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Loro Piana announces Knit Design Award winners

Italian fashion brand Loro Piana has named two students from the Institut Français de la Mode, Paris as winners of its Knit Design Award 2022. The international competition challenged students from six schools of fashion and design including North Carolina State University, the Institut Français de la Mode, Heriot Watt University of Edinburgh,...

22 Jun 2022

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IoDF partners with ‘Real Leather. Stay Different.’ design competition

The Institute of Digital Fashion (IoDF) is partnering with the ‘Real Leather. Stay Different.’ International student design competition and offering a free digital and sustainability workshop to empower future fashion creatives. The slow fashion challenge, run by Leather and Hide Council of America in partnership with ArtsThread, was launched to...

31 May 2022

Fashion

PrettyLittleThing announces design competition with Teyana Taylor

Online retailer PrettyLittleThing is working with its US creative director Teyana Taylor to find their next ‘Designer of the Year’. The fast-fashion brand is calling on aspiring fashion designers to submit a maximum of four designs, one of which must be a design for Taylor’s upcoming tour, to win the chance to dress the award-winning singer, as...

23 May 2022

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‘Real Leather. Stay Different.’ calls for entries and adds judges

The ‘Real Leather. Stay Different.’ International student design competition, run by Leather and Hide Council of America in partnership with ArtsThread, has opened the 2022 competition and added Hugo Boss’ managing director and Mulberry’s sustainability manager to its judging panel. The slow fashion challenge is open to anyone studying art and...

11 Apr 2022

Business

The Woolmark Company announces winners of 2021 Performance Challenge

The Woolmark Company, together with Swiss sportswear brand On and Italian skiwear company Salewa, has revealed its prize winners and 12 finalists’ concepts for its Woolmark Performance Challenge 2021. On challenged participants to dive into apparel innovations for outdoor runners, while Salewa asked entrants to explore low environmental-impact...

21 Mar 2022

Fashion

Redress Design Award 2022 seeks global entries

World’s largest sustainable fashion design competition offers HK$80,000 (US$10,000) in funding as VF’s Timberland® unveils debut collection designed with Redress Design Award 2020 winner It’s a banner month for leading Hong Kong-based environmental NGO Redress as it unveils plans for its Redress Design Award 2022, the world’s largest sustainable...

11 Jan 2022

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ANDAM opens 2022 competition and adds new Special Prize

French fashion prize ANDAM will award five prizes for its 2022 edition, after adding a new Special Prize worth 100,000 euros, which it will present to one of the Grand Prize finalists. The 2022 prize pot is now worth 600,000 euros, the highest endowment since the prize was established in 1989, with the Grand Prix winner set to receive 300,000...

11 Jan 2022

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Westfield London’s Future Fashion winners reveal commissioned work in exhibit

London-based retail park Westfield has announced the six winners of its Future Fashion competition through a commissioned showcase at the shopping centre. In collaboration with the Royal College of Art, selected finalists were commissioned 2,000 pounds to complete their work and exhibit it through one of the eight windows along the Silver Walk....

14 Oct 2021

Fashion

Irish initiative Junk Kouture to expand into US

Sustainable fashion competition Junk Kouture has announced that it will be bringing its youth-orientated initiative to the US market as part of its ongoing global expansion. Set to launch in New York City, the new addition joins Junk Kouture’s growing roster of fashion capitals, already including London, Milan and Paris. The event is also set to...

23 Sept 2021

Business

Kering partners with Prospect 100 to launch design competition

Competition platform Prospect 100 has teamed up with luxury conglomerate Kering to launch the 2021 Global Design Competition Competitors must be under 25 and are to be in selected teams to create a presentation on their sustainable solution to an item of their own clothing. The project hosted by both Kering and Prospect 100 aims to bring...

31 Aug 2021

Business

Red Carpet Green Dress opens 2021 design contest

Global sustainable design competition Red Carpet Green Dress has opened its 2021 edition in partnership with Tencel and 3D garment design software Clo Virtual Fashion, challenging designers to submit a digitally designed, sustainably produced red carpet-worthy outfit. The international contest, open to talented designers over the age of 21, aims...

2 Aug 2021