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Former Gucci CEO Marco Bizzarri receives honorary doctorate from UCA

The University for the Creative Arts (UCA) has awarded an honorary doctorate to Marco Bizzarri, former chief executive officer of Gucci and Bottega Veneta. He is also the co-founder of the Milan-based venture capital fund Forel. Through his family holding company, Nessifashion, he invests in fashion, luxury and design companies. He is a member...

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University for the Creative Arts Epsom graduates present at LFW

Five graduates of the fashion design programme at UK institution the University for the Creative Arts Epsom were selected to present their final projects at London Fashion Week in September. The designers have now entered the professional world. UCA described its graduates as ‘the perfect example of a group of designers pushing the boundaries of...

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Moncler CEO Remo Ruffini receives honorary degree

Remo Ruffini, the chief executive of Moncler, accepted an honorary degree of arts in fashion and entrepreneurship from the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) “in recognition of his outstanding contribution to fashion and business”. Ruffini donned his cap and gown and attended a graduation ceremony at The Royal Festival Hall to formally...

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Fashion School Q&A: UCA School of Fashion and Textiles

The University for the Creative Arts (UCA) is a university in the UK and has five campuses across the South East of England, in Canterbury, Epsom, Maidstone and Rochester. School of Fashion and Textiles is one of the programmes at UCA and is a global leader in fashion education. Two of their key focus areas are sustainability and digital...

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University for the Creative Arts to close Rochester campus

The University for the Creative Arts (UCA) has announced plans to close its campus in Rochester in September 2023. In a statement on its website, the university said that the move was part of its plans to refocus its efforts on becoming a “global creative university for undergraduate, postgraduate and research degrees,” and would be “stepping...

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How Can We Future-Proof London Fashion Week

Nearing its 40-year anniversary, London Fashion Week ranks alongside New York, Paris and Milan is one of the ‘big four’ global runway scenes, and is celebrated for its support of new, boundary-pushing design talent. But, between questions of its environmental impact and overall relevance to the present fashion system, LFW has been struggling to...

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Zandra Rhodes design archive launched online

The University for the Creative Arts has launched a digital archive of work by celebrated fashion designer Zandra Rhodes featuring 500 images of the designer’s iconic dresses and garments, including haute couture dresses worn by the likes of Princess Diana, Elizabeth Taylor and Diana Ross. Funded by JISC, a charitable organisation that aims to...

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Fashion courses see drop in applications

Universities & Colleges Admissions Services has announced that there has been an overall drop of 7.4 per cent in applications for university starters in autumn, with creative art and design courses suffering a dramatic 16 per cent decline in prospective students. The worst hit fashion institute was the University for Creative Arts, which...

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Alexandra Shulman honoured by UCA

The University for the Creative Arts has named the high-profile figures to whom it will award honorary degrees. For outstanding contribution to fashion, British Vogue editor, Alexandra Shulman OBE, will receive her honorary award at UCA Epsom's ceremony on 29 June 2010 at Guildford Cathedral. Alexandra Shulman has been editor of Vogue since...