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Central Saint Martins collaborates with Miss Sixty to drive circular denim

University of the Arts London (UAL) has announced a partnership between Central Saint Martins (CSM) and fashion conglomerate Trendy Group, which includes Italian brand Miss Sixty “to pave the future for circular denim”. In a statement, Central Saint Martins said the partnership centres around the new Future Denim Lab, an ambitious five-year...

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Anthropologie announces winners of YoungArts x Anthropologie 'Leading with Creativity' 2024 Awards

Lifestyle brand Anthropologie has revealed the winners of the YoungArts x Anthropologie 'Leading with Creativity' Awards, an annual event that celebrates young artists from diverse backgrounds. Five young artists were chosen as the recipients of the YoungArts 'Leading with Creativity' Awards and given a 10,000 USD grant each. The 2024 winners...

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Cordwainers Footwear Awards name 2024 winners

Footwear association The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers has announced the winners of the 2024 Cordwainers Footwear Awards. Held at the Saddlers' Hall, London, on June 13, this year's awards featured 16 student finalists from the London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London and De Montfort University, who competed to win the...

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Istituto Marangoni to open campus in Riyadh

Fashion and design school Istituto Marangoni is opening a new higher training institute in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2025. The new campus will be in partnership with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture through its Saudi Fashion Commission and will join Istituto Marangoni’s other campuses around the world in Milan, Florence, Paris, London, Dubai,...

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H&M announces Central Saint Martins fashion and journalism winners

Fashion retailer H&M and university Central Saint Martins have announced the four winners of its H&M Sustainable Fashion and Journalism awards for 2024. The awards were announced last September to support emerging designers and journalists and to encourage the next generation of fashion leaders to further engage with sustainability and...

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JCA | London Fashion Academy teams up with Pineider

Professor Jimmy Choo’s JCA | London Fashion Academy has announced a multi-faceted partnership with Pineider, the prestigious Italian stationery, leather goods and lifestyle brand. In a statement, JCA said that the partnership would include illustration and design competitions for its students, show sponsorship, internships, and the creation of...

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'Real Leather Stay Different' student design competition 2024 opens applications

Real Leather Stay Different and Arts Thread have opened entries for the fourth edition of their international student design competition. The competition is open to all students in higher education globally who have graduated in the past year. The aim of the competition is to “challenge the fast fashion cycle and promote the sustainability of...

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TikTok launches fashion design competition in the UK

Social media platform TikTok is searching for the next generation of fashion innovators in the UK with a new design competition where the winner will showcase their looks during London Fashion Week in February 2024. The #TikTokFashion design competition is looking to discover the UK’s next fashion talent and is asking for wannabe designers,...

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H&M and Central Saint Martins team up for sustainable fashion and journalism award

H&M has partnered with Central Saint Martins to offer grants to students in the BA Fashion Design and BA Fashion Communication Journalism courses. The grants, building on previous support in 2021, aim to nurture emerging sustainable fashion leaders. Four winners, three from the Fashion Design course and one from Fashion Communication Journalism,...

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Kurt Geiger Kindness Foundation launches learning programme

The Kurt Geiger Kindness Foundation, the charity from footwear retailer Kurt Geiger, has announced a new academy, Business by Design, which will offer a dedicated learning programme designed by young people for young people. Kurt Geiger launched the Kindness Foundation in September 2022 to give young people opportunities, support, and tools to...

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Not-so-average: Elizabeth Way - Associate Curator at The Museum at FIT

Elizabeth Way is an Associate Curator at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), as well as a fashion historian whose personal research focuses on the intersection of Black American culture and fashion. Her most recent project is the Fresh, Fly, Fabulous: 50 Years of Hip Hop Style exhibit which celebrates the 50th anniversary of...

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Yoox Net-a-Porter launches responsible collection crafted by students

Yoox Net-a-Porter has teamed up with The Prince’s Foundation to launch a responsible ready-to-wear luxury womenswear capsule collection, designed and handcrafted by students. The 13-piece capsule marks the culmination of the second edition of The Modern Artisan, Yoox Net-a-Porter’s and The Prince’s Foundation’s flagship training programme, which...