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Frank & Eileen founder launches foundation to support female entrepreneurs

Audrey McLoghlin, founder and chief executive of Los Angeles-based womenswear brand Frank & Eileen, has announced the launch of a foundation dedicated to creating more women entrepreneurs by investing in entrepreneurship education. The Frank & Eileen Foundation launches with an initial 1 million US dollar gift from the 100 percent woman-owned, B...

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Career check: why the point-of-sale is the best school

What does a career look like in an industry that constantly has to reinvent itself? Industry expert Daniel Samy El Menshawi looks back on 15 years of experience balanced between tradition and transformation. After an apprenticeship in textile management and a degree in International Fashion Management, El Menshawi worked in sales for various...

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Who's responsible? NextGen voices on accountability in fashion and nature's rights

At the Global Fashion Summit, which took place in Copenhagen at the beginning of the month, NextGen Assembly members presented their take on the given topic, which was “How Can Fashion Value the Rights of Nature?”. What ensued was an interesting session with refreshing takes on current obstacles. The group’s collective manifesto was also...

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University of Westminster offering new MA course to bridge the skills gap in manufacturing

The University of Westminster ranked in the top 20 universities in the UK, has announced a new Master of Arts (MA) course in collaboration with the UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT) designed to boost the number of skilled fashion manufacturers. The Fashion Manufacturing MA course, launching in September, is being described as a “...

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Central Saint Martins collaborates with Miss Sixty to drive circular denim

University of the Arts London (UAL) has announced a partnership between Central Saint Martins (CSM) and fashion conglomerate Trendy Group, which includes Italian brand Miss Sixty “to pave the future for circular denim”. In a statement, Central Saint Martins said the partnership centres around the new Future Denim Lab, an ambitious five-year...

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CFDA partners with Genesis for second annual AAPI design + innovation grant

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) is partnering with automotive brand Genesis once more to launch a mentorship program that will support innovation and design within the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. Building on the success of the first-of-its-kind challenge introduced in 2023, the program's second...

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Inside independent retail: What it takes to run a fashion store

There are various types of fashion stores. We use the term retailers to broadly refer to all those who sell clothing to consumers. Retailers include chains such as Scotch & Soda, H&M and Zara, as well as department stores such as John Lewis, Harvey Nichols and Selfridges. However, the term retailers also refers to independent retailers -...

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NYU Stern's Fashion & Luxury MBA: Your Gateway to the Fashion Industry

The world of fashion and luxury needs a fresh wave of passionate innovators and business-savvy leaders. NYU Stern’s one-year Fashion & Luxury MBA is the first of its kind program dedicated to cultivating talented individuals who will dedicate their careers to finding creative solutions to challenges in fashion and luxury. NYU Stern's immersive...

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Luxury brand Rtfkt partners with Ledger on Web3 security programme and products

Digital fashion brand Rtfkt has announced a new partnership with Web3 security firm Ledger which will see the launch of a series of educational programmes and collaborative product drops related to the digital world. The announcement of the partnership was made during a presentation at NFT Paris, where Ledger detailed what the collaboration will...

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Woolmark announces winners of 2022 Performance Challenge

The Woolmark Company, together with Salomon, has announced the winners of its 2022 Woolmark Performance Challenge, an initiative dedicated to backing concepts within the sports and performance market. For this year’s theme, participating students were asked to invent next-generation running gear for long-distance runners in mountainous...

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The Museum at FIT to host ‘Designing Women: Fashion Creators and Their Interiors’ exhibition

The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (MFIT) has unveiled a new exhibition centred around the connections between high fashion and interior decoration, set to take place from November 30 to May 14, 2023. ‘Designing Women: Fashion Creators and Their Interiors’ will feature 60 garments and accessories by 40 female designers, including...

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The Museum at FIT to host hip hop fashion exhibition

The museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), in New York City, is set to present an exhibition dedicated to celebrating the 50th anniversary of the “birth of hip hop”. ‘Fresh, Fly and Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style’ will explore this influential style and music genre through the use of over 100 garments and accessories that...