The Istituto Marangoni is a

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Italian school of

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and

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. It is based in

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, in

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in northern Italy, and has branches in

Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ...

, London and Paris,

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and

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in China,

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

in India, and

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in the United States.

History

The school was founded in Milan in 1935 by the

tailor A tailor is a person who makes or alters clothing, particularly in men's clothing. The Oxford English Dictionary dates the term to the thirteenth century. History Although clothing construction goes back to prehistory, there is evidence of ...

Giulio Marangoni, and became a Scuola Professionale Artistica or "professional art school" in 1942. At first the school trained mainly pattern makers and

seamstress A dressmaker, also known as a seamstress, is a person who makes custom clothing for women, such as dresses, blouses, and evening gowns. Dressmakers were historically known as mantua-makers, and are also known as a modiste or fabrician. Nota ...

es; in the 1970s and 1980s it turned towards

fashion design Fashion design is the Art (skill), art of applying design, aesthetics, clothing construction and natural beauty to clothing and its Fashion accessory, accessories. It is influenced by culture and different trends, and has varied over time and plac ...

product development In business and engineering, new product development (NPD) covers the complete process of bringing a new product to market, renewing an existing product or introducing a product in a new market. A central aspect of NPD is product design, along wi ...

and

marketing Marketing is the process of exploring, creating, and delivering value to meet the needs of a target market in terms of goods and services; potentially including selection of a target audience; selection of certain attributes or themes to emph ...

. A London branch was opened in a former textile factory at 30 Fashion Street,

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, in 2003, and a Paris branch opened in 2006. A branch in

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in central

opened in 2016. In China, branches were opened in

in 2013, and in

in 2016. The Group opened its first school in India, in Mumbai, in July 2017. In 2010 there were about 2200 students of 70 nationalities in three campuses. In 2011

Career Education Corporation Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO) is a private company that currently owns four for-profit universities, including American Intercontinental University, Colorado Technical University, California Southern University, and Trident University I ...

sold the Istituto Marangoni to

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for a price estimated between 17 and 20 million dollars.

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 degrees in music, dance and arts. In the UK, its BA and MA programmes are validated by the

Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester Metropolitan University is located in the centre of Manchester, England. The university has over 40,000 students and over 4,000 members of staff. It is home to four faculties (Arts and Humanities, Business and Law, Health and Educat ...

, which also awards master's degrees at the Paris branch. A three-year

fashion stylist Fashion is a form of Self-expression values, self-expression and autonomy at a particular period and place and in a specific context, of clothing, footwear, Lifestyle (sociology), lifestyle, Fashion accessory, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and ...

course in Paris is approved by the

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Alumni

Alumni of the school include

Franco Moschino Franco Moschino (27 February 1950 – 18 September 1994) was an Italian fashion designer best known as the founder of the Italian fashion house Moschino. Early years He was born in Abbiategrasso, Lombardy, located c. 22 km from Milan. ...

Domenico Dolce Domenico Mario Assunto Dolce (; born 13 August 1958) is an Italian fashion designer and entrepreneur. Along with Stefano Gabbana, he is one half of the luxury fashion house Dolce & Gabbana (D&G). Since founding D&G in 1985, Dolce has become on ...

(who left after four months, believing that the school had nothing to teach him),

Alessandra Facchinetti Alessandra Facchinetti (born 2 June 1972) is an Italian fashion designer who is known for her work as creative director at Gucci (2004–2005), Valentino (2008–2010) and Tod's (2013–2016). Early life Facchinetti is the daughter of singer an ...

Julie de Libran Julie de Libran (born February 23, 1972) is a French fashion designer. She has worked for leading fashion houses such as Gianfranco Ferré, Gianni Versace, Prada and Louis Vuitton. She specializes in women’s fashion, celebrity and event dressing ...

Rahul Mishra Rahul Mishra (born 7 November 1979) is an Indian fashion designer based in Delhi. He is the first Indian designer to be invited to showcase at the Haute Couture Week in Paris. He won the International Woolmark Prize in 2014 at Milan Fashion We ...

, Rafael Lopez,

Sandra Mansour Sandra Mansour is a Swiss-born Lebanese fashion designer. She is the first Arab designer to collaborate with Swedish fashion label H&M. Early life and education Mansour was born and raised in Geneva, Switzerland. Her parents fled from Lebanon t ...

, and Alessandro Sartori.

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(in French).

Répertoire National des Certifications Professionnelles In France, the Répertoire national des certifications professionnelles (RNCP) has been created by article L. 335-6 of the ''Code de l'éducation'' (Education Code). The ''répertoire national des certifications professionnelles'' has for purpose t ...

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