On June 2, 2026, the Fashion Department at the University of Applied Arts presented
work by 40 students from the current academic year—the show, held in the university’s atrium on Vordere Zollamtsstraße, featured
live performances by performance artist and singer Alex Franz Zehetbauer and drummer, performer, and singer Stina Fors. Under
the direction of British designer Craig Green, who has been a professor in the fashion class since 2023, six graduation collections
were also presented.
Watch the show on YouTube.
In her speech, Rector Ulrike Kuch highlighted the far-reaching significance of fashion
and its relevance to society and the university: the cultural, aesthetic, political, ecological, economic, and social dimensions
of fashion, which have a direct impact on society. “Fashion has the power to change our perspective and our perception—this
is equally a central mission of the University of Applied Arts Vienna as an art university.”
A total of six diploma
students presented their final collections as part of the show: Alisa Tegin, Benedikt Götz, Felix Schmidt, Jara Dilara Noori,
Alara Koçman, and Linda Artemis Bergstötter, who submitted their work to the judgment of an international jury of experts. In
addition, prizes and scholarships were awarded during the show: Felix Schmidt received the Palimpsest Award, which was offered
for the first time, comes with a prize of €5,000, and is linked to a purchase by the Art Collection and Archive of the University
of Applied Arts. Jara Noori and Linda Artemis Bergstötter were honored with the WIEN MITTE The Mall Award, worth €3,000, which
was presented by Center Manager Florian Richter.
Last but not least, two Fred Adlmüller Scholarships and one Adlmüller
International Grant, each worth €2,000, were awarded. These went to Felix Schmidt, Marie Matondo Nsimba, and Alara Kocman.
The Fred Adlmüller Scholarship honors the Austrian fashion designer Fred Adlmüller (1909–1989), who was a formative figure
in fashion at the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
