Articles by Kelly Press
ITMF announces winners of 2025 International Collaboration Awards
The International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) has announced the winners of its International Collaboration Awards 2025, recognizing achievements in global partnerships that advance sustainability and innovation in the textile industry. This year’s four award recipients are: • Bursa Uludag University (Türkiye) – Unlocking Circular...
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Milan fashion week: IED Milano’s Unstage blends fashion, performance, and collective practice
At this year’s Milan Fashion Week, the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) presented Unstage, a collective fashion show that challenged the conventions of the runway. Staged inside the Galleria Lia Rumma, the event brought together 50 looks from 13 emerging designers, framed not as individual achievements but as a collaborative performance. The...
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Design Academy Eindhoven graduation shows 2025
Design Academy Eindhoven (DAE) is presenting its graduation shows 2025 from 18–26 October during Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven. The exhibition will showcase more than 200 Bachelor and Master graduate projects, covering themes such as social change, sustainability, technology, and cultural identity. This year’s edition will take place at...
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Fashion Pioneers Awards launches inaugural call for entries
The inaugural Fashion Pioneers Awards (FPA) has officially opened its call for entries, inviting applications from innovators across the fashion sector until 30 September 2025. Established by campaign agency Mumster in collaboration with the City of Amsterdam and FashionUnited, the initiative seeks to highlight pioneering contributions to the...
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FIT MFA runway show “Act 5” to debut at NYFW
The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) will present its annual MFA Runway Show, Act 5, on Tuesday, September 9 at 4:00 PM during New York Fashion Week. The showcase features collections from 18 graduating designers in the Fashion Design MFA program. The title Act 5 symbolizes the final chapter of the students’ two-year journey, described by...
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CID exhibition 'Woven Whispers' connects textiles and contemporary design
The exhibition Woven Whispers, first shown at Milan Design Week 2025, will soon open at the CID – The Centre for innovation and design at Grand-Hornu. Produced by Belgium is Design, it showcases 17 projects that connect Belgium’s textile heritage with contemporary experimentation, material research, and product development. The exhibition offers...
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YKK joins Fashion Frontier Program to promote sustainable design education
YKK Corporation has partnered with the Fashion Frontier Program, an initiative supported by Japan’s Ministry of the Environment, to support the education of emerging fashion designers in sustainable practices. As part of the collaboration, YKK will lead a lecture titled “Little Parts. Big Difference.” at the program’s first incubation session...
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Fashion Retail Academy celebrates 20th anniversary with ambassador appointments
The Fashion Retail Academy (FRA) has announced the appointment of five new ambassadors as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. The appointments aim to strengthen the academy’s industry links and highlight its role in preparing students for careers in fashion and retail. The new ambassadors include Ian McGarrigle, founder and chairman of the World...
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Seatbelts reimagined: Northampton students blend fashion and road safety
A new campaign, The Essential Collection, is challenging perceptions of seatbelts by turning them into fashion statements. The initiative is a collaboration between Scrap Car Comparison, road safety charity Brake, and fashion students from the University of Northampton. Despite being a legal requirement, some young drivers and passengers still...
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Three finalists announced for the 2025 Wessel & Vett Fashion Prize
The Wessel & Vett Fashion Prize has named MFPEN, Nicklas Skovgaard, and STEL as the finalists for its 2025 edition. The award, considered one of the Nordic region’s most influential fashion prizes, supports Danish designers with strong creative vision and the potential for international growth. The winner, to be announced in October, will...
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