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Leicester Made & Regions 2026 highlights education and skills development in British fashion manufacturing

Leicester Made & Regions 2026 is positioning fashion education and skills development at the centre of its expanded programme, offering new opportunities for educators, students and early-career professionals to engage with the future of British fashion and textile manufacturing. Organised by Fashion-Enter Ltd, the two-day event will take place...

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Research shows that an anti-viral treatment can inactivate coronavirus on leather

Researchers at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) working with the British Footwear Association (BFA) have discovered that while coronavirus can remain on shoe leather for up to two days that there is also an anti-viral treatment that can inactivate coronavirus after two hours. The independent research was commissioned to help the shoe...

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DMU fashion buying specialists predict some fashion practices to be abandoned by 2090

Fashion buying specialists and students at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) have predicted ten fashion practices to be abandoned by 2090 due to the environmental impact on the industry. The ten fashion practices predicted to be extinct are the following: distressed denim, fast fashion, fashion trends, incineration, landfills, nylon tights,...