Articles by Andrea Byrne
Fashion School Fun Facts: Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
Jul 29, 2022 - News
The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) believes in a dynamic classroom approach that combines knowing and doing. It is a private for-profit college that is based in Los Angeles, USA. Origins FIDM has more than 50 years of experience in supporting students and helping them build a network filled with industry professionals so...
LCI Barcelona adapts to the metaverse
Jul 28, 2022 - Schools
LCI Barcelona has adapted to the metaverse, an integrated network of 3D virtual worlds, by specialising in areas of innovation and technology to create more design and development bachelor and master degrees. As the metaverse develops, virtual reality (VR) games are increasingly being implemented in new products. This sector is expected to...
International Woolmark Prize opens 2023 applications
Jul 26, 2022 - News
Woolmark has opened applications in the search for the next talent to follow in the footsteps of Saul Nash for its 2023 International Woolmark Prize (IWP). The International Woolmark Prize is the world's most prestigious award for rising fashion stars showcasing the beauty and versatility of Australian Merino wool. To be eligible to apply,...
In Pictures: IED Rome's graduation fashion show 2022
Jul 26, 2022 - News
Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) Rome has showcased its most outstanding graduates of the fashion design and jewellery design courses for its graduation fashion show 2022 in the setting of the Ex Caserma Guido Reni in Rome, Italy. The looks displayed at the event were designed with the theme ‘Insubordinate.’ The graduates were encouraged to...
British Academy of Jewellery announces winners of competition with Theo Fennell
Jul 25, 2022 - Schools
The British Academy of Jewellery (BAJ) has announced Blaise Zunter, a Diploma in Jewellery Design and Manufacturing student, as the winner of its Circle of Life Live Project competition with London-based jeweller Theo Fennell. The Circle of Life Live Project was launched so that students could showcase their technical jewellery-making skills by...
Fashion School Fun Facts: Polimoda
Jul 22, 2022 - News
Florence-based private fashion school Polimoda embodies creativity, heritage and research. The university’s Italian roots run deep but continuously change and grow to adapt to the ever-changing fashion industry. Origins Since Polimoda was established in 1986, it is now in the top twenty fashion schools in the world in the year 2022, according to...
London College of Fashion collaborates with the Fashion Innovation Agency and Outernet London
Jul 21, 2022 - Schools
The London College of Fashion (LCF) has collaborated with the Fashion Innovation Agency (FIA) and Outernet London, an immersive entertainment district in London. The collaboration aims to provide a platform for physical and digital assets and to show the endless customer and retail engagement possibilities. FIA incorporated the work of LCF UAL’s...
Amsterdam Fashion Academy supports Ukraine through t-shirt collection
Jul 21, 2022 - News
The Amsterdam Fashion Academy has set up a t-shirt collection in collaboration with fashion brands B-Spoken, Karl Lagerfeld and Tommy Hilfiger to raise money and to show its support for Ukraine following the Russian invasion. Students from the Amsterdam Fashion Academy created a custom t-shirt collection, and all proceeds from the line will be...
Swarovski Foundation launches second edition of Creatives for Our Future program
Jul 21, 2022 - Schools
The Swarovski Foundation has launched the application process for the second edition of its ‘Creatives for Our Future’ program. Eligible applicants must be between the ages of 21 and 31 and wish to focus on one of the following areas: architecture, art, design, engineering, fashion, science, or technology. To apply, applicants must present an...
In Pictures: IFA Paris end-of-year fashion show 2022
Jul 19, 2022 - News
IFA Paris has presented its ten BA in Fashion Design and Technology students and seven MA in Contemporary Fashion Design students at the university’s end-of-year fashion graduation show. The theme of this year’s fashion show was Intuitive Divergence. According to a statement, the theme was about adapting to the changes within the fashion...