Graduation Show Fashion Design: Generation 68
From gender transition and growing up to family history, cultural memories and mythology. The fifteen graduates of Fashion Design at ArtEZ Academy of Art & Design Arnhem draw inspiration from a wide range of stories and personal fascinations. A family photograph, a perfume bottle or a memory of home can become the starting point for an exploration that ultimately takes shape in a collection. Each in their own distinctive way.
Julia Verberne, finals 2026, foto: Team Peter Stigter
Researching, making, experimenting
Through material, silhouette, craftsmanship and experimentation, each designer develops a collection of their own. Personal experiences and social themes take shape through their work. Sometimes, it goes beyond clothing, with a garment evolving into an object, a character or even an entire world of its own. Once again, this resulted in a graduation show in which every collection told its own story, with the designer’s hand clearly visible throughout.
The fifteen Fashion Design designers of 2026
Meet this year’s graduates from the Fashion Design bachelor’s programme:
