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Code 41 Talent: Andalusia Fashion Week competition announces winners

Andalusia Fashion Week in Spain has announced the winners of its competitions for emerging fashion talent. Carol Vargas has won the main design competition organised by the event, entitled ‘Code 41 Talent’. Emerging fashion brand Smô Menswear took home the ‘Lexus prize’. As a reward for winning the Code 41 Talent competition at Andalusia Fashion...

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Exploring physical retail: From pop-ups to multibrand and flagships

There are various types of physical stores, or so-called “brick and mortar” stores. For example, there are multibrand stores, monobrand stores, flagships, to name just a few. In this article, FashionUnited has created a list of all different types of physical stores, and what makes them special. You can choose to read the article from beginning...

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PFW: Former Lichting winner Danial Aitouganov presents new brand 'Zomer'

Paris fashion week is getting an extra touch of Dutch this edition. There are designers making their first appearance on the official schedule, for example, but new fashion brand 'Zomer' is having its debut too. 'Zomer' is based in Paris, but was founded by two Dutch designers: Danial Aitouganov and Imruh Asha. Aitouganov won the ‘Lichting’...

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YFW Student and Graduate Show to present designers from York College, East Riding College, Hull University

A new edition of York Fashion Week (YFW) is in full swing in the city of York in Northern England. The event started on Thursday, September 28, and runs until October 2 and will include the 2023 edition of its Student and Graduate Show, as per a press release sent out by the organisation of YFW. On Saturday, September 30, students and emerging...

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Former IED Spain CEO joins LCI Education as new head of Europe

The Canada-based global education network group LCI Education has announced the appointment of Alessandro Manetti, who was CEO of IED Group for Spain up until a few months ago, as its new head of Europe. LCI Barcelona announced the news in a press release. Alessandro Manetti is an Italian professional that has been active in the field of...

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Milano Moda Graduate crowns Chiara Balla winner of CNMI Fashion Award 2023

Chiara Balla with her winning collection at Milano Moda Graduate 2023 Credits: Image courtesy of Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana. The young Italian designer Chiara Balla, a student of the fashion design programme at the Modartech Institute (Istituto Modartech) in Tuscany, Italy has won the highest honours at Milano Moda Graduate, a graduate...

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Alessia Ancillotti wins YKK award at Milano Moda Graduate 2023

Instituto Marangoni Firenze graduating student Alessia Ancillotti has won the YKK award at Milan Fashion Week (MFW) SS24, as per a news article on the website of Istituto Marangoni. The most recent edition of MFW took place from September 19 to September 25. The Milano Moda Graduate event spotlights graduates from Italian fashion academies by...

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Verso Antwerp founder Luc Dheedene joins Milano Moda Graduate jury

Belgian fashion professional Luc Dheedene was one of the members of the judging panel at the most recent edition of the Italian fashion graduate talent competition Milano Moda Graduate, the event that traditionally kicks off Milan Fashion Week (MFW). Luc Dheedene is the founder of Antwerp-based fashion PR agency Fashion Club 70 and the owner of...

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Condé Nast College celebrates 10th anniversary, presents MA student exhibition at LFW

The Condé Nast College of Fashion and Design in London celebrated its 10th anniversary during the most recent edition of London Fashion Week with an exhibition showcasing the final work of its master students. The UK-based institution hosted a three-day event that coincided with LFW SS24 at its new location at Bedford Square in London. The...

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Lívia Pinent takes on role of contextual studies lecturer at Amsterdam Fashion Academy

The Amsterdam Fashion Academy (AFA) has appointed Portuguese fashion professional Lívia Pinent as a lecturer of its contextual studies course which is part of both bachelor programmes offered by the academy; fashion design and fashion business and innovation. Pinent announced the news via a post shared on her LinkedIn page. In the post she talks...

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UEL School of Arts and Creative Industries appoints Alison Lowe as director of careers and enterprise

The University of East London (UEL) has appointed British fashion educator Alison Lowe to be the new director of careers and enterprise at its School of Arts and Creative Industries. Lowe announced the news via a post shared on her LinkedIn page. She has been working as a fashion educator for more than a decade. She has been active as course...

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EIDM to hold ceremony in celebration of Lille campus inauguration

French Fashion and luxury school group EIDM is hosting an inaugural celebration to celebrate the opening of its campus in Lille. Founded in Paris in 2007, EIDM has inaugurated two new campuses in Nice and Lille for the 2023/2024 academic year. The opening of the Lille campus will be accompanied by a ribbon-cutting ceremony to be held at 2 rue de...