CIMODE 2026 is the eighth International Fashion and Design Congress, to be held from October 21 to 23, 2026 in the city of Florianópolis, under the theme: "Weaving Futures".

The current edition is organised by Centro de Artes, Design e Moda (CEART) of Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), ABEPEM - Associação Brasileira de Estudos e Pesquisas em Moda and Colóquio de Moda, with Departamento de Engenharia Têxtil and Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil of Universidade do Minho.

The participation of more than 300 researchers and professionals from around the world in the fields of Fashion and Design is expected.

List of Topics

1.Fashion and Communication
Fashion discourses and imaginaries
Fashion discourses and the body
Visual rethorics and semiotics of fashion
Fashion as communication
Strategic communication of fashion: processes and strategies
Fashion photography: practice and representations
Cinema and beauty culture
Production and consumption.
Symbolic power and beauty
Gender differences and social power
Fashion and the new media: creativity and control
Fashion and performance
Fashion and costume in the arts and in the media

2.Fashion, Identities and Cultures
Material culture and fashion
History of fashion
Fashion, subcultures and styles
Fashion and urban spaces
Fashion and national cultures
Fashion and globalisation
Fashion, consumer practices and everyday life
Technoscience, arts and fashion
Fashion practices and youth cultures

3.Product Design
Innovative processes and materials in fashion design
Textiles as fashion value
Smart materials in fashion design
Design innovations driven by fashion
Local value in a global dimension
Service,fashion and innovation
Innovation and creativity in fashion
Fashion, design and product quality
Fashion design and delocalised production
Customization
Cross-fertilization for fashion design
Emergent areas in fashion
Fashion as a project vs fashion as a style
Self-production, new technologies and craftmanship
Functionalisation and smart finishing in fashion design
Wearables- Electronics integrated in fashion design
3D printing in textile products and fashion
Methods and strategies in design

4.Marketing and Consumption
Fashion Marketing
The fashion market in the 21st century: threats and opportunities;
Branding;
Brand communication in the present market context;
Market trends and fashion trends: convergences and divergences;
Visual merchandising
Fashion consumer behaviour
Culture of fashion and consumption
Fashion marketing strategies
Fashion retail
Innovation
Future scenarios of the fashion market

5.Teaching and Education
Teaching experiences in fashion
Fashion, education and profession
Fashion design and educational system
Teaching methodologies in the design
Tools and Fashion design

6.Sustainability in Fashion and Design
Eco-design in clothing, shoes and fashion accessories
Sustainability in clothing, shoes and fashion accessories design
Sustainable fashion materials
Design and production: Business models and project strategies (social)
Innovation through sustainable fashion design
Sustainable creative industries in fashion design
Ethical fashion: strategies for sustainability and social responsability
Product-Service-System (PSS): Design for sustainability in fashion
Fashion and circular economy

7. Design and Emotion
Fashion and engagement
Memories and experience
Fruition and well being
Values and security
Semantics and semiotics
Positive design
Emotion and cognition

Committees

Executive Committee

Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina- UDESC
President: Lucas da Rosa
Vice-Presidents: Monique Vandresen, Daniela Novelli, Giselle Merino
 

ABEPEM - Associação Brasileira de Estudos e Pesquisas em Moda
President: Cyntia Tavares (UFC)
Vice-President:Marcelo Machado Martins (UFPE)

Colóquio de Moda
Presidente: Juliana Bortholuzzi (UNISINOS)
Vice-Presidente:Cyntia Tavares (UFC)

Universidade do Minho
Presidente: Ana Cristina Broega
Vice-Presidente: Joana Cunha

Organizing Committee

Local: Daniela Novelli; Lucas da Rosa, Monique Vandresen, Cyntia Tavares, Juliana Bortholuzzi

Univ. Minho: Ana Cristina Broega, Bernardo Providência, Helder Carvalho, Joana Cunha

Scientific Committee

List here

Venue

The State University of Santa Catarina (UDESC), through the Center for Arts, Design and Fashion (CEART), is a leading public institution in Brazil in the areas of arts, design and fashion. Located in Florianópolis, CEART develops teaching, research and extension activities aimed at knowledge production, aesthetic experimentation and the critical training of professionals and researchers in the field of creative industries. The center brings together undergraduate courses and graduate programs that articulate artistic practices, theoretical reflection and interdisciplinary research. In the field of fashion and design, it stands out for promoting studies that address material culture, creative processes, sustainability, innovation and communication, establishing a constant dialogue with the contemporary contexts of cultural production and the creative economy.

CEART maintains collaborative networks with universities, research centers and cultural institutions in Brazil and abroad, encouraging academic mobility, the realization of joint projects and the international circulation of researchers and students. Through these initiatives, the center consolidates its role as a space for the production and dissemination of knowledge committed to cultural, artistic and scientific development on a global scale.

Contact

Submission: cimode.informatica@gmail.com

General questions: cimode.secretaria@gmail.com