Articles by Veerle Versteeg
Knitwear students Nottingham Trent University collaborate with Celtic & Co.
28 Mar 2023 - Fashion
UK educational institution Nottingham Trent University (NTU) recently teamed up with fashion brand Celtic & Co. and knitwear supplier Robert Todd. The students of the bachelor programme in fashion knitwear design and the bachelor programme in knitted textiles created new designs from old Celtic & Co. clothing samples provided by Robert Todd and...
Parsons Benefit 2023 to honour Geoffrey van Raemdonck, Olivier Rousteing and Naomi Campbell
27 Mar 2023 - Fashion
The New School in New York City has announced its annual Parsons benefit along with the names of the industry figures that will be recognised at the occasion. At the benefit, the US school raises funds for student scholarships. The student scholarships enable any student to pursue studies in art, design, liberal arts, technology and social...
Kent State School of Fashion to add Omar Salam to its hall of fame
21 Mar 2023 - Fashion
US educational institution Kent State School of Fashion at Kent State University (KSU) in Kent, Ohio has named Omar Salam, a fashion designer and the founder and creative director of fashion house Sukeina, inductee of its fashion hall of fame. The Kent State School of Fashion award celebrates “the outstanding contributions made to fashion by an...
Manchester Fashion Institute partners with Coats Digital
21 Mar 2023 - Fashion
The Manchester Fashion Institute at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) has announced that it has partnered with Coats Digital, the software company of industrial thread manufacturer Coats Group, to help students better understand the fashion value chain. Coats Digital joined forces with the educators of Manchester Metropolitan University...
Colorifix and Central Saint Martins team up on microbial printing PhD project
17 Mar 2023 - Fashion
UK biotechnology company Colorifix and Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design (CSM) at the University of the Arts London (UAL), have joined forces on a new PhD research project with the aim to accelerate the transition to microbial colour printing in the textile industry. Carole Collet, a professor connected to the university where she...
Real Leather. Stay Different. opens entries for student design competition 2023
14 Mar 2023 - Fashion
The Leather and Hide Council of America (L&HCA) has announced the 2023 edition of its international student design competition. Students in higher education from all over the world can apply for the competition, as well as international students who have graduated in the past year. The aim of the competition, which the L&HCA hosts annually...
Emerging designers Asia Fashion Collection present at NYFW FW23
2 Mar 2023 - Fashion
After Asia Fashion Collection (AFC) announced this season’s finalists in early February, the five selected young designers showcased their collections on the runway of New York Fashion Week FW23/24 on February 13. The Asia Fashion Collection (AFC) is an incubation project that aims to provide a platform from emerging fashion design talent...
Central Saint Martins class of 2023 presents designs at LFW
24 Feb 2023 - Fashion
On Monday, February 20, twenty fashion master students from the graduating class of 2023 at Central Saint Martins (CSM), UAL, had the opportunity to present their creations on the London Fashion Week catwalk. The designs were the result of months of research, design and fabrication under the guidance of Fabio Piras, course director of the...
LCF master students 2023 present at London Fashion Week
23 Feb 2023 - Fashion
On Friday, February 17, the master students in fashion design technology (womenswear) and fashion design technology (menswear) at the London College of Fashion (LCF) at the University of the Arts London, presented their designs on the runway of London Fashion Week (LFW) AW23. The LCF postgraduate fashion show 2023 took place on the opening day...
Oxford University guild to honour survivors in Serenity Project Fashion Show
21 Feb 2023 - Fashion
The Oxford Guild Society, the largest university society at the University of Oxford, UK, has announced it will host its annual ‘survivors’ fashion show’ on Friday, February 24 via the university’s Serenity Project initiative. With the event, it aims to highlight people who identify as ‘survivors’ of traumatic events and hardships, as per a...