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Graduate Fashion Week names Debenhams Group as a headline sponsor

Graduate Fashion Week (GFW), an annual event showcasing graduate talent by the charitable Graduate Fashion Foundation has named Debenhams Group, home to Debenhams, Karen Millen, Boohoo, BoohooMan and PrettyLittleThing, as its headline sponsor for the 2025 event. The sponsorship deal builds on Debenhams Group’s long-standing partnership with the...

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PlasticFree launches student programme to tackle plastic waste

PlasticFree, a pro-business solution for designers and brands seeking plastic-free sustainable solutions, has launched a free initiative to empower students to tackle global plastic pollution. The PlasticFree Forever digital initiative is offering 250 design students passionate about creating a sustainable and regenerative future the opportunity...

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Epson launches Textile Academy at new Innovation Centre in UK

Global technology firm Epson inaugurated a new Innovation Centre in Lutterworth, Leicestershire, UK, and launched its first ever Textile Academy, designed to be a platform that inspires young designers and design students to contribute to a better, more eco-friendly textile industry. To commemorate the opening, Epson invited textile design...

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University of Westminster offering new MA course to bridge the skills gap in manufacturing

The University of Westminster ranked in the top 20 universities in the UK, has announced a new Master of Arts (MA) course in collaboration with the UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT) designed to boost the number of skilled fashion manufacturers. The Fashion Manufacturing MA course, launching in September, is being described as a “...

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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,...