On Friday 10th. Mar 2023, the CFLC offered an academic lecture, entitled “Fashion and Art”, held by Evgeny Avetisian. At the beginning, Ms. Johanna Clio METIVIER, lecturer of French programme in CFLC, held an opening speech, introducing the keynote speaker to the public.

Evgeny Avetisian is a designer and creative Director and the founder of various brands. He is also a design Professor of Esmod. He worked in Europe, Middle-East and Asia. ESMOD Paris is the world’s first fashion school, founded by Alexis Lavigne in 1841. ESMOD is an international education group, providing an internationally standardized education, brimming with culture, creativity and coordination.

This lecture is a discussion around the creative processes of both domains, their intersections and practices as well as the results when both domains work together. We will review the experiences of French Fashion Houses starting from early 20th century until modern days and analyze the evolution of creative thought. Most of world-renowned brands are mentioned in this lecture. Speaker introduced many brand’s designing concept and their designers’ background. At the end of this lecture, students put forward many ideas about this topic and they also asked loads of questions about fashion and art.

Photos by: 唐青琳

Video by: 张诗苗

Edited by: Betty Su