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GFW talent showcased at Houses of Parliament

Graduate Fashion Foundation, the charity behind Graduate Fashion Week in association with UK Fashion and Textiles Association, held a reception at the Houses of Parliament to bring together fashion’s graduate talent and key policy makers last week. The event showcased a curated display of award winning 2018 graduate work, from a range of fashion...

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Tips to succeed at Graduate Fashion Week

With high street brands, fashion houses and press attending Graduate Fashion Week on the look out for fresh talent, FashionUnited has put together some top tips to help you get your portfolio noticed and to really make the most of what the exhibition has to offer. Business Cards Whether you are showcasing as a graduate, or just attending...

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Graduate Fashion Week names two lifetime patrons

Graduate Fashion Week has appointed Diane Von Furstenberg and Nadja Swarovski as its two new international lifetime patrons. The iconic fashion designer and chair of the Swarovski Foundation mark the first international patrons in the charity’s 27-year history as part of the organisations aim to offer a global stage for students to receive...

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Superdry to support Graduate Fashion Week

British brand Superdry has announced that it is to partner with Graduate Fashion Week for the first time with the creation of a new award to champion outerwear. Superdry, known for its mix of British style, vintage Americana and Japanese-inspired graphics and as an outerwear specialists, will be sponsoring The Superdry Outerwear Award that will...

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Graduate Fashion Week heading to New York

Graduate Fashion Week has announced that its first American showcase will take place this month in New York following a partnership with SmartFocus the Digital Messaging Cloud. The British charity, which stages the world's largest showcase for BA fashion talent, will be working closely with major brands and publications to highlight the work of...

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Graduate Fashion Week graduates heading to Dubai

Graduate Fashion Week is going global with a partnership with Fashion Forward Dubai, which will see 13 fashion graduates from the June event featuring at the ‘Fashion Forward’ showcase. Fashion Forward Dubai, the region’s fashion platform endorsed by Dubai Design and Fashion Council and with the Dubai Design District, takes place from October...

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Graduate Fashion Week launches Protégé Project

Graduate Fashion Week, which takes place annually in London, is extending its graduate support with the launch of a new mentoring programme across retail, design, manufacturing, business management, PR, media, marketing, legal and recruitment. The ‘Protégé Project’ will provide continual support for more than 20 graduates from the Graduate...

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Edinburgh College of Art graduates scoop top GFW honours

Edinburgh College of Art fashion graduates took five of the prestigious awards at this year’s Graduate Fashion Week in London including the Christopher Bailey Gold Award, Marks and Spencer Womenswear Award, and Catwalk Textiles Award. The Scottish university had five of its fashion graduates represented in the best 25 collections of Graduate...

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Sainsbury's reveals details of Graduate Fashion Week scholarships

Last month FashionUnited revealed that Sainsbury’s Tu clothing brand would be expanding on its Graduate Fashion Week scholarships to include a year-long mentorship for both a womenswear and menswear graduate, now the supermarket has confirmed the mentors will be Oliver Spencer and Henry Holland. Building on its support last year and the success...

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Graduate Fashion Week names new award

Graduate Fashion Week has announced a new award the ‘Hilary Alexander OBE Trailblazer Award’, which will see the winning student awarded 1,000 pounds and their university 250 pounds. Taking place from June 4-7 at the Old Truman Brewery in London, Graduate Fashion Week has said that the new award has been created to “capture and reflect Hilary’s...

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In Pictures: Tu x Graduate Fashion Week collection

Sainsbury’s Tu clothing line has launched its first Graduate Fashion Week collection designed by Genevieve Devine, winner of the 25th Graduate Fashion Week anniversary Tu Scholarship Award. Devine, a fashion design graduate from Northumbria University, was awarded a year’s scholarship and paid employment with Tu at Sainsbury’s at Graduate...

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Graduate to Watch: Fiona Cartmel, Edinburgh College of Art

Sustainable fashion was at the forefront of this year’s Graduate Fashion Week with numerous graduates producing stunning and innovative collections, with Fiona Cartmel from Edinburgh College of Art leading the pack with her collection featuring waste fabrics from hundreds of companies. Cartmel was awarded the Vivienne Westwood Ethical Award for...