated to talents selected from the best thesis projects and supported in the development of their own capsule collections. The runway then came to life with the actual Secoli Fashion Show 2026, the collective fashion show of students at the end of their three-year degree program, dedicated this year to the theme “Mental Spaces.”

The stars of the preview were the Designer to Watch 2026: Andrea Bartoletti, Anna Mignolli, Cinzia Carecchio, Edoardo Fabbri, Maria Scaglione, Patricia Gorbatovschi, Lorenzo Erbetta, and Valeria Rongaroli, who presented two outfits from their personal collections, offering the audience a glimpse into the identities, imagery, and research directions that will accompany them in their next professional steps.

The show then continued with the six collections of the Secoli Fashion Show 2026:
Material_Experimentation, Social_Experimentation, Ethical_Experimentation, Performative_Experimentation, Conceptual_Experimentation, and Visual_Experimentation. Making this work possible was also the collaboration with major companies in the textile, technology, and manufacturing sectors: ALBINI GROUP, ASAHI KASEI FIBERS ITALIA – BembergTM, BRUNELLO, CANDIANI, CORIUM PRODOTTI ALFA, EUROJERSEY, MACPI, LECTRA, LUXURY JERSEY, STRATASYS, and ZEROW.
Their contribution allowed students to engage with materials, processes, and applied technologies, strengthening the dialogue between education and industry that represents one of the most important drivers for the future of fashion.

For this edition as well, Regione Lombardia, Comune di Milano, ANTIA ETS, Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, IACDE, and Piattaforma Sistema Formativo Moda ETS
granted their patronage, confirming the value of the Fashion Show as a meeting point for education, young talent, and the fashion system.

A heartfelt thank you to Debora Massari, Councilor for Tourism, Territorial Marketing, and Fashion of the Lombardy Region, for her valuable contribution and for participating in the event. Thanks also to all the companies, institutions, and partners who took part in the event.

Click here to read the event’s press release!