--- title: "Designing with Performance | Polartec x Istituto Marangoni Dubai" date: 2026-06-10T03:33:00-07:00 author: Luana Domanti canonical_url: "https://www.polartec.com/news/polartec-istituto-marangoni-dubai" section: News Entries --- [Skip to Main Content](#main-content-wrapper) Accessibility Feedback ![Foreground Image](https://polartec-polartec.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/img/Polartec-Marangoni-Dubai-News-Entries-Details-950x1080.jpg?w=950&h=1080&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1780586003&s=79c839f059b7a400ab912e99be067ff0) [ News Hub. ](https://www.polartec.com/news) Main Story. 06. 10. # Designing with Performance: Polartec® X Istituto Marangoni Dubai **Through our multi-year collaboration with Istituto Marangoni Dubai, we handed the next generation of fashion designers a pile of deadstock Polartec® fabrics and the challenge to design the future of haute couture**. The goal was simple – **push student designers to rethink how technical fabrics can function, feel, and look within contemporary fashion**. The result was amazing, with students alchemizing technical textiles to inspire innovative forms of personal expression. ### A Collaboration Built Around Creative Exploration The program, which forms part of the **Institute’s Fashion Design & Accessories** curriculum, gives students the opportunity to work directly with the same materials used within leading performance and outdoor brands. With access to fabric samples, technical documentation, and guidance from Polartec®, students approach the materials as creative tools capable of shaping silhouette, function, and narrative. ![1 Polartec Marangoni Article 1 year](https://polartec-polartec.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/img/1-Polartec-Marangoni-Article-1%C2%B0year.jpg?w=450&h=450&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1780586252&s=772746788b2ec2f7c493e15db9223260) ![2 Polartec Marangoni Article 1 year]() ![3 Polartec Marangoni Article 1 year]() ![4 Polartec Marangoni Article 1 year]() ![5 Polartec Marangoni Article 1 year]() ![6 Polartec Marangoni Article 1 year]() ![7 Polartec Marangoni Article 1 year]() ![8 Polartec Marangoni Article 1 year]() ![9 Polartec Marangoni Article 1 year]() ![11 Polartec Marangoni Article 1 year]() ![10 Polartec Marangoni Article 1 year]() ![14 Polartec Marangoni Article 1 year]() ![13 Polartec Marangoni Article 1 year]() ![12 Polartec Marangoni Article 1 year]() ### Three Perspectives on Innovation During each of the three academic years, **students were given a series of design briefs** that encourage them **to experiment with Polartec® materials** and explore the behavior, versatility, and expressive potential of the performance textiles. ### Year 1 - The Shirt, Reimagined **Students reinterpreted the classic shirt using Polartec® fabrics**, exploring ways to transform traditional garment structures. The project challenged them to **rethink familiar construction elements** such as collars, cuffs, and plackets while experimenting with texture, structure, and functionality. ![2 Polartec Marangoni Article 2 year](https://polartec-polartec.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/img/2-Polartec-Marangoni-Article-2%C2%B0year.jpg?w=450&h=450&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1780586279&s=828d5011fec63507766fc04a9ff1e8ab) ![1 Polartec Marangoni Article 2 year]() ![3 Polartec Marangoni Article 2 year]() ![4 Polartec Marangoni Article 2 year]() ![5 Polartec Marangoni Article 2 year]() ![6 Polartec Marangoni Article 2 year]() ![7 Polartec Marangoni Article 2 year]() ![8 Polartec Marangoni Article 2 year]() ### Year 2 - Soft Armor This brief invited the young designers to **merge elegance and protection within a conceptual tailoring project**. Here, students developed **sculptural silhouettes and expressive garments that blurred the boundaries between utility, fashion, and performance**. ![1 Polartec Marangoni Article 3 year](https://polartec-polartec.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/img/1-Polartec-Marangoni-Article-3%C2%B0year.jpg?w=450&h=450&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1780586538&s=9ebb5fc405e45a923b26146bdec27a94) ![2 Polartec Marangoni Article 3 year]() ![3 Polartec Marangoni Article 3 year]() ![4 Polartec Marangoni Article 3 year 1]() ![5 Polartec Marangoni Article 3 year]() ![6 Polartec Marangoni Article 3 year]() ![7 Polartec Marangoni Article 3 year]() ![8 Polartec Marangoni Article 3 year]() ![9 Polartec Marangoni Article 3 year]() ![10 Polartec Marangoni Article 3 year]() ### Year 3 - Retro-Future Underground **Inspired by the heritage of Polartec® innovation**, including the launch of **the world’s first synthetic fleece** made from recycled plastic bottles, **students created original collections that explored the intersection of past innovation and future fashion**. ### Beyond Aesthetics **For Polartec, initiatives like these reflect a broader commitment to nurturing the next generation of designers**. In bringing high performance fabric technologies into the classroom, we are helping equip emerging talent with the tools - and the mindset - **to push fashion forward**. Share. [ ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.polartec.com%2Fnews%2Fpolartec-istituto-marangoni-dubai) [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.polartec.com%2Fnews%2Fpolartec-istituto-marangoni-dubai&summary=Designing%20with%20Performance%20|%20Polartec%20x%20Istituto%20Marangoni%20Dubai.&source=Linkedin) [ ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.polartec.com%2Fnews%2Fpolartec-istituto-marangoni-dubai%2F&text=Designing%20with%20Performance%20|%20Polartec%20x%20Istituto%20Marangoni%20Dubai.&hashtags=Polartec,MadeToGoBeyond) ## Related Stories. 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