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RLSD International Student Design Competition 2026 opens for entries

The Real Leather Stay Different International Student Design Competition 2026 edition has officially opened submissions, inviting fashion, footwear and accessories students worldwide to present their work on a global platform. Entries are free and open until June 30, 2026. The competition is designed to connect emerging designers with industry...

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Josslyn Shi wins ‘Real Leather.Stay Different.’ student design competition 2024

'Real Leather.Stay Different.' has unveiled the winner of its international student design competition 2024. Josslyn Shi, from the California College of Art (CCA) has been selected as this year's top fashion designer from a total of four finalists announced in August. The 21-year-old designer presented her project Ephemeral Eclosion to a...

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‘Real Leather.Stay Different.’ student design competition announces 2024 finalists

The Leather and Hide Council of America has announced the four finalists of its ‘Real.Leather.Stay.Different.’ international student design competition which aims to celebrate leather as a material and innovation in leather design by empowering student creators from around the world. Each of the four selected finalists is the winner of one of...

'Real Leather Stay Different' student design competition 2024 opens applications

Real Leather Stay Different and Arts Thread have opened entries for the fourth edition of their international student design competition. The competition is open to all students in higher education globally who have graduated in the past year. The aim of the competition is to “challenge the fast fashion cycle and promote the sustainability of...

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'Real Leather. Stay Different.' opens entries for student design competition 2023

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...

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‘Real Leather. Stay Different.’ student design competition 2022 announces winner

The ‘Real Leather. Stay Different.’ student design competition has announced the winner of its 2022 edition. After the finalists of the competition were revealed back in August , Fashion Design graduate Gal Benjamin from Israel has now been named the international winner. Winner Gal Benjamin is a graduate of Shenkar College of Design,...

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‘Real Leather. Stay Different.’ launches African talent showcase

The ‘Real Leather. Stay Different.’ international student design competition from the Leather and Hide Council of America is launching an African talent leather design showcase in 2023 in partnership with the African Leather and Leather Products Institute (ALLPI). The African Talent Leather Design Showcase 2023 aims to educate the next...

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‘Real Leather. Stay Different.’ names 2022 finalists

The ‘Real Leather. Stay Different.’ international student design competition, run by Leather and Hide Council of America in partnership with ArtsThread, has shortlisted four designers that will participate in the global final during London Fashion Week in September. This year’s competition received almost 2,000 entries, from more than 130...

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IoDF partners with ‘Real Leather. Stay Different.’ design competition

The Institute of Digital Fashion (IoDF) is partnering with the ‘Real Leather. Stay Different.’ International student design competition and offering a free digital and sustainability workshop to empower future fashion creatives. The slow fashion challenge, run by Leather and Hide Council of America in partnership with ArtsThread, was launched to...

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‘Real Leather. Stay Different.’ calls for entries and adds judges

The ‘Real Leather. Stay Different.’ International student design competition, run by Leather and Hide Council of America in partnership with ArtsThread, has opened the 2022 competition and added Hugo Boss’ managing director and Mulberry’s sustainability manager to its judging panel. The slow fashion challenge is open to anyone studying art and...