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From regenerative futures to wool innovation: Great British Wool Revival wraps up inaugural summit

When establishing the Great British Wool Revival, founder and CEO of Fashion Roundtable Tamara Cincik sought to restore the connection between farming and design. The launch of an associated summit looked to boost this mission, which Cincik felt had been achieved over the duration of the two-day event. The inaugural edition took place between...

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Inside the Great British Wool Revival: How the UK’s ‘farm-to-fashion’ summit aims to rebuild a broken fibre economy

British wool, despite a history spanning over 2,000 years, has been facing a perception problem. The raw material, once considered a definitive factor in shaping the UK’s economy, with roots in rural tradition, has in the modern day been regularly dismissed as a low-value, ‘throwaway’ product. Further structural complexities spanning...

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The King’s Foundation partners with Cartier to support decorative watchmaking skills

The King’s Foundation, a charity founded by King Charles III, has announced a three-year partnership with luxury jewellery house Cartier to form a new education programme to teach the next generation of specialist artisans for the watchmaking industry. In a statement, The King’s Foundation said the move with Cartier was born of a “shared belief...

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Scottish fashion seeks new talent for homespun crafts

Far from the glamour of fashion weeks in Paris, Milan and London, a nondescript cashmere mill on Scotland's western coast that supplies luxury labels hopes local training programmes can attract new talent. "It's a dying trade," 61-year-old Maria Wade said of her job as a "greasy mender" at Alex Begg, a semi-rural mill that has been based in Ayr...

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'Fashion Future': What do younger generations demand from the fashion industry?

Fashion has always been obsessed with youth, but while designers look to the younger generation as a source of inspiration, the generation they are courting is rarely represented when it comes to concrete questions and decisions. Trend seminars and retail conferences repeatedly emphasize the importance of attracting Generation Z - born between...

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Net-a-Porter unveils capsule collection with The King’s Foundation

Luxury e-tailer Net-a-Porter has launched a ready-to-wear luxury capsule collection with The King’s Foundation designed by six fashion graduates at the foundation’s headquarters, Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland. The 13-piece ‘Net-a-Porter for The King’s Foundation’ collection has been inspired by nature and Her Majesty Queen Victoria’s...

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YNAP and The King’s Foundation launch third edition of emerging talent initiative

Yoox Net-a-Porter (YNAP) has once again partnered with The King’s Foundation – formerly the Prince’s Foundation – for the duo’s emerging talent initiative, The Modern Artisan. Now in its third edition, the project has once again selected six trainees to participate in a nine-month paid training programme that will come to a head in the form of a...