Ethical fashion competition

Call to all designers and illustrators – EFF design competition 

The Ethical Fashion Forum is currently looking for a new artwork to be printed on over 1000 visitor bags and staff t-shirts for our upcoming SOURCE Expo.
This offers a fantastic opportunity to showcase and directly promote your artwork to hundreds of fashion industry professionals and be linked to such a prestigious event. The  winner's name and website featured on all bags and T-shirts, as well as on the cover of the events brochure, handed out to all visitors to the event.
SOURCE Expo, the only fashion industry trade show dedicated to ethical sourcing, is taking place the 17^th and 18^th of October at Salder’s Wells, London E1. It brings together international manufacturers, suppliers and cooperatives working to high ethical standards. The hundreds of visitors include representatives of large retailers, designers, entrepreneurs and many more from across the sector.
The design should be of A4 size and reflect the goals of the event. Click the link to find out more:  About SOURCE Expo
DEADLINE FOR DESIGN ENTRIES IS THE 19^TH AUGUST

Click here for a detailed brief and design specifications.
E-mail entries to  sourceexpo@ethicalfashionforum.com 

Nearly 9000 blog hits

Another milestone is a bout to be reached with only 79 more hits to make 9000. (we have now reached this!!!on the 5th of August 2011)

Comments are as always welcome and if you have a blog that you would like listed then please let me know.. NEW you can sign up by email and never miss a post....

Thinking about fashion as a career? then look at the previous post about applications for September 2012...

This 9000 came from here

HMM are we turning into a train-spotter site (Anoraks, Flasks and little note books inspire anyone?)

Oh yes and this is the 151st post since we started......

My little pony

Some light fashion relief from all the rain...

The big knit (a charity project)

Just in case you knitters are bored you might like to do some charity work, Age Scotland and innocent smoothies are asking for volunteer knitters to knit hats for little smoothie bottles..... The instructions are here

Your contribution is worth 25p, so you might get your grannies involved as well..... as we all know grannies rock

Photography book online retailer: Beyond Words

This is a really specialist and appropriate photography book retailer based in Edinburgh: Beyond Words
They are having a pop up shop at the Stills Gallery Tuesday to Saturday, August 9 - 13 2011

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

Welcome to our new london partner

West London College is joining the fast growing fashion course provision from the School of Textiles and Design.
You can now study in sunny Dubai and happening London as well as in our amazing, spacious and brilliantly equipped campus in Scotland. If you are thinking about applying then either follow the link to West London College or to our university site for Galashiels in Scotland or to our Dubai site.
We open for applications on September the 14th 2011 for 2012 entry.

• via UCAS for UK/EU students  to study in Galashiels near Edinburgh
• via UCAS for international students to study in Galashiels near Edinburgh
• via this university link for Dubai to study in our new purpose built campus in Dubai
• Via this link  to West London College for international students
• Via this link to West London College for UK/EU students

We welcome applicants from around the world who all gain a great understanding for the global nature of fashion.

 West London College fashion student image

Obscure-couture review of the fashion show

In the fast moving world of the internet it is great to find some lovely reportage of the fashion show

this time from obscure-couture blog

Online CV

I just thought that you might like to see this online CV

Shoogleit flickr photos of the fashion show

Well done again to Shoogleit, this time for a birds eye view of the fashion show....
Just click the shoogleit link above to go directly there.

Shoogelit fashion images now online

( with a shoogle you can hold your mouse over the image and rotate it to see the back!) try it and see...

Congratulations to Shoogelit for capturing in the heat of the moment (backstage), our fashion collections. Once again brilliant makeup by MAC and hair by Charlie Miller.....

Fashion Burner blog review of the fashion show

Fashion Burner review of the Fashion Show at the Dovecot this month

Behind the label

As I started in my last post ethical slow fashion is a growing movement. Behind the label is the UK contribution to this awareness raising campaign. The link above will take you to the home page of this ethical organisation linking you directly to the issues of making clothes and fashion in a global economy.
I think that this is something that we all should be thinking about as the era of fast cheap clothing is rapidly coming to the end.
As fashion designers we should be proud and strive to produce beautifully designed, ethically sourced, fashion that will last more than a Saturday night, before being binned or at best dumped in a clothing bank.
Hmm maybe we need to start and support a "Made in Scotland" campaign.......

Slow fashion

There is a big trend for slow fashion which covers fashion that is: fair trade, ethical, organic and hopefully well designed
"behind the label" is a good starting point

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.

Scottish academy of fashion salon Show

Congratulations to: Anna Vissochi, Pamela Aitken, Mellisanthi Spei and Rachel Wilson for being chosen to represent the school at the Scottish Academy of Fashion showcase tonight, the collections looked brilliant and well represented us.
Further congratulations to Rachel Wilson for being chosen to receive one of the three Todd and Duncan awards tonight.

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

Have you ever considered studying here?

Fashion Undergraduate courses can be found here
Fashion Postgraduate courses can be found here

If you have any specific questions please either comment or email us here

Scottish textiles industry assosciation student membership

As your Schools or Departments are Associate Members of the Scottish Textile Industry Association, I would be grateful if you could pass the following information on to your graduating students in fashion and textiles.




Our aim is to build a strong base of upcoming designers to play a part in and benefit from our strong industry network.



Benefits of Individual Membership include:

- a web profile on on the Textiles Scotland website at www.textilescotland.com

- advance notice of free seminars and workshops

- access to valuable Trend information

- a way to reach potential employers, manufacturers, buyers and collaborators.



Our Designer Room - www.textilescotland.co.uk/DesignerRoom - is also an opportunity to feature news, promote work and upload designs to our Inspiration Wall.



Individual Membership costs just £48 for a year. New members can apply online at www.textilescotland.co.uk/Become-a-Member or contact me for further information.



best wishes

Fiona





Fiona Duff

Project Manager STIA



t. 0131 629 6002

e. info@textilescotland.com