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Maxxam and Graduate Fashion Foundation competition announces 2026 finalists

Four emerging designers have been selected as finalists in the Maxxam x Graduate Fashion Foundation competition, which aims to support new talent in womenswear design ahead of Graduate Fashion Week 2026. The initiative, led by textile innovator Rosemary Moore and the Graduate Fashion Foundation, challenges students to develop contemporary...

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Graduate Fashion Week teams up with F&F Clothing

Graduate Fashion Foundation, the charity behind the largest showcase of BA fashion talent in the world, has announced a strategic partnership with Tesco’s clothing brand F&F to mark the 35th anniversary of Graduate Fashion Week (GFW) in June. In a statement, GFW, which takes place at the Truman Brewery from June 15 to 18, 2026, said the move...

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Graduate Fashion Foundation launches circularity masterclass programme with Zalando

The Graduate Fashion Foundation, the UK charitable organisation that bridges the gap between graduation and employment and runs Graduate Fashion Week, is teaming up with European online retailer Zalando to offer circularity masterclasses for 2025/26. The circularity masterclass is a five-part online educational platform that 11 European and UK...

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Graduate Fashion Foundation names first-ever managing director

The Graduate Fashion Foundation (GFF), the charity behind the world's largest showcase of BA fashion talent, Graduate Fashion Week, which takes place annually in London, has named Nicola Hitchens, previously communications and special projects director, as its first-ever managing director. In a statement, GFF said the move represents a “new...

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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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Graduate Fashion Foundation names new global ambassadors

Graduate Fashion Foundation, the charitable organisation behind the annual Graduate Fashion Week showcase, has named 20 new global ambassadors who will join the charity this month to help shape the future of fashion, design and media. In a statement, the Graduate Fashion Foundation said the 20 influential figures were chosen for making “...

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Pure x JATC continues partnership with Graduate Fashion Foundation

Trade show Pure London x JATC is reinforcing its commitment to supporting the next generation of fashion innovators by teaming up with the Graduate Fashion Foundation to provide graduate designers with catwalk shows and exhibition space. For the upcoming Pure London x JATC show, which runs from July 14 to 16 at Olympia London, Graduate Fashion...

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GFW24: Liverpool John Moores University, LCDF Hanoi, Manchester Fashion Institute present graduates

Final-year students of the fashion design programmes at three UK institutions, John Moores University in Liverpool, the London College for Design and Fashion Vietnam (LCDF Hanoi) and the Manchester Fashion Institute at Manchester Metropolitan University, have presented their designs at Graduate Fashion Week London, which kicked off on Monday....

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Graduate Fashion Week 2024 opens in London

The 32nd Graduate Fashion Week begins today, June 10 in London, where students from across the UK will showcase their final-year collections across 26 different fashion disciplines. The four-day event, organised by charitable organisation the Graduate Fashion Foundation is taking place at The Old Truman Brewery in East London and marks the...

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GFWi23 takes place in Dubai in collaboration with FAD fashion institute

After last year’s inaugural edition of Graduate Fashion Week International (GFWi) in Mumbai, India, UK-based non-profit organisation the Graduate Fashion Foundation (GFF), is now holding the second international edition of the event from October 10 to October 12 during Dubai Fashion Week. For GFWi23, GFF has collaborated with Dubai educational...

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All the winners from Graduate Fashion Week 2023

Graduate Fashion Week, the world’s largest showcase of BA fashion talent, has announced the best graduate collections and portfolios from its four-day showcase, which took place from June 12 to 15 at the Truman Brewery in London. The event, organised by the non-profit organisation Graduate Fashion Foundation, showcased collections from the...

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Graduate Fashion Week kicks off in London, this is the 2023 schedule

The 2023 edition of UK graduate showcase at the bachelor level Graduate Fashion Week, kicks off today. 27 GFW member universities will take part in the four day event which runs until June 15. The event, organised by non-profit organisation the Graduate Fashion Foundation is taking place at the Truman Brewery in East London. GFW23 will feature...