The Career Mentorship Programme is a pilot project running for six months from June to December 2013 as part of SEE’s portfolio of services to support UAL graduates to make, take and connect to ideas, opportunities and networks so that they can go on to be successful creative professionals and world-leading innovators, practitioners, employees and entrepreneurs.

100 new emerging graduates will be supported by a mentor to develop their career plans during their first 6 months of graduating from UAL. Mentors will be fully trained UAL staff, alumni and industry partners.

• Open to all final year UAL students about to graduate over the summer to gain a mentor for 6 months after graduating.
• Mentors will be fully trained UAL staff, alumni and industry partners keen to support talented new graduates in their career development.
• All information can be found at: http://see.arts.ac.uk/cmp
• Apply here by Friday 31st May.

 The One Club Creative Boot Camp:

• Provides students with the opportunity to experience what it’s like to work at an agency as a copywriter and art director by creating an advertising campaign based on a creative brief provided by a sponsoring agency.
• Creates opportunities for networking with top local advertising professionals, who participate throughout the 4-day process as mentors and guides.
• There is no minimum GPA requirement to participate in this program. All students really need is creative ideas.
• Participants walk away with a solid advertising campaign to add to their portfolios.
• Provides free breakfast and lunch to all participants during the course of the workshop.
• Serves as a 4-day “crash course” internship by providing hands-on experience.
• Gives students the chance to compete for an internship position at the sponsoring agency.

To see the great atmosphere of some of our past sessions, check out the videos below:

London 2012 Video:   http://youtu.be/ouYcg8ZOLqc

The Students Speak: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brAuVWh3GAs

Student Confessionals: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=699624290340

Interested students can use the following link to register for the workshop:Creative Boot Camp Registration

Participants are accepted on a first come, first serve basis, so the sooner they apply, the better.

Staged by WGSN, the world’s leading fashion forecaster, the WGSN Global Fashion Awards recognise and reward brilliance in fashion and retail design across the globe.

Giles Deacon, British Fashion Designer, Eric Jennings, Fashion Director of Saks Fifth Avenue,  and Rankin Celebrated Fashion Photographer are just some of the names on a panel of 50 expert judges from every corner of the world. From thousands of entries, they will review and select the very best from companies large and small, across all four corners of the globe.

The awards will be presented at a star-studded, exclusive gala event at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London on 30th October.

2013 Deadline Approaching

The WGSN Global Fashion Awards are now open for entry. Submit your entry now to be in with a chance of winning one of the most prestigious prizes in fashion, and the only prizes that recognise excellence and innovation on a global scale.

Entry is free of charge and you may enter as many categories you wish (and for which you are eligible) however you may only enter once per category.

Entries close on 26^th May 2013

Click here for more information.

Entry Requirements

URBAN OUTFITTERS & ARTS THREAD are proud to introduce the Make It Design Competition!

We like to party, but we need your help getting ready! Design something amazing for our Urban Outfitter girl to wear to a party this winter. Five winning designers will receive an incredible prize package and have their pieces sold at select Urban Outfitters stores! Can you make it?!

BRIEF:

• Design – for the Urban Outfitters Customer (female)
• Category – any piece of women’s apparel (dress, top, blouse, jacket, embellished tee etc)
• Fabrication – any (knit or woven textiles)
• Season – Winter 2013 to be in store by Novmeber 2013
• Urban Outfitters Retail Price Range $89 – $119

Technical Spec must include -

• Flat drawing Front & Back
• All dimensions
• All fabrics and trims
• Any special stitching and applications
• Pantone #s for all colors used.

Website: UrbanOutfitters.com
Location: Open to applicants worldwide.
Age/Experience: Any graduate holding an undergraduate or postgraduate degree from an established higher-educational institution, having graduated after 2011 and who is not in full-time employment.
How: Upload your entry design and technical spec onto ARTS THREAD. To do this – register and tick the ‘Urban Outfitters Holiday 13 competition’ entry box. Read the competition brief and upload your design onto ARTS THREAD. Finally, email us at uo@artsthread.com to confirm your entry.
Entry: Free
Deadline: May 29 2013

Prize: There will be 5 identical prizes of:
$1000 Cash +
$250 Urban Outfitters gift card +
Winning designs will be produced by Urban Outfitters and sold in select stores in the US & online at UrbanOutfitters.com +
Item will have a custom swing tag featuring the designer’s name +
A trip to New York for an exclusive launch party

Judging Criteria
40% creativity
40% originality
20% faithfulness to brief

For more information, download the competition brief.

