A once in a life time opportunity

I realise that everyone is looking forward to Christmas but via the "In the Company of Wolves" Facebook page I was forwarded this message...

"Twenty Twenty are searching for up and coming fashion designers with the talent and drive to succeed in the fashion industry to take part in a new TV show. We welcome designers of any level, formal qualifications are not necessary although the ability to create clothing is a must. If you want the opportunity to see your clothes on some of the world’s biggest music stars then e-mail stylerocks@twentytwenty.tv or call 02074247715 for more information."


So maybe you would like to come out of hibernation get into fashion mode and get in touch.....

Google and Saatchi gallery student photography competition

Google and the Saatchi gallery have a student photography competition running.....Link here
So get involved and let us see if we can get a winner...

Mary Portas or Gok Wan

As you may have seen in the news Mary Portas (honorary graduate of the school) is designing a collection for House of Fraser

Gok Wan is designing a range for TU ( Sainsbury in-house clothing brand)

Both for Women.....

Who is going to come up with the succesful brand?

Vote on who you think will be most succesful, on the right hand side.......

Ashleigh Duncan Success and your vote is needed needed

Ashleigh Duncan from Fashion Communication Year 2 has been short listed for a Cosmopolitan Magazine blog award.

50% of the award is based on the public vote.

If you would like to see Ashleigh's blog and support her please go to

http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/blog-awards-2011-vote

enter your email address

then vote for Asleigh Duncan

who is under 'Student blog'

Fashion trending

I would like all of our visitors to help me!
Please go to www.hw.ac.uk  and in the search box, type in FASHION, to see if we can make it trend in the common searches box.

Toile garments by our third year students for Macintosh

new competition

A very small competition to design a t shirt......
prizes, helping a charity and selling around the world
all details on the landing page
Closing date 14th October 2011

Green Fashion Competition

Enrol for The Green Fashion Competition via www.thegreenfashioncompetition.com/participate before September 30th 2011 and compete for €25.000,-, a show at Amsterdam International Fashion Week, workshops and much more!

Registration deadline for The Green Fashion
Competition approaching
Registration closes on September 30th 2011

Amsterdam, September 19th 2011 - Amsterdam International Fashion Week (AIFW) and the Dutch Ministry
of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation (EL&I) are jointly organizing the second season of
The Green Fashion Competition (TGFC): a contest, which encourages participants to create 'green'
and ‘catwalkworthy’ fashion. Participants will design three outfits and write a business plan
wherein they explain how their ideas contribute to biodiversity. The organization called on
participants to register as soon as possible but in any event before September 30th 2011, before
registration closes.
The Grand Finale will take place during the 16th  edition of Amsterdam International Fashion Week
in January 2012.

Deadline
To avoid disappointment, ambassador of TGFC and international top model Lonneke Engel has called on
participants once more. "During the first edition of The Green Fashion Competition a number of
participants sent in their work after the registration was closed. That's unfortunate for everyone:
for participants who cannot participate, and the competition itself because we could exclude
talented contenders. This is why this time I really want to draw attention to the deadline. So sign
up before September 30th! "

Participation
Unlike the first edition, the competition is now divided into two categories. The first category is
for fashion entrepreneurs who are already working in the fashion industry and aim to lift their
business (internationally) to a higher plane. The first prize in this category is €25.000, -.
Young and starting fashion creatives who are setting up their company, can register for the second
category and can win a first
prize of €15.000, -.
From July 16th until September 30th 2011, anyone with a vision on the future of fashion can
register as an individual or as a team. Conditions and more information concerning (participation
in) the competition can be found at: WWW.THEGREENFASHIONCOMPETITION.COM

About The Green Fashion Competition
AIFW and the Dutch Ministry of EL&I aspire to initiate a change towards a more sustainable fashion
industry with The Green Fashion Competition. To do so, they provide a complete "prize pack" with
which the participants can really start a fashion business. Besides cash prizes, The Green Fashion
Competition provides workshops on biodiversity, sustainable entrepreneurship and creativity, a
platform at the 16th edition of AIFW and expertise from and connection with the Fashion Week
network. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) works together with The
Green Fashion Competition on supporting talented entrepreneurs.

Successful first edition
The first season of The Green Fashion Competition launched in July 2010 and received over 180
entries, from all over the world. After the first selection, 40 remaining participants were invited
to participate in a series of workshops. From these 40 finalists, the jury selected eight that were
given the opportunity to further develop their business plans and present two outfits during the
"Grand Finale" at AIFW in January 2011. Dutch designer Elsien Gringhuis won the first prize of €
25,000, -. Shoes OAT came second and won €15.000,-.


The Green Fashion Competition: Sewing the seeds for the future of fashion



For more information on The Green Fashion Competition and information about registration:
www.thegreenfashioncompetition.com

For press material and imagery:
M*PR - Aafke Geers - aafke@m-pr.nl - 020-320 99 53

MTV VMA awards

Sunday, 28 August 2011

VMA REPORT

SOOOOOO all the weeks of excitement now over! And gutted to say ..... she didn't wear it. But still what an achievement! So overwhelming to be asked to send our threads to such a prestigious event such as the MTV VMA'S. ESPECIALLY when the label is technically only 2 months old and still not officially launched and we are only going to get BIGGER and BETTER! With sooooooo many exciting things going on at the moment this has still been one of the highlights of the year being asked to send a whole loada "Isolated Heroes" threads through to LA. Also very exciting to know that KREAYSHAWN now has a package of tasty bright tribal isolated heroes delights to wear whenever she feels like it and I am positive we will see her or one of the White Girl Mob rocking that bomber in her next video!







