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Michaela Coel to be honoured with The Pandora Leader of Change Award

The British Fashion Council (BFC) is thrilled to announce that British-Ghanaian writer, actor and director Michaela Coel, will be honoured with the Pandora Leader of Change Award at The Fashion Awards 2023 (TFA), which will take place on Monday 4th December at the Royal Albert Hall, London. The Award will be presented to her on the night by...

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Céline Albessart Ascends to Top HR Role at The Kooples

Céline Albessart has been appointed Chief People Officer and Head of HR at The Kooples, effective May 2023. In this global role, she is responsible for the wellbeing and development of a workforce of 1400 employees across 13 countries, directing a team of 20 dedicated HR professionals. Albessart is no stranger to significant responsibilities....

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You’ll Never Walk Alone: Hiking communities receive mental health first aid training amid mental health crisis

The Hike Society by Columbia, an outdoor movement created to unite the next generation of hikers and outdoorspeople, is providing mental first aid training for hiking communities across the UK. Over 20 community leaders from young, diverse outdoors communities are receiving training as a means to join the dots between the power of community,...

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Pure London wins best Marketing campaign at the EN Awards

The EN Awards 2023 saw over 1,000 professionals come together for a glittering ceremony at ExCel London to celebrate the best of the global exhibition industry; 24 winners were announced across categories ranging from Best Venue, Best Supplier, Best Feature Area to the highly coveted Best Marketing Campaign. Among those celebrating on the night...

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Lucy Orta mentor for IED

Istituto Europeo di Design entrusts international visual artist Lucy Orta with a mentorship role to lead a project that will promote interaction between art and fashion, culminating in an installation at Pitti Uomo 104. 14 June 2023 | Florence | Museo degli Innocenti English artist Lucy Orta has been invited by IED to Mentor a group of students...

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Fashion Minority Alliance Launches 75,000 Creative Industry BIPOC Interns Campaign in US Companies

Following the success of its Internship Agency in Europe Fashion Minority Alliance Inc (FMA) will debut its 75,000 Creative Industry BIPOC & Underserved Groups Interns Initiative throughout the United States. Under the umbrella of the FMA’s Internship Agency, the organization aims to place 75,000 students and recent graduates, who hail from...

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Martim Avillez Oliveira announced as ESW’s Chief Executive Officer for Europe & United Kingdom

Global DTC ecommerce business ESW announces strategic hires to European leadership team to drive regional expansion Global direct-to-consumer (DTC) ecommerce business, ESW, today announced that Martim Avillez Oliveira, who joined ESW in 2020 as an Advisory Board Member, and previously held the role of European Chief Commercial Officer, has moved...

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Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard to be honoured with the Outstanding Achievement Award at The Fashion Awards 2022 presented by Diet Coke

The British Fashion Council (BFC) is delighted to announce that Yvon Chouinard, founder and former owner of Patagonia will receive the Outstanding Achievement Award at The Fashion Awards 2022 presented by Diet Coke, on Monday 5th December at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Chouinard is a mountain climber, activist, surfer, writer, and...

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FASHION X CRAFT goes to the second round - Fashion and textile design graduates can now apply for the educational program

Young designers can apply from now until 27 November 2022. The winners will be announced at Berlin Fashion Week from 16 to 21 January 2023. The call for application for the FASHION X CRAFT education programme initiated by Fashion Council Germany in partnership with the Swarovski Foundation and The Prince's Foundation is now open for applicants....

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Fashinnovation Puts Together the 7th Edition of the Worldwide Talks

The event, in partnership with Spring Studios, will have some of the Biggest Names & Brands in the Industry. Global platform Fashinnovation gets ready for the 7th Edition of the Worldwide Talks. The biggest fashion and innovation event will gather industry genius from all over the world on September 7th. This edition is in partnership and live...

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Next step in the gardeur transformation process: Hendrik-Jan Muis joins the management board

The Atelier Gardeur GmbH with its brands gardeur, g1920 and MICHÈLE is expanding its executive management with Hendrik-Jan Muis as of 01.03.2022. The 57-year-old from the Netherlands has been working in the clothing industry since the beginning of his professional career. After working for Escada, Gerry Weber and O‘Neill, he most recently held...

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JD.com appoints Caroline Scheufele to its board of directors

JD.com, Inc. has announced the appointment of Caroline Scheufele, an entrepreneur, jewellery designer and philanthropist, as an independent director on its board of directors. The company said in a statement that Scheufele will also be member of the board’s nominating and corporate governance committee, effective June 22, 2021. “It is a true...