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University of Salford teams up with China Academy of Art for fashion workshop

The University of Salford (UoS) in greater Manchester, UK and the China Academy of Art (CAA) recently hosted a joint fashion workshop event. The aim of the event was to explore the potential of using paper materials in fashion modelling. In October, educators from UoS travelled to the CAA Liangzhu Campus in China to partner with academics at the...

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Brazilian fashion history professor launches new edition of book

Sponsored by the Brazilian jeans brand Santista Jeanswear, the book A Century of Fashion (original title in Portuguese ‘Um Século de Moda’) by Brazilian professor and specialist in fashion history João Braga, is being relaunched by publishing house D’Livros Editora. After 11 years, the book returns with a new edition, bringing a rich and...

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Institut Français de la Mode announces date for its Fashion Reboot 2024

Fashion Reboot, the Institut Français de la Mode's (IFM) annual event designed to help professionals better understand the social and economic challenges of the fashion market, will take place on Thursday November 21, 2024, from 9 am to 6 pm, at 3 Mazarium in Paris’ sixth quarter. “More than ever, the fashion industry is undergoing profound...

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GreenWalk Awards: Wheat dress propels its creator to Saint Martins

The future of sustainable fashion looks promising, driven by groundbreaking ideas and a growing environmental consciousness, as embodied by the GreenWalk Awards. The event celebrated its third edition in Madrid earlier this month and awarded designer Alejandro Merino a scholarship to attend a course at the prestigious UK institution Central...

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‘Young Creators of the World’ fashion competition unveils winner

The Lima designer Mónica Maurico was named the winner of the seventeenth edition of the ‘Young Creators to the World’ competition held as part of the latest edition of B2B network event Peru Moda Deco, according to a press release issued by PromPerú. The winning collection is entitled ‘Children of the Wind’, made of alpaca and cotton, and...

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Applications open for AMFI student essay writing competition in collaboration with Fair Wear Foundation

Dutch fashion institution Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI) is collaborating with The Fair Wear Foundation, the AMFI study association ‘The New Mode Collective’, and its student-led sustainability group ‘Dirty Laundry’ on a new essay writing competition for students. Essays can be submitted until November 15. Entitled the Klaus Hohenegger Essay...

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'Sustainability Lab': UDIT launches research and development project with Spanish fashion giant Tendam

Determined to support the transformation of fashion from the ground up, Spanish fashion group Tendam has announced the creation of its new Sustainability Lab, a research and development laboratory focused on sustainability, which in collaboration with UDIT University in Madrid and consultancy IDavinci aims to ‘redefine the future of fashion’...

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CFDA and Google launch Fashion Equity Fellowship

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has announced a new partnership with Google to launch a Fashion Equity Fellowship. Through the deal, running through spring 2025, the duo have established a grant programme aimed at bringing the resources of Google to designers and brands in a bid to support their upcoming New York Fashion Week...

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ESDI School of Design names colour expert Encarna Ruiz academic director

ESDI School of Design, a part of Ramon Llull University (URL), has announced a change to its management team, naming educator Encarna Ruiz as its academic director. Ruiz has a background in the sociology of design and analysis of social trends. She has been working at ESDI as a teacher and researcher for 27 years, teaching sociology of design,...

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Cambridge university spin-out Evoralis secures 2.5 million dollar funding

Evoralis, a company specialising in the development of plastic-depolymerising enzymes, has announced the closure of a 2.5 million pound seed funding round, which will allow it to build on its mission of transforming “the recycling landscape for textiles and other plastics”. The firm, which began as a spin-out of the University of Cambridge...

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Shein France runway show: Where designer pieces meet everyday wear

What do the looks created by Mathilde Lhomme, Eddie Corps, and Mohammad Hossein Mahjouri – emerging designers showcased at the Shein France runway show last week – look like? Just days before Paris Fashion Week, the Shein France show took place at the Pavillon Vendôme, once again disrupting industry norms. Ironically, the show was titled 'New...

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Nebrija University and Creative Campus showcase potential of emerging Spanish design at Madrid Es Moda

Madrid Es Moda (MeM), the fashion event connected to Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid (MBFW Madrid), continues to solidify its position as a leading platform for Spanish fashion and emerging design talent. The latest edition served as the stage for presentations by students from Nebrija University and Creative Campus. “We firmly believe that...