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Jury Day at AV���� Paris in Istanbul: From Moodboard to Runway

A Full Presentation of the Creative Process

Jury Day is an educational milestone for students in the Fashion Design Bachelor, who present their graduation collections in front of a jury made up of fashion industry professionals.

Throughout the day, students unveiled their moodboards, reflecting the early stages of their design thinking. These boards included sources of inspiration, selected colors, silhouettes, materials, and the technical research that informed their development. Their approach to building a collection was carefully assessed.

Another key goal of Jury Day is to evaluate students’ ability to speak about their work, explain their creative intent, and justify their choices—essential skills for their future professional lives. Each student had the opportunity to detail the concept behind their collection, explain both aesthetic and technical decisions, and demonstrate their ability to craft a narrative around their creations.
 

A Moment for Feedback and Growth

At the end of the presentations, jury members provided constructive and targeted feedback. Students are now expected to revise their designs based on this input in order to refine and elevate their collections. This adjustment phase helps them gain in precision, coherence, and technical discipline before entering the next stage: pattern development and garment production. It’s at this point that their ideas begin to take physical shape.

The completed collections will be presented during the final jury in June. At that stage, students must demonstrate their ability to carry a project from initial concept to final product. The jury will assess not only the outcome but also the depth and coherence of the process, recognizing the uniqueness of each student’s creative world.

This final milestone is also an opportunity to evaluate their level of professionalism and readiness to enter the fashion industry. Jury Day is therefore a decisive moment in their academic journey, allowing them to structure their graduation project with method, while keeping creativity at the forefront.

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