The competition opens today (Wednesday 15^th May) and to enter, simply input your design onto the YSL template and either scan it or send a photo to yslcompetition@selfridges.co.uk.

The winning design will be rendered into Swarovski crystals and sold as 80 limited edition palettes exclusively in Selfridges from late August to mid-October of this year. The winner will also receive a hamper of YSL goodies!

Templates can be picked up from the YSL counter in Selfridges or downloaded from www.selfridges.com/yslcompetition

This is a wonderful opportunity for anyone and everyone to see their talent sold in the world’s most exciting department store and of course, win a selection of fabulous YSL products.

Please be as original and imaginative as you like!

For more information and full T&C please visit www.selfridges.com/yslcompetition

& for any questions please e-mail Veebs at dnvl@hotmail.it

The deadline for this competition is Friday 24^th May so hurry!

Good luck!”

 Prints are fundamental to our brand and at the heart of every collection here at Dirty Pretty Things, and we will be giving one lucky winner this mazing opportunity to have their work showcased worldwide. We are looking for a design integral print which optimises Dirty Pretty Things.

 For inspiration log onto our Tumblr, Pinterest and Instagram

 Deadline Date 14th June 2013

 We look forward to receiving your entry (multiple entries accepted)

 Send your print to info@dirtyprettythings.uk.com (high res please!)

 The DPT team xx

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Instagram.com/dirtyprettythingslingerie 

The H&M Design Award

SIGN UP NOW

H&M is always looking out for new talent from the major design colleges around the world. That’s why we’ve created the H&M DESIGN AWARD, to support and celebrate the work of graduating designers.

The prize is €50,000 and the chance to show your graduation collection at Mercedes-Benz Stockholm Fashion Week in January 2014. The winner will also get to develop key pieces from their collection to be sold in selected H&M stores. There’s also a prize of €5000 for each finalist, and a People’s Prize chosen by visitors to H&M’s Design Award website. You can see what happened during the 2013 H&M Design Award at: designaward2013.hm.com. Who can sign up? 2013 BA and MA graduates from participating colleges (your college is one of them), with collections based on garments – at least four outfits per entry (no entries that are just print or accessories).

We can’t wait to get started! Good luck with your final collection, and we look forward to seeing your work when you sign up to register for the H&M Design Award 2014!

Ann-Sofie Johansson, Head of Design, H&M

How to sign up:

Email your contact information (name, telephone number, email, college) to: HMDesignAward2014@hm.com

You’ll receive an auto-reply message, which will give you all the information you need about taking part in the award. Please sign up by July 31 2013 at the latest!

H&M DESIGN AWARD 2014

Links to H&M Design Award movie:

Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZCseeQ2sIo

Links for download files: http://barracudadownload.com/l.php?guid=a662a5550e34014a55ccc8c33bff856b

Wednesday 22 May, 18.30 – 19.30 (talk); 19.30 – 20.15 (refreshments). Fashion Illustration: Portraits of Paris Evening Talk Internationally renowned fashion illustrator Jason Brooks has worked for household names from Vogue to Coca-Cola. He has drawn the couture shows in Paris and London Fashion Week, and provided the iconic visual identity for record label Hed Kandi. Jason will be in discussion with Tony Glenville, Creative Director for the School of Media & Communication at the London College of Fashion and author of the new publication New Icons of Fashion Illustration. Celebrating the release of Jason’s book Paris Sketchbook, they will discuss Jason’s career, love of Paris and the current revival of the fashion illustration genre. £15 (including wine reception)

Friday 24 May, 18.30 – 19.30 (talk); 19.30 – 20.15 (refreshments) Jenny Packham: Luxury Design Evening Talk Celebrating 25 years of her eponymous label, Jenny Packham is recognised as one of the UK’s most successful independent fashion designers. Synonymous with eminently glamorous design, luxurious quality and resolute craftsmanship, red carpets the world over are graced with her sumptuous designs worn by the most iconic, talented and influential women of recent generations. £15 (including wine reception)

To book, please call 020 7942 2277.

WAREHOUSE DESIGN COMPETITION in association with the British Fashion Council Colleges Council

1976. LONDON. That’s when it all started for Warehouse and we have been building genuinely smart, connected fashion experiences around our customer ever since.