ONE BIG ROOM FULL OF BAD BITCHES!!!!!

post curtesy of Samantha Mcewan (Graduate 2011)

bag and scarf competition

Front Row Society Design Challenge
Art Gallery Opening Handbag
Submissions: 15/08 – 31/08
Voting: 01/09 – 15/09
Information:
Specifications for handbag:
Height : 37cm
Width : 35cm
Material: Cotton twill
Front Row Society bags are one-of-a-kind pieces with only 100 limited edition bags being produced and sold. Each winner of a design competition at Front Row Society is invited to receive 10% of the sales revenue from the product on which their pattern has been printed. Alternatively, the winner has the option of taking a one-off immediate prize of $1350/€1000/£850 for the bag competition and $500/€350/£300 for the scarf competition.
We will also conduct an interview with the winner, publicizing their design across the international blogger community, the international fashion & design press, Front Row Society community members and to the fashion community in Berlin.
Front Row Society gives €1 of every bag sold to a social project.
Theme:
Located in the less polished end of the city was the empty ware house that grew old and frail, close to expiration. But it was salvaged by a group of young, fresh vagabonds with a vision. They revived the crumbling structure and established a modern space that would unite and inspire. It was reborn as the Modern Art Gallery. The opening night was stylish and opulent; music playing, renowned artists speaking, art lovers babbling. However, the walls were bare and the frames were empty. The young vagabonds called on the city’s creatives to get to work and display their work in this new space. What would you design for this space? 
Submission Package
Moodboard


Colour
Here are some seasonal colours to inspire and delight.

www.pantone.com
In the unlikely event that we cannot produce your pattern the way you designed it we will communicate with you about alterations. However, we will do everything we can to ensure that the winning design is accurately produced. Designs must be original and not have been entered in other competitions. Front Row Society will select a winner from the ten designs that receive the highest score.
FRONT ROW SOCIETY
About us
When sitting in the front row, you are given that extra dose of comfort: more leg room; a better view. You are in the decision-making seat. Our bags reflect the qualities of front row living. With high-quality material, original design and efficient delivery we are certain that our bags will be completely, and utterly, delightful.
The concept of Front Row Society came to life through our understanding of fashion tête-à-tête. Fresh ideas can come from anywhere and from anyone. It shouldn’t matter who created them; instead, the idea itself ought to be valued. Front Row Society is an interactive platform that gives designers from all backgrounds a chance to showcase their work to the fashion-world. This unique opportunity allows people to develop their personal style and nurture their ideas...
And if the fashion-world likes it, Front Row Society will produce it.
Front Row Society’s home city is Berlin. Continuously shaped by the freedom and dynamism that plunders the streets of Berlin from morning to night, Front Row Society is very much a consequence of Berlin living. Like the city itself, Front Row Society is a work unfinished. It is constantly added to and improved by the ideas and talent of the fashion community. This is what Front Row Society is and how it will evolve – it will nurtured by you.
We have laid the foundations for something great – we need fresh ideas to build it.
Born in Berlin, created worldwide.
Deadline for submissions 31st August

BBC 3 tailor of the year competition

BBC THREE IS LOOKING FOR TALENTED TAILORS

BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 and 25.

BBC THREE’s ‘Young Talent of the Year’, presented by George Lamb, is the show that celebrates the millions of young British workers whose skills won’t win them a million pound recording contract, but deserve recognition nonetheless!

The show is now in it’s third series and has previously unearthed young, skilled and talented Butchers, Fishmongers, Plumbers and Chefs, to name but a few.  

 
This year they’re on a Nationwide search to find Tailors between the ages of 16 and 25, who can be true ambassadors for their trade, are up for a challenge and want to showcase their skills to the world.

Applications are currently open and the deadline is August 5^th.

Eventually 100 of the best applicants will be invited to audition. Here they’ll face a theory test on their professional expertise, and be interviewed by an industry expert to ensure they have the knowledge and potential to be BBC Three’s Young Tailor of the Year!

Only twenty will be selected to go forward to the next stage of the selection process where they’ll have to complete hands on skills test.  The judges will then decide which four are worthy of going forward to compete for the title.

The final four will face tough challenges based on the skills of their trade. Only one will walk away with the recognition, trophy and title of ‘BBC Three’s Young Tailor of the Year.

To apply TODAY!

email: youngtalent@bbc.co.uk

Or

Call: 0161 244 3716

Applications deadline: 5^th August 2011

Standard geographic charges apply and calls may be included in your telecom provider’s call package. Calls from mobiles may be higher

More images from the SAF showacse

Please follow the link to some new images from the Scottish Academy of Fashion showcase

Images from the Scottish Academy of Fashion show June 30th 2011

Dear all
This was what went on last night at the SAF showcase at InSpace Edinburgh.

Another competition: UK handknitting awards 2011

Dear all
Please find a link to the UK hand knitting awards
The first prize is £1000
So if you are into hand knitting, the closing date for design submission is August the 1st 2011
with finalists then being asked to knit up their garments .
Good luck