IFSA AWARD
International Fashion Science Award
The International Fashion Science Award (IFSA) is an award recognizing a distinguished career or outstanding research achievements, presented to an influential figure in the industry or academia, or to an organization that has significantly facilitated and promoted the generation of knowledge in fashion science.
The award is given annually and the winners are chosen according to the criteria established in the award rules and designated by the IFSA jury.
Scope of research
At ISEM Fashion Business School, we focus our efforts on research, development, and training for the fashion industry. Our research is based on four main pillars: digital consumer behavior, sustainable practices, digital business, and business models in the Spanish fashion industry.
Our goal is to contribute to society through graduate programs such as ourExecutive Master’s in Fashion Business Management orour executive program, theAdvanced Program in Fashion Business Management.As part of the University of Navarra, all our activities are aimed at conducting research with a clear academic, business, and social focus. We have a global presence with programs in New York, Miami, and Peru.
ISEM Fashion Business School has academic and research agreements with other institutions such as the Università della Svizzera Italiana, Parsons, FIT, and Bocconi University. It also collaborates with other organizations such as GAMMA, with which it published a special issue ofthe *Journal of Global Fashion Marketing*(October 2017). As a result, a research group was created with the goal of recognizing the contribution of research in the field of fashion science.
International Fashion Science Award
As a result of this initiative and with the support of a global group of experts, the International Fashion Science Award (IFSA) has been established to recognize research that contributes to advancements in the field of fashion.
The IFSA Global Committee is composed of leading scholars in the fields of fashion and fashion marketing. The committee members are:
Teresa Sádaba
University of Navarra, Spain. Chair of the Committee
Arch G. Woodside
Boston College, USA.
Simone Guercini
University of Florence, Italy.
Lorenzo Cantoni
University of Italian Switzerland, Switzerland.
Francisco Iniesta
IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Spain.
Pedro Mir
ISEM Fashion Business School, University of Navarra, Spain.
The IFSA committee recognizes the contributions of scholars from around the world to the science of fashion, which is viewed as an advancement for the sector, the industry, and academia. The award serves as public recognition, within the academic community, of these contributions. Each year, candidates from the world’s leading universities offering undergraduate, graduate, or other fashion-related programs are considered.
2026
Prof. Dr. Yuniya Kawamura, Fashion Institute of Technology, United States
2024
Prof. Dr. Thomaï Serdari, NYU Stern School of Business, United States
2023
Prof. Dr. Frédéric Godart, INSEAD Business School, France
2020
Prof. Dr. Steven Hayes, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
2019
Prof. Dr. Eunju Ko, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea