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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...

Nov 29, 2022

Culture

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...

Nov 15, 2022

Culture

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...

Nov 8, 2022

News

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...

Nov 8, 2022

News

Prada and UNFPA launch fashion programme in Ghana and Kenya

Luxury conglomerate Prada Group has teamed up with the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA) on a fashion training programme for young women in Ghana and Kenya. The pilot programme, ‘Fashion Expressions: The Stories She Wears’, looks to leverage the social and economic power of fashion to promote women’s empowerment and...

Oct 20, 2022

Schools

Tapestry and Kate Spade partner with Harlem’s Fashion Row on university programme

Tapestry and Kate Spade New York have announced a three-year partnership with Harlem’s Fashion Row’s (HFR) annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Fashion Summit in a bid to support a diverse range of fashion talent. The collaborative programme will offer students at Bowie State University access to connect with Kate Spade’s...

Sep 29, 2022

Business

Burberry partners with Gen.G on educational gaming content series

British heritage brand Burberry has taken its first steps into the esports world through a new partnership with gaming organisation Gen.G. The duo will be launching a four-part educational content series that aims to champion women and the importance of inclusivity in gaming, as part of the organisation’s ‘NetWork: Inspire’ programme. The...

Aug 1, 2022

Fashion

H&M launches Sustainable Fashion and Journalism Awards with CSM

H&M’s UK division has launched its new annual Sustainable Fashion and Journalism Awards with the goal of supporting designers and fashion journalists in accelerating the shift to circular fashion. Four winners of the inaugural scholarships will each receive a grant to support their collections and degree projects, as well as further networking...

Aug 1, 2022

NewsFeatured

Students of AMFI’s digital fashion course talk the future of sustainable production

Virtual fashion has continued to tighten its grip on the industry and, in light of its indubitable impact, an increasing number of brands are starting to turn to using the alternative production method for both its sustainable benefits and appeal to the younger generation of shoppers. However, with a notable lack of fashion-educated tech people...

Jul 22, 2022

Business

Farfetch launches Web3 accelerator programme with Outlier Ventures

Luxury fashion platform Farfetch has announced a new partnership with Outlier Ventures that will see the duo host a Web3-focused accelerator programme for digitally-driven fashion and lifestyle start-ups. The ‘Dream Assembly Base Camp’ will offer selected participants a tailored 12-week programme, featuring mentorship, networking and support...

Jul 14, 2022

Business

CFDA partners with Crystal Bridges Museum on scholarship award

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has announced a new partnership with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art that will see it introduce a new scholarship for those studying in the US. As part of the collaboration, the CFDA said it will be hosting virtual school and student engagements to guide participants. Applications for the...

Jul 8, 2022

News

CFDA partners with Crystal Bridges Museum on scholarship award

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has announced a new partnership with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art that will see it introduce a new scholarship for those studying in the US. As part of the collaboration, the CFDA said it will be hosting virtual school and student engagements to guide participants. Applications for the...

Jul 8, 2022