Articles by Veerle Versteeg
The Costume Society announces finalists for Patterns of Fashion, Patterns for Performance awards
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UK charity The Costume Society, which aims to promote the study and preservation of historic and contemporary dress, has announced the finalists for this year’s edition of its two annual and international student awards: the Patterns of Fashion and Patterns for Performance awards 2024. The finalists for the Patterns for Fashion Award 2024 are...
QS World University Rankings 2024 unveil top universities for art and design
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Higher education data platform Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) published its 2024 ranking for the world’s top universities to study art and design last week. The Royal College of Art (RCA) in London has come out on top for the second year in a row. The University of the Arts London, known for its London College of Fashion (LCF) and Central Saint...
UAL receives 2 million pound grant for new West London ‘School for Pre-degree Studies’
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The University of the Arts London (UAL) has received a government grant of 2 million pounds from the UK government to create a new pre-degree school for art, design, media and fashion at the site of its Lime Grove campus in Shepherds Bush, West London. The grant will allow the university to lower the carbon emissions involved in the...
Sam Edelman to address LIM College Class of 2024 as commencement speaker
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NYC fashion business institution LIM College has announced its commencement speaker for this academic year. The US fashion professional will deliver the keynote address to the college’s class of 2024. He will also receive an honorary doctorate in commercial science and the LIM Distinguished Achievement award, as per a press release shared by the...
University of East London MBA students to help organise Fashion Revolution Week 2024 events
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The University of East London (UEL) has announced a partnership with non-profit organisation Fashion Revolution. The collaboration will see UEL's MBA fashion entrepreneurship students be actively involved in the Fashion Revolution campaign 2024. The MBA students will be part of this year's Fashion Revolution Week, an annual fashion activism...
The collections of Accademia Costume & Moda’s ACM Talents 2024
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On March 16, the bachelor students of Accademia Costume & Moda’s (ACM) 'costume and fashion: fashion, accessories and costume design' programme presented their final fashion projects in Rome. The ‘Personal Capsule Collection’ is a collaborative collection that unites the individual looks created by the Italian academy’s 20 graduating students....
Shein announces winner of Shein X Global design challenge
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Chinese fast fashion brand Shein has announced the winner of its global design challenge. Eleonora Falcone beat out the nine finalists that were shortlisted by the jury last week. By winning this year’s contest, the Italian designer has joined the retailer’s Shein X Designer Incubator Programme and was able to take home 10,000 euros in prize...
‘ACM Talents’: Accademia Costume & Moda graduating bachelor students present designs
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This past Saturday, March 16, 20 graduating bachelor students of Accademia Costume & Moda (ACM)’s bachelor programme in fashion, accessories and costume design presented the ‘Personal Capsule Collection’ in a catwalk show in Italy's capital and the academy’s home town. The students’ final collections are a result of many months of personal...
LIM College’s Fashion Education Foundation to honour Todd Snyder, Elizabeth Marcuse
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NYC fashion business school LIM College has announced that it will honour fashion designer Todd Snyder with its annual Fashion Forward Award, as well as its own president emeritus, Elizabeth Marcuse through its Fashion Education Foundation (FEF). The two honorees will receive their awards at a special FEF cocktail event and silent auction on May...
Dries Van Noten: A beacon of inspiration for young designers in Belgium and beyond
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In the hallowed halls of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, the name Dries Van Noten resonates with a special kind of reverence. Van Noten announced his departure from his eponymous fashion house earlier today. However, the fashion world can be sure his legacy as one of the academy’s most illustrious alumni will live on. Van Noten's...