The Film of the FashionTEX Festival 2026 in Riga

Fashiontex Riga 2026 Two weeks of experimentation, a festival full of energy, and a vision of fashion that lives in both the physical and the digital world: our film looks back at the highlights of FashionTEX in Riga 2026. At the Riga Makerspace of the Art Academy of Latvia, 24 young designers from eleven European fashion schools came together to turn digital concepts into physical prototypes. With digital knitting, 3D printing, laser cuter, CNC and traditional materials at their disposal, they created bold, innovative designs that connected craftsmanship with the possibilities of virtual fashion. Each physical garment was developed together with its digital twin. Together with dedicated project leaders, experienced experts and partner institutions across Europe, FashionTEX grew into an international network of exchange in which knowledge, perspectives and cultural diversity inspire one another. At the FashionTEX Festival in Riga 2026, the results came to life. Visitors could explore the young designers’ creations, digital fashion solutions and virtual images, and join conversations and presentations about the future of the fashion industry. The highlight was the FashionTEX Digital Show at the LED Unit Virtual Production Studio, where physical garments met 3D design, animation and virtual environments. A Fashion Mini Runway complemented the show with the designers’ physical creations. Experience the creativity, the technology and the strong community that made FashionTEX in Riga an unforgettable chapter. FashionTEX Digital Fashion Show Riga 2026: Students from 11 European Fashion Institutions | @fashiontex_europe On 1 October 2026, students from 11 European fashion institutions presented their work at the FashionTEX Digital Fashion Show in Riga, Latvia. The show combined physical creations with digital designs, 3D printing, CLO3D animations, and virtual models, all staged in a virtual production studio in Riga with a 26.5 m curved LED wall. Watch how the next generation of European designers blends handmade craft with cutting-edge digital fashion technology. PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (Czechia) Alžbeta Valentová Kateřina Puchmertlová Amsterdam Fashion Academy (Netherlands) Dana Sushila Hoefner Giulia Camolese Art Academy of Latvia (Latvia) Leticija Orlova Sofija Estella Donga Koefia Haute Couture Academy (Italy) Adelaide Fioroni Alessandro Mosciatti Flavia Guerra Han Nguyen Faculty of Architecture, University of Lisbon (Portugal) Dinis Lopes Tiago Soares Vieira Estonian Academy of Arts (Estonia) Ethel Noortoots Katriin Tammoja Vilnius Academy of Arts (Lithuania) Izidorius Liaučius Liepa Zalatoriūtė Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design (Ukraine) Kostiantyn Polonskyi Mykola Polonskyi University of Zagreb, Faculty of Textile Technology (Croatia) Lovre Laličić Petra Zelić West Saxon University of Applied Sciences of Zwickau (Germany) Alina Negwer Sophie Pöhler Lodz University of Technology (Poland) Michał Piotrowski Zuzanna Russek Music: Isabelle Udo Evija Štelpa Digital Set Designer Isabelle Udo Clo3D Renderings and Animations Isabel Palumbo Camera: Līva Ančeva, Ēriks Lazdiņš, Eva Smilga, Timotejs Rozentāls, Annija Balčūne, Francis Alberts Virtmanis, Roberts Skulte, Loreta Babre, Krišjānis Kazaks, Andrejs Verhoustinskis, Uldis Jancis Camera Assistants Matīss Matvejs, Anna Baltmane, Kristers Deiders, Ance Evelīna Buliņa, Monta Mozerte, Anete Ance Tomsone Gaffer Ingus Iļjučonoks Show Producer / Production Manager Indra Miklāva Agnese Narņicka Creative Director Cristiano Carciani Executive Producer Jānis Gailītis #DigitalFashion #RigaMakerspace #FashionTEXFestival #FutureOfFashion Funded under Creative Europe Programme (CREA) FashionTEX European Academy for Young Designers to Study Innovative Technologies in Digital Fashion Design (FashionTEX) Project ID 101127950 Official website: www.fashiontex.eu © Art Academy of Latvia, 2026 Funded under Creative Europe Programme (CREA) FashionTEX European Academy for Young Designers to Study Innovative Technologies in Digital Fashion Design (FashionTEX) Project ID 101127950