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GreenWalk Awards: Wheat dress propels its creator to Saint Martins

The future of sustainable fashion looks promising, driven by groundbreaking ideas and a growing environmental consciousness, as embodied by the GreenWalk Awards. The event celebrated its third edition in Madrid earlier this month and awarded designer Alejandro Merino a scholarship to attend a course at the prestigious UK institution Central...

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‘Young Creators of the World’ fashion competition unveils winner

The Lima designer Mónica Maurico was named the winner of the seventeenth edition of the ‘Young Creators to the World’ competition held as part of the latest edition of B2B network event Peru Moda Deco, according to a press release issued by PromPerú. The winning collection is entitled ‘Children of the Wind’, made of alpaca and cotton, and...

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Applications open for AMFI student essay writing competition in collaboration with Fair Wear Foundation

Dutch fashion institution Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI) is collaborating with The Fair Wear Foundation, the AMFI study association ‘The New Mode Collective’, and its student-led sustainability group ‘Dirty Laundry’ on a new essay writing competition for students. Essays can be submitted until November 15. Entitled the Klaus Hohenegger Essay...

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'Sustainability Lab': UDIT launches research and development project with Spanish fashion giant Tendam

Determined to support the transformation of fashion from the ground up, Spanish fashion group Tendam has announced the creation of its new Sustainability Lab, a research and development laboratory focused on sustainability, which in collaboration with UDIT University in Madrid and consultancy IDavinci aims to ‘redefine the future of fashion’...

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CFDA and Google launch Fashion Equity Fellowship

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has announced a new partnership with Google to launch a Fashion Equity Fellowship. Through the deal, running through spring 2025, the duo have established a grant programme aimed at bringing the resources of Google to designers and brands in a bid to support their upcoming New York Fashion Week...

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ESDI School of Design names colour expert Encarna Ruiz academic director

ESDI School of Design, a part of Ramon Llull University (URL), has announced a change to its management team, naming educator Encarna Ruiz as its academic director. Ruiz has a background in the sociology of design and analysis of social trends. She has been working at ESDI as a teacher and researcher for 27 years, teaching sociology of design,...

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Cambridge university spin-out Evoralis secures 2.5 million dollar funding

Evoralis, a company specialising in the development of plastic-depolymerising enzymes, has announced the closure of a 2.5 million pound seed funding round, which will allow it to build on its mission of transforming “the recycling landscape for textiles and other plastics”. The firm, which began as a spin-out of the University of Cambridge...

Fashion |In Pictures

Shein France runway show: Where designer pieces meet everyday wear

What do the looks created by Mathilde Lhomme, Eddie Corps, and Mohammad Hossein Mahjouri – emerging designers showcased at the Shein France runway show last week – look like? Just days before Paris Fashion Week, the Shein France show took place at the Pavillon Vendôme, once again disrupting industry norms. Ironically, the show was titled 'New...

Fashion |IN PICTURES

Nebrija University and Creative Campus showcase potential of emerging Spanish design at Madrid Es Moda

Madrid Es Moda (MeM), the fashion event connected to Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid (MBFW Madrid), continues to solidify its position as a leading platform for Spanish fashion and emerging design talent. The latest edition served as the stage for presentations by students from Nebrija University and Creative Campus. “We firmly believe that...

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SCAD appoints Hermès Americas chairman as university’s executive in residence

The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) has named Robert Chavez its executive in residence, a role he will assume immediately as the university heads into its 2024/25 academic year. In this position, Chavez, who is the current executive chairman of Hermès Americas, will travel to the three SCAD locations – Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia,...

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RCA and Hyundai name winners of Excellence in Sustainability and Creative Practice award

The Royal College of Art (RCA) together with Hyundai Motor Group has announced the winners of the inaugural Hyundai Awards for Excellence in Sustainability and Creative Practice 2024, each selected for their ability to present projects that question societal cultural norms and work to solve the climate crisis. The initiative is open to RCA...

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Refashion takes its pop-up campus on the road

This autumn, eco-organisation Refashion that manages waste from the textile, footwear and homeware industries in France, is launching a pop-up campus dedicated to garment repair and circular fashion. The initiative will tour the south of France via an ‘ephemeral campus’ concept. From September 27 to October 28 2024, Refashion's pop-up campus...