Articles by Kelly Press
Since 2018, Kelly Press has worked as a journalist and currently leads FashionUnited's Education platform. She covers developments in the fashion education sector through interviews, reports, and investigative features. Kelly’s primary focus is to elevate the visibility of emerging fashion professionals, innovative institutions, and sustainable design within the industry.
Southampton Solent make-up and hair students gain backstage experience at Graduate Fashion Week
While Southampton Solent University's fashion students showcased their work at Graduate Fashion Week 2026, students from the university's BA (Hons) Make-Up and Hair Design programme were working behind the scenes, creating the make-up looks for catwalk presentations throughout the event. Held annually in London, Graduate Fashion Week brings...
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Accademia di Brera celebrates 250th anniversary with graduate fashion show
Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera marked its 250th anniversary with 'The Devil Wears Brera', the annual runway presentation of its Master's programme in Fashion Design. Held on 18 June, the show transformed the historic Milan campus into a catwalk, with collections presented in the corridor adjacent to Aula 55 overlooking the Magnolia Courtyard....
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Southampton Solent student wins Graduate Fashion Week Photography award for folklore-inspired project
t A final-year fashion photography student from Southampton Solent University has won the Fashion Photography Award at Graduate Fashion Week (GFW) 2026, earning national recognition for a project that explores British and Irish folklore through contemporary fashion imagery. Ellis T. Carroll, who studies BA (Hons) Fashion Photography and Image...
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ESMOD Paris to showcase emerging designers at Talent Show 2026
ESMOD Paris will present the work of its graduating Bachelor Fashion Design students at Talent Show 2026, an annual runway event set to take place on 30 June in Paris. The showcase will bring together more than 300 guests from the fashion, luxury and creative industries, along with media, institutions, alumni and recruiters, to discover the next...
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Kent State University plans Rwanda fashion school to support African creative industries
Kent State University has announced plans to establish a new campus in Rwanda, with a proposed School of Fashion designed to expand access to fashion education and support the development of Africa’s growing creative economy. Unveiled during the Kent State University Fashion Symposium 2026 in Kigali, the initiative was presented in partnership...
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LPU highlights industry-focused approach to fashion design education
India’s Lovely Professional University (LPU) is highlighting its School of Fashion Design as a hub for creativity, technology, and industry engagement, emphasizing a curriculum designed to prepare students for evolving careers in fashion. According to the university, the program combines traditional design skills with training in textiles,...
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Imperial College London and Ponda turn branded merchandise into a testbed for regenerative materials
Branded merchandise may be ubiquitous, but much of it is produced from fossil-based materials and often discarded after limited use. A new collaboration between Imperial College London and Bristol-based biomaterials company Ponda aims to offer an alternative by introducing plant-based insulation into university-branded apparel. The partnership...
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KASK & Conservatorium fashion students to present graduation collections in Gent Jazz Tent
Fashion students from KASK & Conservatorium's School of Arts Gent will present their graduation collections during two runway shows on 27 June, bringing the annual showcase to the Gent Jazz tent on the Bijloke site in Ghent. The event will feature work from students across the programme, with bachelor's students presenting thematic silhouettes...
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EU funds Design Academy Eindhoven's research into social impact of persistent virtual worlds
Design Academy Eindhoven (DAE) and its Trans Realities Lab (TRL) have been awarded €650,000 as part of a European Union-funded research initiative exploring the cultural and social impact of persistent virtual worlds. The funding forms part of the €3.5 million VOPUS (Virtual World Opera for Participation, Unity, and Social Cohesion) project, a...
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Southampton Solent students showcase work and build industry connections at Graduate Fashion Week
Students from Southampton Solent University presented their work and gained valuable industry exposure during the 35th edition of Graduate Fashion Week, held at the Truman Brewery in London's Brick Lane. The university attended the annual event with 13 students shortlisted across 17 award categories, including moving image, fashion photography,...
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