Accademia Costume & Moda presents the Graduate Show ACM Talents 2026 "KALEIDOSCOPIC" is the show of the designers of tomorrow
Accademia Costume & Moda (ACM) also presents this year the BA Graduate Fashion Show ACM TALENTS 2026: the runway show featuring the collections of 18 students from the First Level Academic Diploma (DAPL) in Costume and Fashion, expressing the synthesis of a complete academic journey. With the support of Banca Ifis, which has directly supported the event and academic training through dedicated scholarships for students, the 2026 project is defined by the theme KALEIDOSCOPIC, a concept that explores the multiplicity of identities and creative visions through collections reflecting different aesthetic, technical and narrative approaches, shaping a dynamic and multifaceted panorama of the new generation of designers.
The collections stem from in-depth research and tell the individual visions of the students, enhancing the territory and the savoir-faire of Made in Italy. Focused on sustainability, innovation and craftsmanship, they celebrate the heritage and sense of community of contemporary fashion. Each creation is the result of the students’ vision and creativity, translated into unique pieces that convey stories and emotions.
During the event, the projects were evaluated by a jury composed of fashion industry professionals, including Sabato De Sarno, Sara Sozzani Maino, Simonetta Gianfelici and Maria Grazia Chiuri, who awarded two main recognitions: the Fashion Design Award to Manuel Pfeifer for the collection “Mi ricordo, ma non posso dire” and the Accessories Design Award to Lorenzo Antonio Petrone for the collection “Urban Playground”.
«The Graduate Show ACM Talents 2026 fully represents the vision that has guided Accademia Costume & Moda for over sixty years: building a real dialogue between education and industry. This edition demonstrates it concretely through the 18 Capsule Collections, developed within an ecosystem involving over 50 companies from the Italian supply chain that worked on our students’ designs together with them, providing materials, expertise and craftsmanship. It is precisely this living relationship, responsible and collaborative, between young designers and the country’s production excellence, combined with the contribution of partners supporting its realization, that makes the project unique, where the supply chain enters the creative and educational process», state Lupo Lanzara and Furio Francini, President and CEO of Accademia Costume & Moda.
In this context, the Graduate Show ACM Talents 2026 by Accademia Costume & Moda represents an opportunity for growth and exchange for the designers of tomorrow, capable of interpreting the transformations of the contemporary fashion system. Research, study and practice are once again confirmed as the foundation of fashion design, while the academic environment becomes a space for dialogue and experimentation where one can cultivate passion, enrich it with awareness and ultimately communicate oneself and one’s vision of the world.
