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UK government mulls ban of ‘forever chemicals’ in school uniforms

New amendments to the UK’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill could see PFAS – otherwise known as ‘forever chemicals’ – banned from use in school uniforms. The bill is currently in the committee stage in the House of Lords, and intends to introduce new regulation on everything from the cost of uniforms to the number of branded items a school...

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GANNI and SCHOLL announce footwear collaboration for SS22

SCHOLL teamed up with Danish affordable luxury fashion brand GANNI to re-imagine and celebrate the brand’s most iconic footwear model: the Pescura. The 5 pieces collection consists of the Pescura style interpreted with five different signature GANNI prints. It is set to launch in early May and will be available via SCHOLL and GANNI sites as well...

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UOM: Let’s hear it from the teachers! (XI)

As the hectic month of global fashion weeks gears up to start once more, universities across the country have been opening up their doors for the start of a new semester, prepared to mould the budding textile and fashion designers who will lead the future of the industry. It is up to the fashion lecturers, professors and designers at these...

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Retailtainment

Recognising that 'back to school' retail marketing campaigns can be a downbeat experience for kids on summer holiday shopping trips, Asda has launched an innovative in-store marketing campaign to make the experience more interesting. 'Retailtainment' currently on show in stores includes seaside style picture board units which junior shoppers can...

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Too Cool for School

That 'old school' is out and 'retro' is in, is nothing new. Every fashion spread is filled with collages of 80s style inspired looks and from high street to high fashion, everyone seems to have jumped on the bandwagon. To see it for real, however, is a different matter. Fashion editors would like to have us believe that the look on the streets...

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UK Fashion Graduates in Global Demand

British graduate designers are still the most sought after by international employers in the fashion industry, according to supporters of Graduate Fashion Week. Moira Bennigson, founder of Moira Bennigson Recruitment in New York, said; "We are constantly told by the likes of Calvin Klein, Donna Karan and Ralph Lauren: "get us British design...