At Warehouse we’re obsessed with taking trends and making them our own. Everything we do, from designing to delivery, is with a modern, urban life in mind.

THE COMPETITION

For the 5th year running, Warehouse and the British Fashion Council are teaming up to search for the next fashion design talent.

To help the quest we invite course heads from the BFC Colleges Council member colleges to each select graduating fashion design students whose final collections they feel show exceptional design ability, innovation and relevance to the current and future profile of Warehouse.

Once course heads from the BFC Colleges Council member colleges have made their selection, the students work will then be put forward to a panel of industry experts to select a shortlist.

The shortlisted design graduates will present their collections on a catwalk with models to the interview panel.

THE PRIZE

The winner will be offered a six month paid work contract with Warehouse where their collection will be produced and sold in a minimum of 10 Warehouse stores nationwide and online.

Starting at design, the winners will follow the product journey working alongside multiple departments. Supported by the expert teams at Warehouse including Design, Buying, Production, Marketing and PR they will gain a once in a lifetime experience in the retail and fashion industry.

THE PANEL

The panel will be made up of industry experts from Warehouse and the British Fashion Council including:

Lisa Byrne, Design Director, Warehouse

Caroline Clarke, Head of Marketing and PR, Warehouse

Anne Tyrrell, Chair, British Fashion Council Colleges Council

Caroline Rush, Chief Executive, British Fashion Council.

THE DETAIL

Key dates

• Entry closing day, 24th May

• Shortlist day, 28th May

• Finalists announced, 28th May

• Panel day, 30th May

• Press launch, October 2013

• Collection launch, February 2014

Entry Requirements

The following should be submitted for review: portfolio, photographs of the collection, sketchbooks and mood boards showing background research.

Panel Day

The shortlisted design graduates will present their collections on a catwalk with models to the interview panel. Alex Woodfield at the BFC will contact shortlisted students with the date, time and location of the panel day. Models will be supplied by Warehouse along with hair and make-up.

Requirements:

• Graduate collection

• You can bring 1 guest to support you

• Footwear for your model to wear (minimum 2 pairs, preferably size 6/7).

Terms and Conditions

•The placement would commence duringn summer 2013 (exact date tbc).

• The winning design student agrees to license all final collection designs for 12 months to Warehouse commencing 1st June 2012. The copyright will remain with the student. Warehouse will select pieces to retail in a minimum of 10 Warehouse stores nationwide and the Warehouse website. The collection will commence retailing in February 2013 and Warehouse will decide on the final selling date.

• The winning student will be offered a six month work contract at Warehouse starting between June – July (exact start date to be agreed once the winner is announced), with the Warehouse design team.

• The winning student will receive £50 per working day (9.00-17.30) in accordance with the British Fashion Council’s work placement guidelines. Travel and accommodation are not included. Warehouse has the right to terminate this work placement at any time. This payment will be made monthly.

• The winning student will be given a bursary of £2000 cash value upon the launch of their collection in February 2014. The student will not receive any additional profits received from the sale of the collection at Warehouse.

• The winning university will receive a £3000 bursary.

• Any amendments that have to be made to the designs for commercial reasons should be made in consultation with the winning student.

• The winner agrees to keep a daily diary while doing work experience at Warehouse. Format to be agreed by Warehouse and winner.

• The winner agrees not to take part in or use their collection in any publicity with any external companies without prior authorisation from Warehouse.

• The winner must not accept a position at a competitive women’s fashion retailer until their collection launches in store February 2014.

• The two runners up will be offered a two week work placement at Warehouse in the department of their choice, at a mutually convenient time for both parties: Design, Buying, Product Development, Marketing and PR.

• The winner and runners up agree to sign a confidentiality agreement before commencing their work placement at Warehouse.

• All students agree to take part in all publicity (including PR, Retail & Web).

• The winner can request to use the images in portfolio post the launch in 2014.

Promoter: Warehouse Fashions Ltd, 6th Floor, 1 Olivers Yard, 57-71 City Road, EC1Y 1HQ

SUBMISSIONS

In order to enter please submit portfolios with the below details.

Please ensure portfolios are clearly labelled with your name and college or university.

Name

Degree

Contact Number

Email Address

Send all entries to:

Alex Woodfield

British Fashion Council

Somerset House

West Service Yard

Victoria Embankment

London, WC2R 1LA

Closing date: 24th May 2013.