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The unexpected challenge sneaker design students face today: "They need to know so much"

When Wilson Smith III, former Design Director at Nike Footwear, left the sportswear giant in January 2025 after an impressive 41-year tenure, he was struck with an immediate and unexpected realization: "How do I present myself or connect myself to the world now?" During his four-decade career at Nike, the company's PR and communications team had...

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JCA | London Fashion Academy teams up with Pineider

Professor Jimmy Choo’s JCA | London Fashion Academy has announced a multi-faceted partnership with Pineider, the prestigious Italian stationery, leather goods and lifestyle brand. In a statement, JCA said that the partnership would include illustration and design competitions for its students, show sponsorship, internships, and the creation of...

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Students to “lead resurgence” of the high street

Students are most looking forward to returning to bricks and mortar shops following the lifting of Covid restrictions in England, according to research from student benefits platform, UniDays. In the survey of more than 30,000 students, 30 percent said they were looking forward to the shops reopening, more so than restaurants (26 percent), gyms...

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British Fashion Council to support students with fabric donations

The British Fashion Council has announced that it is launching the Student Fabric Initiative, a collective community action project that aims to support fashion students across the UK in the face of the pandemic, while reducing waste across the industry. The initiative aims to support students as they complete their BA fashion degrees, explained...

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LVMH hosts virtual trade fair promoting work-study programs and apprenticeships for students

The sixth annual trade fair, Village des Métiers d’Excellence, hosted by LVMH, takes place digitally on March 12 and aims to promote work-study programs and apprenticeships in creative, craft, and retail professions. Students have the opportunity to discover more than 30 professions within different LVMH Maisons and apply for over 400 plus...

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LVMH professionals answer students' questions

LVMH has launched a new campaign inviting students worldwide to ask questions about what it’s like to work in the industry. LVMH says it aims to help the latest generation by giving them direct insights into marketing, human resources, operations, IT, design, and retail by having 17 young working professionals at either the corporate level or at...

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Kent State University Fashion Graduate Portfolio Show

From a record number of 129 fashion design graduates this year, 24 students from Kent State University’s Fashion School made their way to NYC, together with 20 merchandising students, all fresh from the previous weekend’s graduation ceremony. Their destination: the school’s Manhattan campus where an open house was scheduled to introduce the...

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Gant teams up with Glasgow Caledonian University for student project

London - Lifestyle brand Gant has partnered with the Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) to create a special industry project for its BA (Hons) International Fashion Branding students. It is the first time that Gant partners with a UK university in support of its brand credo ‘Never Stop Learning.’ Gant originally started out making shirts...

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Jeans School student wins trip to Levi's Innovation Eureka Lab

Three years following the opening of the world's first Jean School saw the first students graduating from the unique denim programme in the Denim City Hall in Amsterdam. In order to mark the occasion, representatives from denim company Levi's were present during the degree presentation of the school's first

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Parsons Fashion Show 2015

New York - Outside the River Pavilion, the sun glimmers off the Hudson; inside, Parsons student collections dazzle on a raised white runway. It is the annual Fashion show. A rigorous judging system ensures that only a select number of BFA students get to show three looks on this special night. Many of the Class of 2015 will graduate and go on to...

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Students beware: bad influences

So accustomed to hearing references to Kimye and Rihanna, I find my heart skips a little when a student drops a lesser-known name while discussing their research and influences. Bill Gibb was one such name I was astounded to hear from an Associate-level student last quarter. A student’s influences reflect how unique they want to be. It is...