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YKK continues to support Graduate Fashion Week and launches online competition

Graduate Fashion Foundation (GFF) has confirmed it is continuing its partnership with YKK for this year’s Graduate Fashion Week (GFW), taking place in London from June 20 to 24. For the eighth year running, YKK will sponsor the Graduate Fashion Foundation Accessories Award, which celebrates graduate talent across millinery, shoes, bags, belts...

Apr 6, 2022

Fashion

GFW YKK Award Winner: Natasha Finlay, University of Northampton

Graduate Fashion Week has been the hub for the next generation of fashion talent for 30 years and this year’s Accessories Award supported by YKK was won by Natasha Finlay from the University of Northampton. YKK has been supporting GFW for more than five years, and the coveted YKK Accessories Award rewards and celebrates the hard work and...

Jul 8, 2021

Fashion

YKK highlights commitment to sustainable manufacturing and products

YKK, one of the world’s largest zipper and fasteners manufacturer, is pushing forward with its sustainable journey by putting into practice new manufacturing processes and techniques with a focus on minimising its environmental footprint. João Matias, sustainability specialist at YKK, explains: “It’s not just enough to make a high quality...

Mar 24, 2021

Fashion

YKK commits to achieving climate neutrality by 2050

Sustainable trims leader announces Sustainability Vision 2050 addressing climate change, material resources, water resources, chemical management and human rights YKK announced the YKK Sustainability Vision 2050, which will serve as a roadmap to the company achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, among other targets. The Sustainability Vision 2050...

Oct 28, 2020

Schools

New Academy of Fine Arts (NABA) student awarded with YKK Italia prize

Lucia Grande, student of the Three-year BA in Fashion Design of NABA, New Academy of Fine Arts, has won the YKK Italia prize at Milano Moda Graduate 2020. Students from the most prestigious Italian fashion schools showed their design on Sunday during the sixth edition of Milano Moda Graduate. Grande won with the outfit "Everyone sees what they...

Sep 28, 2020

Fashion

YKK tackles pandemic with ‘Cycle of Goodness' philosophy

YKK, a global leader in the manufacture of zippers and other fastening products, has been working hard alongside its communities across the EMEA region to help stop the spread of Covid-19 by helping to supply components to produce various items of personal protective equipment. The global organisation has been utilising the ‘Cycle of Goodness’...

Jun 19, 2020

Fashion Featured

Fashion in the news: most interesting fashion reads in March 2019

Every month, FashionUnited selects the most interesting reads about the fashion industry published across American and British news outlets. Here’s what you may have missed this month: “Will success spoil Diet Prada?”, The New York Times Run by Tony Liu and Lindsey Schuyler, Instagram account Diet Prada is quickly establishing itself as the...

Mar 29, 2019

Fashion Featured

PCA Vision 2018 announces winners

The Professional Clothing Awards international student design competition, PCA Vision has announced its winners for 2018, with Summer Gill from Bedford College named the overall winner for her versatile outfit created for airport ground staff. The annual PCA Vision competition challenges fashion students to be inspired to design innovative,...

Jun 27, 2018

News

PCA Vision 2018 announces winners

Jun 27, 2018