DATE: 24th October 2024. PLACE: BASE. TIME: 12.30 pm

The Domus Academy Graduate Fashion Show 2024, aptly titled “Woven Identities,” was a vibrant celebration of multiculturalism and "learning by designing" at Fashion Graduate Italia. Moving beyond mere garment construction, the showcase acted as a mirror for the students' diverse socio-cultural backgrounds, merging deeply personal childhood memories with radical technical experimentation. Anavee Chuengtanacharoenlert emerged as a key visionary, garnering industry acclaim for her innovative denim manipulation—later exhibited at Denim Première Vision—which challenged the rigid boundaries of the fabric through sustainable, sculptural techniques. Her work epitomized the show’s core mission: transforming ancestral narratives into futuristic, luxury-market realities.

The runway pulsed with a distinct tension between the organic and the architectural, led by talents like Hale Yılmaz Gözene and Yohta Naruse. Gözene’s “Soft Sculptures” reimagined the body as a structural landscape, blending fluid volumes with a tactile sensitivity reminiscent of Rick Owens and Zaha Hadid. In a poetic contrast, Naruse’s collection, “Peel A Clothing,” explored the space between being dressed and undressed, using shell-like garments that mimicked the organic curve of fruit skins. From Mehmet Akalin’s sharp tailoring to Yoana Dimitrova’s visionary silhouettes, the 2024 cohort proved that Domus Academy remains the premier incubator for designers who don’t just follow trends, but "unfold" the complexities of global identity through a uniquely Italian lens.