Italian fashion and design school
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.
It is now part of Europe's largest higher education provider Galileo Global Education , along with the Regent's University London , the Paris School of Business , the European University Cyprus , the Universidad de Ciencias Médicas or the PFH Private University of Applied Sciences .[ 1]
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.[ 2] At first the school trained mainly pattern makers and seamstresses ; in the 1970s and 1980s it turned towards fashion design , product development and marketing .[ 3] : 185
A London branch was opened in a former textile factory at 30 Fashion Street, Spitalfields , in 2003,[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] and a Paris branch opened in 2006.[ 7] A branch in Via de' Tornabuoni in central Florence opened in 2016.[ 8] In China, branches were opened in Shanghai in 2013, and in Shenzhen in 2016.[ 9] In India, a Mumbai campus opened in July 2017.[ 10] The first school in the United States opened in the Miami Design District in January 2018.[ 11]
In 2010, there were about 2200 students of 70 nationalities in three campuses.[ 12]
In 2011, Career Education Corporation sold the Istituto Marangoni to Providence Equity Partners for a price estimated between 17 and 20 million dollars.[ 13]
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.[ 14]
In the UK, its BA and MA programmes are validated by the Manchester Metropolitan University ,[ 15] [ 16] [ 17] which also awards master's degrees at the Paris branch.[ 18] A three-year fashion stylist course in Paris is approved by the Commission nationale de la certification professionnelle .[ 19]
Alumni
Alumni of the school include Franco Moschino ,[ 20] Domenico Dolce (who left after four months, believing that the school had nothing to teach him),[ 21] [ 20] Alessandra Facchinetti ,[ 20] Anna Barroso ,[ 22] Paula Cademartori ,[ 23] Sandra Mansour ,[ 24] Julie de Libran ,[ 25] Rahul Mishra ,[ 26] Rafael Lopez,[ 20] Alessandro Sartori ,[ 27] , Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies ,[ 28] and Princess Maria Chiara of Bourbon-Two Sicilies .[ 28]
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^ 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
^ Danielle Wightman-Stone
(8 January 2018) "Istituto Marangoni opens first US school" . Fashion United
^ 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 an alumni mentor . Marangoni . Accessed February 2024.
^ Sandra Mansour (22 February 2024). Sandra Mansour is an alumna . 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 .
^ a b Powell, Rosalind (23 October 2024). "Meet Princesses Maria Carolina and Maria Chiara as they share insight into their glamorous lives - exclusive" . Hello! . Retrieved 3 December 2024 .