What does fashion have to do with land art, ceramics and the so-called bear community?

Richemont executives found out this week when 17 emerging designers presented their business plans at the conclusion of their year with the AZ Academy, a new postgraduate education program founded in 2024 as a tribute to the late Alber Elbaz.

Many plans were in the mold-breaking spirit of Elbaz, the acclaimed Israeli designer whose final venture, AZ Factory , centered on smart fabrics and with storytelling, problem-solving and entertainment embedded in design, distribution and communications.

Rome-based designer Caterina Moro, who founded her eponymous brand in 2019, used the program to explore if she could pivot from a traditional business model — biannual collections, a showroom and wholesale

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