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Amid wave of resignations, fashion educators tell of burnout, lack of support and cancel culture

Students today are graduating into an historically unprecedented environment of social and climate unrest amid a once-in-a-century global pandemic. It will have an effect on this generation of young professionals. When Covid struck and classes were taught remotely, academic leaders in fashion schools nationwide focused discussion on the mental...

8 Jun 2022

Business

Estée Lauder partners with Spelman College to boost beauty industry hires

Cosmetics group Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) has announced a new partnership with National Alumnae Association of Spelman College (NAASC), a liberal black arts college for women, through which it hopes to increase the number of hires in the beauty industry. In May, a new initiative, ‘Let’s Talk Beauty: ELC x NAASC’, virtually launched the...

7 Jun 2022

Business

Marks & Spencer to launch alumni mentoring programme

British department store Marks & Spencer has announced the launch of its first alumni mentoring programme, designed to aid in the development of its former and current colleagues. Coming as an extension of its ongoing mentoring scheme, the new programme hopes to keep the retailer’s network of alumni as active members and further allow current...

20 May 2022

Fashion

Lenovo and Stella McCartney partner on design competition for Central Saint Martins

Technology brand Lenovo has announced it has partnered with Stella McCartney on a sustainable design competition for students of Central Saint Martins. A total of 38 students from the university’s MA Design course will be taking part in the initiative that will see them undergo an eight-week live brief asking them to create a sustainable...

9 May 2022

BusinessFeatured

BFC Foundation announces names of 2022 grant recipients

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced the names of designers and students that will be receiving funds and grants as part of the BFC Foundation’s mission to support the British fashion industry. Payment provider Clearpay, London Fashion Week’s principal partner, is continuing its support of the programme for its second year, with BFC...

5 May 2022

Business

Mango launches start-up accelerator with IESE Business School

Spanish retailer Mango has launched a new initiative in support of the IESE Business School, Barcelona, that will aid the school in screening processes for training and networking. Additionally, Mango StartUp Studio will act as a fashion start-up accelerator, aimed at promoting innovation within the company and to further participate in the...

29 Apr 2022

Business

LVMH, Fendi links with research labs to develop new biomaterials

LVMH has announced its Fendi brand will be teaming up with Imperial College London and Central Saint Martins, UAL, in a strategic partnership that will utilise academic research for the production of bio-textiles. Keratin will be at the focus of the two-year collaborative study, with the goal of developing a new fibre capable of mimicking luxury...

25 Apr 2022

Retail

NRF raises 3.22 million dollars to fund programmes supporting future retail leaders

The National Retail Federation (NRF) has raised 3.22 million dollars at its seventh annual NRF Foundation Honors, an event to raise funds for the organisation’s programmes supporting careers in retail. Set at the Marriott Marquis Times Square, the event was co-hosted by Macy’s chairman and CEO, Jeff Gennette, and former Qurate Retail president...

15 Apr 2022

Business

CFDA launches web3 and metaverse educational programme

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has revealed it will be launching a non-fungible token (NFT) partnership and educational programme for its members centred around the metaverse. Created in partnership with creative consultancy 5Crypto and developed alongside metaverse platform The Sandbox and gaming company Polygon Studios, the...

12 Apr 2022

Business

The Woolmark Company announces winners of 2021 Performance Challenge

The Woolmark Company, together with Swiss sportswear brand On and Italian skiwear company Salewa, has revealed its prize winners and 12 finalists’ concepts for its Woolmark Performance Challenge 2021. On challenged participants to dive into apparel innovations for outdoor runners, while Salewa asked entrants to explore low environmental-impact...

21 Mar 2022

Business

Hermès to open two leather goods workshops by 2026

Luxury house Hermès has revealed plans that would see it open two leather goods workshops and provide 500 jobs within the next four years. The projects are part of the brand’s ongoing ambition of growing its production capacity and driving the heritage of craftsmanship through skill learning and job opportunities. The future workshops, which are...

21 Mar 2022

Business

Fashtech Innovation Centre opens in London to support production solutions

Social enterprise FashionEnter and production developer Kornit Digital have come together to open a new centre dedicated to the development of direct-to-fabric and direct-to-garment digital production solutions. The Fashtech Innovation Centre, located in FashionEnter’s training and manufacturing site in London, hopes to bring on-demand fashion...

10 Mar 2022