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Harrods celebrates Lunar New Year with fashion and dining experiences

Luxury department store Harrods is marking the Year of the Snake with an exclusive immersive Labelhood pop-up, alongside a new afternoon tea and spring festival hampers celebrating Chinese cultural heritage. From January 9 to 21, Chinese fashion platform Labelhood will host a special pop-up celebrating the Lunar New Year featuring a curated...

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French designer Naya Ahdab wins inaugural David Delfín Prize for emerging talent

The very first International David Delfín Original Talent Fashion Prize has been awarded. The award ceremony took place at the end of the SPAM celebrations, the emerging designer showcase organised by the provincial council of Málaga, Spain, The inaugural edition of the prize has been bestowed upon French designer Naya Ahdab, with Galician...

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From 'Designer of the Year' to 'Emerging Talent': Belgian Fashion Awards unveil winners

Last night, MAD Brussels hosted the Belgian Fashion Awards 2024, a celebration of the creative power and diversity of the Belgian fashion scene. The prestigious awards, organised by Knack and Le Vif Weekend in collaboration with Flanders DC, MAD Brussels and Wallonie-Bruxelles Design Mode, put both established brands as well as emerging talent...

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ITS Contest 2025 announces its 10 international finalists

Cindy Zhaohan Li, Qianhan Liu, Yifan Yu and Zuen Cai from China, Gabrielle Szwarcenberg from Belgium, Macy Grimshaw from France, Maximilian Raynor and Patrick Taylor from the UK, Mijoda Dajomi from Germany, and Naya El Ahdab from France, are the ten designers that have been shortlisted for the 2025 edition of the ITS international design...

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BMW and Vogue partnership reveals next wave of sustainable design talent

In a pioneering fusion of automotive and fashion design, BMW has partnered with British Vogue to celebrate emerging talent through their Future Creators Design Competition, highlighting a growing trend of cross-industry collaboration in sustainable luxury design. The competition, which attracted hundreds of entries from emerging designers,...

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ITS contest to announce finalists on March 20 in Trieste

The final selection of the 22nd edition of the ITS contest will take place in Trieste on March 20. The ITS Foundation has dedicated ITS 2025 programme to the theme of overcoming physical and cultural barriers, as well as the limitations that humans impose upon themselves. The new ITS Arcademy - Museum of Art in Fashion exhibition will open to...

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What opportunities does the AZ Academy programme offer emerging fashion talent?

Following the announcement in May that the luxury brand AZ Factory would be transforming itself into a programme for young talent, we now know more about the new project. It is called AZ Academy: Business for designers, and is led by the Richemont Group. Initiated by Richemont, the AZ Academy: Business for designer programme is based on...

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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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Arts Thread announces winners of Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2024

Arts Thread has announced the winners of this year’s edition of its Global Creative Graduate Showcase, an international online showcase of graduating artists and designers. The 2024 edition is the fifth anniversary of the event and features trend forecasting agency WGSN as its main sponsor. The work of all of this year’s winners will be...

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L’Enchanteur wins 2024 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund

Dynasty and Soull Ogun, the twin sisters behind lifestyle brand L’Enchanteur, best known for its jewellery, have won the 2024 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award. As winners, L’Enchanteur will receive 300,000 US dollars to boost its business, alongside mentorship from a top industry professional. The fashion prize also names Jackson Wiederhoeft of...

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Fashion Stipend winner Camiel Fortgens: ‘We're going to conquer the world’

The thirteenth Fashion Stipend Netherlands winner has been announced: Designer Camiel Fortgens took home the Culture Fund Fashion Stipend earlier this week. Fortgens joins a list of designers (collectives) who have previously received the incentive award. Fortgens is a Dutch designer who mainly operates abroad. In the Netherlands, he continues...