{"id":98311,"date":"2026-03-15T11:07:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T11:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=98311"},"modified":"2026-03-15T09:07:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T09:07:25","slug":"autumn-winter-26-27-young-designers-embrace-sartorial-optimism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/autumn-winter-26-27-young-designers-embrace-sartorial-optimism\/","title":{"rendered":"Autumn\/Winter 26\/27: Young designers embrace sartorial optimism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k4qgLATjxbactmF8Ki0\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nWars, conflicts, the rise of populism, and the meteoric advance of artificial intelligence \u2013 in a world full of uncertainty, how and why can we continue to create new fashion collections? Students from the French Fashion Institute (IFM), along with emerging designers Weinsanto, Pressiat, Maitrepierre, and Alain Paul, share their perspectives. As Xavier Romatet, IFM\u2019s Director General, says: fashion should show the world not as it is, but as we would like it to be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wars, conflicts, the rise of populism, and the meteoric advance of artificial intelligence \u2013 in a world full of uncertainty, how and why can we continue to create new fashion collections? Students from the French Fashion Institute (IFM), along with emerging designers Weinsanto, Pressiat, Maitrepierre, and Alain Paul, share their perspectives. 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