IFM Paris MA Fashion Students Opens Up Paris Fashion Week 2025 With A Kick

In recent years, fashion spectators have become increasingly disillusioned with the repetitive shows from established Maisons. As a result, IFM graduation shows has garnered more attention for their continuous unique, boundary-pushing designs. IFM Students are seen as the key to shaping the future of fashion, continually introducing bold new ideas and challenges to the industry, making them a key focus at this year’s Paris Fashion Week 2025.

Institut Français de la Mode: A Premier Fashion Institution

Ranked among the top fashion schools in the world, the Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) is on par with London’s prestigious Central Saint Martins (CSM). IFM is known for its strong industry connections like LVMH, elite alumni, and its rigorous academic programs. The institution merged with the renowned École de la Syndicale Chambre, solidifying its position as a leader in fashion education.

Getting into IFM is a challenge in itself, and for the Master’s students who graduate from this prestigious institution, it represents a major achievement. These graduates are ready to take on the fashion world with their talent, passion, and innovative designs.

IFM Graduates: Bold Collections with a Global Vision

The 2025 IFM graduation show showcased 26 students—16 fashion designers and 10 knitwear students—who presented a total of 156 looks. Each student presented six unique designs that reflected their diverse cultural backgrounds, drawing inspiration from 13 different nationalities. Common themes explored in their collections included sustainability in fashion, social politics, and the preservation of cultural heritage.

The students demonstrated their expertise in various techniques and methods they’ve mastered during their time at IFM, showcasing how fashion education at IFM equips students with the skills needed to innovate and make a real impact on the fashion industry.

The Graduates:

  1. STEVEN CHEVALLIER

Opened the show with his knitwear collection narrating the story of the 80’s HIV crisis which planted a stigma amongst the LGBTQ community for the cause of the disease.

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2. HAWI AKRAWI:

Celebrates his wonderful union between a son and his mother – which is often misinterpreted as a mommy’s boy. The collection is inspired from his mom’s anti-fashion Baltic German Wardrobe

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3.  REECE LIANG

Presented his collection titled “FAUX NARRATIVE” with his last look which garnered attention for this hand embroidered dress with gold threads and golden paillettes

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4. SOJEONG LEE

Presented her knitwear collection titled “CYCLE OF LIFE”

5. DARIUSBETSCHART:

6. CLEMENTINE

Presented her collection titled “DECAY DANCE” which talks about the growth of mold, disgust, beauty and magic in mushrooms

7. FILIP BEJEK

8. RACHEL SHANIA

The Anarchy of the Coquette: explores the contradictions of the coquette, blending strength and vulnerability, desire and fear. This collection reflects this inner conflict, using abstract forms to symbolize body dysmorphia, where beauty is disrupted and reshaped into a powerful, chaotic state.

9. XINGYI JIN

10. JASON CLARK

Servant in Heaven, Ruler in Hell: critiques the corporate world as a modern hell, where individuals are trapped by a broken system, stifled by unrealistic expectations and burnout.

Business attire symbolizes this chaos, reflecting the struggle to survive in an unjust world. The collection questions the value of servitude to a system that offers little, urging us to take control and rule the hell we live in.

11. PAUL BILLOT

12. ANDU JANG

ULZZANG – Anti-Uniform Club: explores the tension between individuality and conformity in school uniforms. Drawing from the South Korean “Ulzzang Look,” a quiet resistance to strict dress codes, the collection celebrates the resilience of young girls who fought to maintain their identity within a suppressive system. It honors their unspoken rebellion and creativity in the face of conformity.

13. WENWENIJ

14. Kristy Jingyan Chen

Inspired by cinema censorship, this collection uses layers and hidden details to reflect how creativity adapts to restrictions, showing that what’s unseen can be as powerful as what’s revealed.

15. SOFIA CASTELLON

16. Martín Lüttecke


17. EMILIA SEITZ

18. SARAH CORCOS

19. AURORE MONTAGNER:

with her collection LES BELLES ENTRAVÉES which is translated to “The Beautiful Shackled” was born from a desire of opening up the processes of fashion design to others. Through conducting her research together with inmates from the women’s prison of Rennes, they discussed ideas of silhouette, material and elements that can be presented in this collection to amplify their vision.

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20. YUEDI VIOLA ZHANG:

21. MARYELALBA

presented her collection titled REFLECTION

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22. MICHAEL YU XIAO:

Closed the show with his collection – DREAMS OF THE PINK CHAMBER : A cathartic expression of authenticity in relation to national identities, self and sexuality.

A Brighter Path For The Future Fashion Industry:

The IFM Master’s students are clearly ready to reinstate creativity and originality into our fashion industry. With their unique and diverse approach to fashion, the IFM graduates have proven themselves as serious contenders in the world of haute couture, knitwear, ready to wear and other specializations.

As Paris Fashion Week continues to evolve, these young designers are leading the charge in shaping the future of fashion—one that is not only creative but also socially responsible and culturally aware.