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Emilie Meldem

After a BA from the Institute of Fashion Design at HGK in Basel and an MA from the Paris Fashion Institute, Emilie Meldem joined the studios of prestigious brands Louis Vuitton and then Hermès, before becoming Head of Embroidery at Peter Pilotto. Since 2016, she has worked as a freelancer with brands such as Y Project while teaching at HEAD – Genève’s Fashion Design Department. Meldem is the winner of the 2011 Jury’s Special Prize at the Hyères international festival of fashion and photography.
  • Mode et anthropologie : chassé-croisé autour de la question du travail

    by
    • Aude Fellay
    • Emilie Meldem
    • Giulia Mensitieri

    Giulia Mensitieri conducted a field survey on the working conditions in fashion, demonstrating how the image of luxury masks and justifies the precarious reality of workers. In this in-depth interview, Aude Fellay and Emilie Meldem discuss their own…

  • The Fashion Show at the Heart of Debate

    by
    • Aude Fellay
    • Cosima Gadient
    • Emilie Meldem
    • Marlie Mul
    • Faustine Steinmetz

    The recent climate change protests have affected the Fashion Weeks. The event in Stockholm was cancelled, while it was symbolically buried by the Extinction Rebellion activists in London. In other words, it may be time for fashion shows to turn a new…