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Nigerian Student Fashion and Design Week confirms 2025 return in Lagos

Nigerian Student Fashion and Design Week (NSFDW) has announced the return of its ninth edition, set to take place on 20 December 2025 at GAC Motors, Victoria Island. Positioned during Lagos’ popular “Detty December” season, the event will spotlight emerging designers and celebrate the intersection of youth culture, creativity and fashion....

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PolyU Hosts “Hong Kong Fasynates 2025” showcasing fashion–sports innovation

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) staged Hong Kong Fasynates 2025: Fashion x Sports from 22 to 23 November at Kai Tak Sports Park, presenting a large-scale showcase that blended fashion, sports and urban culture. Co-organised by PolyU’s School of Fashion and Textiles (SFT), Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME), and Research...

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Istituto Marangoni marks 90th anniversary with “Creative State of Mind” campaign

Istituto Marangoni is celebrating its 90th anniversary with a global campaign built around the slogan “Creative State of Mind,” created by Italian digital artist Pietro Terzini. The phrase reflects the school’s commitment to nurturing creativity across fashion, design and the arts. Terzini describes the concept as a universal “passport” to the...

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University of Leeds awarded Queen Elizabeth Prize for 150 years of textile research

The University of Leeds has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Higher and Further Education in recognition of its 150-year contribution to textile research and innovation. The honour—one of the UK’s highest forms of national recognition for education—marks the fourth time Leeds has received the award since 1994. The prize highlights the...

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European fashion universities present pioneering holographic runway event

Twelve European fashion universities joined forces at Fabrique des Lumières in Amsterdam to present what organizers describe as the world’s first holographic fashion show, showcased during Future Front Row X FashionTEX. The event was led by the Amsterdam Fashion Academy, part of the FashionTEX Europe network, and highlighted emerging approaches...

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HEAD Fashion Show 2025: Matil Vanlint emerges as a designer to watch

HEAD Geneve in Switzerland may be a relevantly young fashion school, when compared to other institutions across the UK and Europe, as it was created in 2006 from the merger of two prestigious schools, the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts and the Haute École d’Arts Appliqués, but its annual graduate showcase for its Bachelor and Master's fashion...

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Ravensbourne University launches executive programme focused on experiential luxury

Ravensbourne University London, together with the academic platform In Pursuit of Luxury (IPOL), has announced a new executive education course designed to explore how craftsmanship, culture and innovation shape today’s luxury industry. The Certificate in Experiential Luxury is structured around three intensive modules held in London, Zurich and...

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Design Academy Eindhoven's Trans Realities Lab relocates to high tech campus Eindhoven

Design Academy Eindhoven (DAE) confirmed that its Trans Realities Lab (TRL) would relocate to High Tech Campus Eindhoven (HTCE), establishing a long-term base from 2026. The new location includes a research lab equipped with XR, motion capture, virtual production and immersive media tools, along with office space in building HTC 37. The move was...

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Ashlynn Park named CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund winner

Ashlynn Park, the designer behind the New York brand Ashlyn, has been named the winner of this year’s CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund (CVFF). The announcement was made at a dedicated dinner celebrating the initiative, hosted by Isha Ambani, Zac Posen, Anna Wintour and Chloe Malle. Park will receive a monetary award of 300,000 dollars. The two runners-up...

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Ied students showcase at Fashion Graduate Italia 2025

Ied students showcased their collections in Milan today, opening Fashion Graduate Italia. The event, which runs until October 30, is organised by Piattaforma Sistema Formativo Moda. This third-sector body is a hub that brings together Italian post-graduate institutions and academies in the fashion sector. It is sponsored by the Lombardy Region...

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Top five finalists announced for NRF Foundation Next Generation Scholarship

The NRF Foundation has named the five finalists for its annual Next Generation Scholarship, an initiative that recognizes outstanding undergraduate students pursuing careers in retail. Since its launch in 2014, the program has awarded more than 800,000 US dollars to support future retail leaders. This year’s finalists are Shayma Banks (Columbia...

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The unexpected challenge sneaker design students face today: "They need to know so much"

When Wilson Smith III, former Design Director at Nike Footwear, left the sportswear giant in January 2025 after an impressive 41-year tenure, he was struck with an immediate and unexpected realization: "How do I present myself or connect myself to the world now?" During his four-decade career at Nike, the company's PR and communications team had...