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BFC to launch inaugural Institute of Positive Fashion Forum in June

The British Fashion Council (BFC) is to host the inaugural Institute of Positive Fashion Forum (IPF Forum) on June 10, a day-long event focusing on sustainability and other key issues across the fashion value chain. Taking place ahead of COP26, the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, hosted in November, the IPF Forum will centre...

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Vanish partners with the British Fashion Council to highlight throwaway fashion

Garment care brand Vanish has unveiled a Rewear Edit high-fashion shoot in partnership with the British Fashion Council as part of London Fashion Week made entirely from discarded clothing to raise awareness of the 3.5 tonnes of clothing thrown away every five minutes in the UK. The thought-provoking imagery is shared alongside new research...

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London Fashion Week AW21: what to expect from the digital showcase

Pre-2020, the day before London Fashion Week would see buyers, press and influencers organising their tickets and schedule for the week ahead, however, the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic means that this season’s autumn/winter 2021 collections will be showcase entirely digitally. In September, a handful of designers staged socially distanced catwalks...

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London Fashion Week announces line-up for February edition

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced the provisional line-up of the upcoming February 2021 edition of London Fashion Week (LFW). Taking place from Friday 19 to Tuesday 23 February 2021, the event will feature both womenswear and menswearwear collections in a genderless showcase, digitally on the LFW platform and in and around London....

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The British Fashion Council launches inaugural positive fashion project to tackle waste

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced its first research project via its Institute of Positive Fashion (IPF) called the Waste Ecosystem Project. The research aims to find solutions for how the fashion industry can responsibly manage inventory, reduce, and move to circular business operations. The research will look at actions and...

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BFC announces Diversity and Inclusion Steering Committee

The British Fashion Council has announced the launch of its Diversity and Inclusion Steering Committee as part of its “long-term plan to fight prejudice and discrimination and galvanise the industry into action”. The committee is made up of industry and British Fashion Council representatives and its role will be to address "key challenges...

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18 Sustainability efforts of the fashion industry in June 2020

What was already apparent in May continued in June as well: The fashion industry has recognised the importance of its sustainability efforts - commercially and for the sake of the environment - and even after Corona, fashion companies are making them a part of their budgets. The industry also seems to be recovering from the pandemic and finding...

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Fall Winter 2020-21 London Fashion Week Overview

Trendstop brings FashionUnited readers a first look at the event highlights of London Fashion Week. Extending beyond the confines of the capital’s fashion hub, London Fashion Week hosted a City-Wide Celebration with the aim of introducing the industry to a wider audience. Over 346 activities and events happening across the city encompassed 78...

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BFC shares details on its plans to address sustainability

The British Fashion Council closed London Fashion Week with a reception to celebrate British fashion and sustainability at Downing Street hosted alongside the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Rt. Hon Oliver Dowden, MP. Dowden, with Stephanie Phair, chair and Caroline Rush, chief executive of the British Fashion Council,...