Dubai: Renowned Italian fashion school to open campus in September

Dubai: Renowned Italian fashion school to open campus in September

Istituto Marangoni's legendary alumni include designers Franco Moschino and Rahul Mishra

Published: Thu 30 Jun 2022, 12:31 PM Last updated: Thu 30 Jun 2022, 12:55 PM

Dubai will soon be home to a boutique fashion school that aims to blend an innovative learning experience with Italian expertise to enhance local talent and shape the future of the UAE fashion and design industry.

Coming from the Italian city of Milan, recognised internationally as one of the world's fashion capitals, the well-branded fashion school Istituto Marangoni already has 15 enrollments in its Dubai campus. Starting in September, it will offer a variety of courses in the areas of fashion design, fashion business, fashion styling, interior design, product design and visual design in response to the needs of the UAE candidates at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Istituto Marangoni also has campuses in Paris, London, Mumbai, Miami, and Florence.

The school's famous alumni include Franco Moschino and Alessandra Facchinetti from Italy, Julie de Libran from France, Rafael Lopez from Mexico, Rahul Mishra from India, and Sandra Mansour from Lebanon, among others.

Speaking to Khaleej Times, Stefania Valenti, Managing Director at Istituto Marangoni says, "As per our research, we felt that the Middle East was an ideal destination to create such