The Istituto Marangoni is a
private Italian school of
fashion and
design . It is based in
Milan , in
Lombardy in northern Italy, and has branches in
Florence , London and Paris,
Shanghai and
Shenzhen in China,
Mumbai in India, and
Miami in the United States.
History
The school was founded in Milan in 1935 by the
tailor Giulio Marangoni, and became a Scuola Professionale Artistica or "professional art school" in 1942.
[1] At first the school trained mainly
pattern makers and
seamstresses ; in the 1970s and 1980s it turned towards
fashion design ,
product development and
marketing .
[2] : 185
A London branch was opened in a former textile factory at 30 Fashion Street,
Spitalfields , in 2003,
[3]
[4]
[5] and a Paris branch opened in 2006.
[6] A branch in
Via de' Tornabuoni in central
Florence opened in 2016.
[7] In China, branches were opened in
Shanghai in 2013, and in
Shenzhen in 2016.
[8] The Group opened its first school in India, in Mumbai, in July 2017.
[9]
In 2010 there were about 2200 students of 70 nationalities in three campuses.
[10]
In 2011
Career Education Corporation sold the Istituto Marangoni to
Providence Equity Partners for a price estimated between 17 and 20 million dollars.
[11]
Accreditation
Since June 2016 the Istituto Marangoni has been listed by the
Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca , the Italian ministry of education, among the institutions authorised to award diplomas in music, dance and arts.
[12]
In the UK, its
BA and
MA programmes are validated by the
Manchester Metropolitan University ,
[13]
[14]
[15] which also awards master's degrees at the Paris branch.
[16] A three-year
fashion stylist course in Paris is approved by the
Commission nationale de la certification professionnelle .
[17]
Alumni
Alumni of the school include
Franco Moschino ,
[18]
Domenico Dolce (who left after four months, believing that the school had nothing to teach him),
[19]
[18]
Alessandra Facchinetti ,
[18]
Anna Barroso ,
[20]
Paula Cademartori ,
[21]
Sandra Mansour ,
[22]
Julie de Libran ,
[23]
Rahul Mishra ,
[24] Rafael Lopez
[18] and
Alessandro Sartori .
[25]
References
^
Introducing Marangoni (in Italian). Istituto Marangoni. Archived 28 February 2005.
^ Emanuela Cavalca Altan (2012).
Moda e design in bilico. Nuove sfide e nuovi lavori (in Italian). Milano: Franco Angeli.
ISBN
9788820401207 .
^ [s.n.] (30 August 2012).
University guide 2013: Istituto Marangoni . The Guardian . Accessed August 2015.
^ Lucie Muir (29 September 2004).
Italian schools expand horizons . International Herald Tribune . (subscription required)
^
UKPRN: 10009527: Istituto Marangoni Limited .
UK Register of Learning Providers . Accessed August 2015.
^
"New Paris Campus for Istituto Marangoni - News - Education" . www.fashionunited.com . Retrieved 12 April 2017 .
^ Ilaria Ciuti (6 September 2016).
Moda, arte, design: sbarca a Firenze la scuola Marangoni (in Italian). La Repubblica . Accessed April 2017.
^ Li Wenfang (26 December 2016).
Learning Italian fashion in Shenzhen . China Daily . Accessed April 2017.
^ Simone Preuss (31 July 2017)
Istituto Marangoni School of Fashion inaugurates new Mumbai campus Fashion United India. Accessed 1 September 2017
^
Fashionista: The Top 50 Fashion Schools In The World: The Fashionista Ranking
^ Sophie de Tarlé (16 November 2011)
L’Institut Marangoni vendu au groupe américain Providence (in French). Educpros.fr. Accessed March 2014.
^
Istituzioni autorizzate a rilasciare titoli di Alta Formazione Artistica, Musicale e Coreutica (art.11 DPR 8.7.2005, n.212) (in Italian). Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca. Accessed March 2014.
^ David Taylor, Hayley Randle (2013)
Review for Educational Oversight: report of the monitoring visit of Istituto Marangoni, May 2013 . The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education. Accessed March 2014.
^ [s.n.] (28 August 2012).
The fashion school . The Guardian . Accessed August 2015.
^
Istituto Marangoni Limited .
Higher Education Funding Council for England . Accessed August 2015.
^
Partners, Manchester Metropolitan University . Manchester Metropolitan University. Accessed April 2017.
^
Code RNCP: 26184, Intitulé Styliste-créateur(trice) (in French).
Répertoire National des Certifications Professionnelles . Accessed April 2017.
^
a
b
c
d Ilaria Ciuti (12 June 2015).
Marangoni a Firenze "Piace agli americani" (in Italian). La Repubblica . Accessed September 2015.
^ John Seabrook (14 March 2005).
Hands and Eyes: When Dolce met Gabbana .
The New Yorker . Accessed May 2014.
^ Anna Barroso (22 February 2024).
Anna Barroso talks about her experience at Istituto Marangoni, a Milanese fashion school .
Vogue . Accessed February 2024.
^ Paula Cademartori (22 February 2024).
Paula Cademartori is a alumini mentor .
Marangoni . Accessed February 2024.
^ Sandra Mansour (22 February 2024).
Sandra Mansour is a alumini .
Marangoni . Accessed February 2024.
^
Julie de Libran . Business of Fashion . Accessed 3 January 2018.
^
Rahul Mishra Story Weaver .
Rahul Mishra . Accessed July 2017.
^ Cristina Morozzi (2015).
Fashion Forward: The Creatives of Istituto Marangoni (back cover blurb). Milan: Rizzoli.
ISBN
9780847846696 .