The Prosperity Fashion Network (PFN) is an international association established following the Prosperity Fashion conference, held at Università degli Studi di Firenze (Florence, February 2025). The event brought together over 150 scholars from across the globe to engage in an interdisciplinary reflection on the concept of prosperity and on the role of fashion in fostering collective well-being.

 

This initiative emerges from a shared awareness of a structural condition: despite its vitality, fashion research continues to struggle for institutional recognition within universities and research centers. Often carried out by individuals or small, isolated teams, this field of study now urgently requires spaces for dialogue, collaboration, and increased visibility.

 

The Network seeks to address this need by providing a supportive structure for academic research, scientific collaboration, and the development of synergies between academia, public institutions, and the fashion system.

 

The Prosperity Fashion Network is conceived as a transdisciplinary network addressed to scholars and professionals engaged in fashion studies in relation to environmental, social, cultural, and economic issues.