Redress Design Award Competition Finalists
Our favorite fashion competition is all about sustainability.
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Brit Shaked Envisions the future of fashion as individualism
Brit Shaked thinks your clothes should be as responsive and unique as your phone.
Interview with Fashion Designer Chelsea Grays
We spoke with emerging designer Chelsea Grays about her design process, inspirations and the new digital world of fashion.
The Future of Fashion is Digital & Collaborative
The future of fashion is digital and collaborative
Our interview with London College of Fashion grads Diana Canghizer & Ashwini Deshpande
Indie Boutiques to Check Out
How can you be an original? One way is to support young designers who create one-of-a-kind pieces. Here are indie boutiques worth knowing now.
Interview with fashion designer/upcycler Janelle Abbott of JRAT
Interview with fashion designer/upcycler/artist/all-around-interesting-person,
Janelle Abbott of JRAT
Is the future of fashion collaborative? Here are 3 Fashion Collectives We Have Our Eye On
Is the future of fashion collaborative? we hope so! We tend to consider fashion to be about a single designer even when we know that there are several people behind … Read more
Knitwear Is Having A Major Moment
Forget the basic crewneck sweater
Knitwear is having a major moment with these young designers –and we couldn’t be more excited!
No Kill Mag X ZWD: A fashion shoot collab featuring some of our fave New Yorkers
No Kill Mag X ZWD: A fashion shoot collab featuring some of our fave New Yorkers including: Jessica Schreiber of FABSCRAP, Dianna Rose of Jars of Delight
Here are the 6 contenders for the ’21 International Woolmark Prize
What is the International Woolmark Prize?
Originally called The International Wool Secretariat fashion design competition it was created to promote wool to the global market. Two early winners? Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent!
This year the theme is Sustainability and Supply Chain Transparency tied to Innovation, and the official focus is “Less is More”. Can I just say that this excites me to no end? And that this is no small challenge goes without saying! So here are the 6 contenders for the prize…
These are the 10 Recipients of Bethann Hardison’s Designers Hub Grant
Change is coming. In continued efforts to create a truly diverse fashion industry, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has teamed up with former model Bethann Hardison to … Read more
Redress Design Award Competition 2020 Winners
Sustainability is a buzzword that has been so totally co-opted that we no longer trust it when we hear it. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t seriously important as a … Read more
2020 is not about you + other wisdom by ZWD
2020 is not about you & other words of wisdom from Zero Waste Daniel, his dad and his husband Mario’s mom. Daniel Silverstein and I have known each other for … Read more
Kimberly McGlonn of Grant Blvd is designing radically inclusive pathways through fashion
An interview with Kimberly McGlonn Founder of fashion label Grant Blvd shares how she is designing radically inclusive pathways through fashion. I suppose trying to find solutions to poverty through … Read more
Fashion Grads 2020: the next gen of designers during Covid-19
8 Fashion Design Graduates Share their work and what it’s like graduating during a pandemic When school started last fall no one could have anticipated how it would end in … Read more
Next Gen Fashion Designer: Diana Canghizer, London College of Fashion
What is the inspiration behind your recent work? Throughout my research, I have looked at how the woman was perceived in early societies – from the Bible to paintings, historical … Read more
Next Gen Fashion Designer: Alisha Duffy, London College of Fashion
Name of your collection: Northern Revival What is the inspiration behind your recent work? The motivation for my final collection began with an enquiry into consumer culture and triggered an … Read more
Next Gen Fashion Designer: Edmund Green Langdell, Parsons
Name of your collection: Becoming What is the inspiration or concept behind it? Becoming is a design led transgender health and wellness community based in accessibility, sustainability, free sharing of … Read more
Next Gen Fashion Designer: Sharon Javkin, London College of Fashion
Name of your collection: Judios Guadalupanos – It is a phrase my mum always uses to describe our family since we are a Jewish family living in a predominantly Catholic … Read more
Next Gen Fashion Designer: Hannah Thomas, Pratt Institute
Name of your collection: Augury What is the inspiration or concept behind it? In a world that fortifies itself with concrete, nature finds a way to break through using the … Read more
Next Gen Fashion Designer: Nicki Rensing, Pratt Institute
Name of your collection: Trash! What is the inspiration or concept behind it? I wanted to investigate the word “Trash” and all the connotations behind it. What makes something Trash? … Read more
Next Gen Fashion Designer: Aradhita Parasrampuria, Parsons
Name of your collection: Fashion under a microscope What is the inspiration or concept behind it? While working in an Indian textile factory, I saw laborers exposed to toxic chemicals … Read more
Next Gen Fashion Designer: Sayo Watanabe
Name of your collection: Six Needs What is the inspiration or concept behind it? I started by wanting to use trash, which is essentially what people need to get rid … Read more
Fashion Talent : LVMH Prize Finalists 2020
“This year, once more, the semi-finalists impressed us with their creativity and their commitment to creating clothes that are respectful of the environment…. The eight finalists all have in common … Read more
Refashioning Fashion with YunRay Chung
What does it mean to be going into the fashion industry today? In this new series we’ll be talking to students and recent graduates about their process, work and how … Read more
Paria Farzaneh Fall 2020 collection
Paria/FARZANEH A/W 2020 Although Paria Farzaneh was raised and lives in London she is of Iranian descent and the influence is seen in her use of traditional prints that were … Read more
Bianca Saunders AW 2020
Bianca Saunders A/W 2020 Bianca Saunders explores identity through her collections. As a menswear designer specifically the male experience, and further, that of her Black Caribbean background. For Autumn/Winter 2020 … Read more
Connection, Reflection, and Fashion Activism: An Interview With Designer Margaret Burton
Designer and ethical fashion advocate Margaret Burton’s connection to art has always been strong. After high school she spent time at the Cleveland Institute of Art studying visual communication … Read more
Local Love on the West Coast: An Interview with Calle Del Mar Designer Aza Ziegler
Photo by Beatrice Helman Local Love on the West Coast – An Interview with Calle Del Mar Designer Aza Ziegler The thread weaving together Aza Ziegler’s life lies in creativity. … Read more
HK redress finalists
Redress TOP 10 The Finalists for the largest sustainable design competition You have to get up early if you want to see this show! Redress, Hong Kong-based environmental charity, will … Read more