INSIDE ACM COMMUNICATION TALENTS 2026

Accademia Costume & Moda presents the sixth edition of ACM Communication Talents 2026, the contest dedicated to third-year students of the BA in Fashion Communication: Fashion Editor, Styling & Communication. The initiative once again confirms the ACM’s role as an incubator for new creative languages and a privileged observatory on the evolution of contemporary fashion communication. 

The 2026 edition showcases nine finalist projects which, through fashion films, publishing, installations, photographyand interdisciplinary research, explore new cultural and narrative perspectives connected to the fashion world. The winner of ACM Communication Talents 2026 is Elin De Carli with the project “ENDZEIT AESTETHICS”. 

The finalists were evaluated by a distinguished jury of leading figures from the worlds of fashion, publishing, communication and international creative industries: Gianluca Reina, Co-Founder & Partner at FSB Group and Cabana Magazine; Rebecca Baglini, Celebrity Stylist; Michele Ciavarella, Managing Director of Style Magazine Corriere della Sera; Nick Cerioni, Celebrity Stylist; Viviana Volpicella, Celebrity Stylist; Antonio Moscogiuri, Editor in Chief of CAP74024; Pervinca Elisa Bellini, Senior Fashion News & Sustainability Editor at Vogue Italia; Tommaso Tommaiuolo, Digital Corporate Communication; Walter D’Aprile, CEO of NSS Factory and Co-Founder of NSS Magazine; Marco Muggiano, Chief Marketing Officer & ESG Director at Slowear; Elsa Marotta, Head of Milan Office & Food & Beverage Manager at Villa Eugénie; Olivia Nervi, Creative Director at M&C SAATCHI Milan; Michele Lupi, Men’s Collections Visionary at TOD’S Group; Giorgio Martelli, Deputy General Director of Press at Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso; Giuliano Paradiso, Creative Lead for The North Face EMEA; Constanza Cavalli Etro, Founder & Director of Fashion Film Festival Milano, Co-Founder & President of the Latin American Fashion Awards and Ambassador for Latin America at Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana. 

The finalists developed their projects under the guidance of Marco Meloni, Coordinator of the BA in Fashion Editor, Styling & Communicarion, and with the mentorship of Antonio Mancinelli and Gloria Bertuzzi. 

Claudia Rossi – “Communities on the Margins of Society”

An editorial and photographic project exploring social marginalisation and rehabilitation, giving voice to stories that often remain invisible. Through imagery and storytelling, Claudia Rossi creates both a publication and an exhibition with strong human and social impact. 

Elin De Carli – “ENDZEIT AESTETHICS”

Winner of the 2026 edition, “ENDZEIT AESTETHICS” explores fragility, transformation and renewal through photography, installations and immersive design. A visual reflection on change that invites viewers into a contemplative and conscious space. 

Itamar Yoni – “Fuoricentro”

An exploration of unconventional aesthetics in contemporary fashion, developed through an accessible and innovative editorial language. The project proposes a new visual and communicative key to interpreting complex cultural phenomena and emerging aesthetic codes. 

Lorenzo Mecozzi – “La Mantide”

Through cinematic language and dreamlike atmospheres, “La Mantide” investigates imagination as a space of personal transformation. A symbolic narrative bringing hidden fears, desires and inner dimensions to the surface. 

Maddalena Galli – “Marameo”

A project reflecting on the language of gestures and non-verbal communication through a short film and an editorial publication. “Marameo” transforms the body into a narrative tool capable of expressing emotions and relationships without words. 

Mathilda Tominez – “Corpus – Echoes of Faith in a Postmodern World”

A visual encyclopaedia dedicated to the transformations of the sacred in contemporary society. Through interdisciplinary contributions, the project investigates new forms of spirituality between devotion, irony and postmodern aesthetics. 

Olivia Pucciarelli – “Fabulario”

“Fabulario” explores the value of imagination and shared storytelling as tools for dialogue between children and adults. A participatory experience centred on play, questions and the collective construction of meaning. 

Ruggero Carboni – “Reflections of a Bond”

An intimate project exploring the father-son relationship through clothing, objects and visual fragments. “Reflections of a Bond” investigates memory, affection and reconciliation, transforming remembrance into a tangible experience. 

Veronica De Angelis – “Cryptobotanica”

Between botany, symbolism and cultural research, “Cryptobotanica” develops an imaginary encyclopaedia and a non-scientific herbarium that reinterpret the plant world as a collective system of meanings and interdisciplinary connections.