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LIM College student wins first FGI Future Fashion Award in collaboration with Macy's

On Monday, Fashion Group International (FGI) held its rising star award ceremony luncheon event 2024 in New York City, where the new Future Fashion award for students, in collaboration with Macy’s, was awarded for the first time. LIM College student Fatmata Camara was the lucky winner. With its Rising Star Awards, FGI aims to put emerging...

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Arts Thread announces judging panel, partnerships for Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2024

London-based digital platform for emerging artistic talent Arts Thread has announced the industry judges for this year’s edition of its international design competition the Global Creative Graduate Showcase. Applications for the contest remain open. For the fifth edition of the contest, which was previously entitled Global Design Graduate Show,...

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Istituto Marangoni Miami awards Ferrari creative director honorary master degree

On May 3, fashion and design institution Istituto Marangoni Miami (IMM) hosted a talk with Rocco Iannone, the creative director at Ferrari clothing, in which the creative espoused his design journey to the students and faculty. At the end of the talk, the design institute honoured him with an honorary master degree in fashion design. Iannone, an...

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Jean Paul Gaultier: ‘Freedom is the first lesson I learned from fashion’

As the Spanish Puig Group, owner of the Jean Paul Gaultier brand, transforms into a public company, the now-retired designer continues to make a name for himself. Invited to show his work at the ‘Cinémode’ exhibition at the Scad Lacoste campus in the US, Gaultier gave FashionUnited and the students a lesson in freedom. Here are some selected...

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Training for luxury professions: LVMH renews its certification programme

Available online on the ‘Inside LVMH’ platform, the group's certification course dedicated to the luxury sector will be starting a new session of the programme on May 21, 2024. The free course is aimed at students and young professionals and has attracted more than 78,000 participants since its launch in 2021. For the luxury market leader, the...

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ISEM Fashion Business School launches 'fashion & creativity management' summer course

Spanish institution ISEM Fashion Business School, connected to the University of Navarra, has launched a one-week summer course in ‘fashion and creativity management’. The course is aimed at those who want an introduction to the fashion industry. The Spanish-language programme will be taught at ISEM’s headquarters in Madrid, as per an article on...

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LCI Melbourne mentor honoured with Australian Business Champion Award in fashion

The Australian Business Champion Awards have honoured fashion professional Nataša Pitra-Grbić, a mentor at LCI Melbourne, with their fashion design award. With the 2024 prize, Pitra-Grbić is being recognised for her ‘outstanding contributions to the fashion industry and her unwavering commitment to excellence’, as per a LinkedIn post shared by...

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H&M announces Central Saint Martins fashion and journalism winners

Fashion retailer H&M and university Central Saint Martins have announced the four winners of its H&M Sustainable Fashion and Journalism awards for 2024. The awards were announced last September to support emerging designers and journalists and to encourage the next generation of fashion leaders to further engage with sustainability and...

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JCA | London Fashion Academy teams up with Pineider

Professor Jimmy Choo’s JCA | London Fashion Academy has announced a multi-faceted partnership with Pineider, the prestigious Italian stationery, leather goods and lifestyle brand. In a statement, JCA said that the partnership would include illustration and design competitions for its students, show sponsorship, internships, and the creation of...

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The Costume Society announces finalists for Patterns of Fashion, Patterns for Performance awards

UK charity The Costume Society, which aims to promote the study and preservation of historic and contemporary dress, has announced the finalists for this year’s edition of its two annual and international student awards: the Patterns of Fashion and Patterns for Performance awards 2024. The finalists for the Patterns for Fashion Award 2024 are...

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QS World University Rankings 2024 unveil top universities for art and design

Higher education data platform Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) published its 2024 ranking for the world’s top universities to study art and design last week. The Royal College of Art (RCA) in London has come out on top for the second year in a row. The University of the Arts London, known for its London College of Fashion (LCF) and Central Saint...

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Unveiling the Graduates 2024 collection: Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI)

As the class of 2024 completes their academic journey in becoming fashion professionals, the Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI) recently showcased the graduates' final collections with huge success. Stepping into the fashion industry, those collections play a crucial role for graduates to expand their network and share their work. As the...