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Petra Fagerström wins Challenge the Fabric 2025

Swedish-born, London-based designer Petra Fagerström, who graduated with an MA in womenswear design from Central Saint Martins this year, has been named the winner of the Challenge the Fabric 2025 competition. The annual award, which was founded in 2018, promotes and encourages the use of bio-based and recycled materials while establishing...

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Swedish Fashion Council adds talent to incubator scheme

Swedish Fashion Council (SFC) has added three new talents to its incubator programme SFC [Incubator], Petra Fagerström, Louis Abel and Tuttolente. The SFC [Incubator] focuses on emerging brands and creators combining creative excellence with innovative business models and a disruptive vision and currently supports 11 brands, including new...

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Swedish Fashion Council and Fashion East to showcase at PFW

Swedish Fashion Council is returning to the Fashion [X] showroom for the Paris Fashion Week spring/summer 2024 season in collaboration with London-based talent incubator Fashion East. Located at 43 Rue Notre Dame de Nazareth in Paris, the Fashion [X] showroom will run from September 27 to October 4 showcasing prominent young brands from the SFC...

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Challenge The Fabric – scale the impact through collaboration

With a focus on sustainability, transparency, and material innovation, Challenge the Fabric aims to improve and connect the supply chain of man-made cellulosic fibre (MMCF) textiles. Participants in the pioneering cross-industry initiative include the OTB Group, Pangaia, Nona Source, a resale platform of surplus fabrics from the LVMH Houses, and...

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Copenhagen Fashion Week teams up with Swedish Fashion Council to support emerging talent

Copenhagen Fashion Week is partnering with the Swedish Fashion Council to support emerging designer talent, ahead of its autumn/winter 2022 edition in February. The partnership will strengthen and develop support for young designers across the Nordics, aligning Copenhagen Fashion Week with the Swedish Fashion Council’s ambitious talent...