From 22 to 28 September, NABA will take part in Milan Fashion Week® S/S 2027 through a series of projects and collaborations that will bring the Academy’s work and creativity to the heart of fashion’s most iconic week. Across shows, presentations, exhibitions, openings and events, Milan will once again bring together the industry’s leading figures and showcase the trends and languages transforming contemporary fashion.
Among the initiatives involving NABA:
- DESIGNERS + MAKERS – SHOWROOM, the initiative dedicated to the Master of Arts programmes and Academic Master programmes in the Fashion Design Area;
- NABA students working backstage at Vogue World Milano 2026, “The Human Touch in the Age of Technology”;
- the collaboration with Biffi Boutique and Hearst Italia for State of Mind – The September Issue, the third edition of the project that brings the contemporary imagery of fashion and publishing into the spaces of the Corso Genova boutique;
- the participation of NABA student Olga Cosentino in Milano Moda Graduate 2026.
NABA at Milan Fashion Week S/S 2027: DESIGNERS + MAKERS – SHOWROOM, projects on display for the public
NABA presents DESIGNERS + MAKERS – SHOWROOM, the initiative taking place on Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 10 AM to 7 PM in the Arena space at NABA’s Milan campus (Via Carlo Darwin 20). As of this year, the event is part of the official Milan Fashion Week® S/S 2027 calendar, organised by Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana. This recognition highlights the Academy’s role as a place of research, experimentation and design development, where technical expertise and learning by doing meet new visions of contemporary fashion.
The event was created with the aim of presenting to the public the processes, skills and practices that make up the creative value chain developed within the Academy and its Fashion Design Labs: from textile design and knitwear to accessories and sneaker design.
Through an exhibition featuring images, materials, objects, projects and collections, DESIGNERS + MAKERS retraces the different stages leading from the initial idea to the finished fashion piece, opening NABA’s spaces and research processes to the city and industry professionals, and celebrating the knowledge and intelligence of making alongside the visions of a new generation of designers through original collections.
DESIGNERS + MAKERS – SHOWROOM, now in its fourth edition, gives students on the Master of Arts in Fashion Design the opportunity to present the outfits created at the end of their programme during Milan Fashion Week, creating a moment for sharing and exchange. The public – comprising journalists, lecturers, members of the public and industry professionals, including stylists and buyers – will be invited to discover and assess the collections on display, including garments, accessories and lookbooks offering deeper insight into each project. The collections are the outcome of an educational journey integrating research, tailoring, pattern cutting, knitwear and textile design, fostering a dialogue between technical experimentation and creative development. The projects explore themes including sustainability, upcycling, generative design, artificial intelligence, textile heritage and material innovation, reflecting conscious, contemporary approaches to design. The students’ different cultural backgrounds also translate into original narratives in which identity, memory and research become tools for interpreting the transformations and opportunities of the international fashion industry.
The exhibition will also feature a selection of projects from the Master of Arts in Textile Design and the Academic Master in Sneaker Design, offering an overview of the creative and production processes explored within the postgraduate courses of the Fashion Design Area.
With artistic direction by Andrea Cammarosano, Course Leader of the Academic Master in Sneaker Design, the initiative is promoted by Colomba Leddi, NABA Fashion Design Area Leader, and Luca Belotti, Course Leader of the Master of Arts programmes in Fashion Design and Textile Design, and of the Academic Master programmes in Fashion Digital Marketing and Fashion Management.
Once again this year, the collections from the Master of Arts in Fashion Design selected as part of DESIGNERS + MAKERS – SHOWROOM will be presented at SPEAK UP! FASHION GRADUATE ITALIA 2026, the event promoted by Piattaforma Sistema Formativo Moda ETS, during NABA’s dedicated fashion show, which will take place on Thursday 29 October 2026 at BASE Milano at 4 PM.
NABA at MFW 2026: students backstage at Vogue World Milano 2026
During Milan Fashion Week® S/S 2027, students from NABA’s Fashion Design Area will also be working backstage at Vogue World Milano 2026 “The Human Touch in the Age of Technology”, the global event taking place on 22 September at Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II and streamed live across all international editions of Vogue.
NABA at Milan Fashion Week 2026: the collaboration with Biffi Boutique and Hearst Italia for State of Mind – The September Issue
NABA will collaborate with Biffi Boutique and Hearst Italia on State of Mind – The September Issue, now in its third edition, which will be presented during MFW 2026 in the spaces of the Biffi boutique on Corso Genova. The Academy is contributing through seven students, selected through an open call launched by NABA and tasked with developing the styling of the installations that make up the project.
State of Mind was conceived to present fashion as a cultural experience that goes beyond the product and creates connections with other forms of contemporary expression, transforming Biffi’s windows into a narrative space where fashion, culture and creativity can enter into dialogue. In this year’s edition, this vision takes shape through seven Hearst Italia magazines — Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Marie Claire, Elle Decor, Esquire, About and Cosmopolitan — whose covers become the starting point for seven interpretations, developed through seven installations in the boutique’s seven windows.
The editorial images thus move beyond the page to take on a physical dimension through set design, styling and product, bringing the magazines’ visual identities into dialogue with the space of Biffi Boutique. The window becomes the point of connection between the boutique’s interior world and the public gaze, giving form to the inside–outside concept around which the initiative is built and transforming the covers into a three-dimensional experience of fashion, publishing and visual storytelling.
As part of this process, the seven NABA students were tasked with developing the styling of the installations in dialogue with Biffi Boutique’s creative vision. Their work helps translate the covers and visual language of the magazines into compositions that transform the Biffi Milano space into a place of research and experimentation.
The seven installations will be on display in the windows of the Biffi boutique throughout Milan Fashion Week.
NABA at Milan Fashion Week 2026: a student at Milano Moda Graduate 2026
NABA will also be represented at Milano Moda Graduate 2026 by Olga Cosentino, a student on the Master of Arts in Fashion Design, selected as one of the ten designers in the YKK category. Established in 2015 and promoted by Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, Milano Moda Graduate showcases and promotes the leading talent from Italian fashion schools nationally and internationally, offering participants the opportunity to present their work during Milan Fashion Week before an international jury and an audience of industry professionals. The category curated in collaboration with YKK Italia, the event’s main partner, involves creating an outfit in which the zips and other fastening systems provided by the company play a central role in the garment’s construction, functionality and aesthetic. The outfit created by Olga Cosentino will appear on the catwalk during the Milano Moda Graduate 2026 fashion show, scheduled for Sunday 27 September.
NABA at Milan Fashion Week 2026: DESIGNERS + MAKERS – SHOWROOM, event details
Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 September 2026, from 10 AM to 7 PM
Arena space, NABA Milan campus
Via Carlo Darwin 20, Milan
Free admission; booking required at this link