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Fashion United
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- Business
- Fashion United
Lidewij Edelkoort keynotes TEX+ 2025 awards in the UK
The TEX+ 2025 Awards were announced last night at the Triangle Building, Chelsea College of Arts, spotlighting the UK's most promising textile graduates. The ceremony, which drew leading figures from the design world including Orla Kiely and Zandra Rhodes, featured a keynote address from renowned trend forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort, marking her first public UK appearance in years. 'The future is incredibly bright,' said Edelkoort, praising a generation of students "courageously confronting the major challenges of our time – rethinking materials, reshaping systems, and reviving crafts." Previously known as Texprint, TEX+ continues its 50-year legacy of supporting emerging talent across fashion, interiors, and materials innovation. This year's finalists were selected from top UK institutions including Central Saint Martins, Glasgow School of Art, and Manchester School of Art. Awards recognised achievements in creativity, sustainability, technical excellence and market potential. Among this year's winners was Beth Lingard of Leeds Arts University, who received multiple prizes including the Sanderson Art in Industry Prize and the Sahara Prize. Amber Fry (Central Saint Martins) took home both the Sustainability Prize and the Mary Restieaux Prize, while Esme Whitton (UWE Bristol) was awarded a mentorship with Liberty Fabrics. Also honoured were Severina Seidl (Royal School of Needlework), Aidan Morris (Glasgow School of Art), and Yingruo Cao (London College of Fashion), among others. TEX+ Chair Jeremy Somers praised the calibre of the 2025 cohort: 'These designers are not only technically skilled but also tackling urgent conversations in design today – from sustainability to identity. The TEX+ prizes are a chance to recognise that, and to help propel these voices into the industry.' TEX+ alumni have gone on to work with leading brands including Chanel, Nike and Liberty, with celebrated designers like Margo Selby and Emma J Shipley among its ranks.
BBC News
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Zandra Rhodes' dress worn by Princess Diana sells for £10,000
Fashion designer Dame Zandra Rhodes has sold 92 pieces from her personal collection at an auction in them was was a white dress, emblazoned with pearls, that Princess Diana tried on in Rhodes' shop in 1985, which sold for £10, Princess later wore a custom replica of the dress, with Ms Rhodes saying she asked for a "bigger wrap".Dame Zandra, who was born in Chatham, Kent, and studied at the Medway College of Art, described the auction as "like the whole of one's life going on display". The items on sale were all designed between 1960 and 2010."There are gorgeous caftans and pleated chiffon that I was known for, so I'm really thrilled that they're going to be exposed to the public," she Zandra is known for her extravagant patterns and vibrant colours."I think our lives need colour!" she said."You can go [to the auction] and get a wonderful Chanel in very tasteful tones, but if you want an evening out that will be remembered forever… they're all there for you to choose from." The sale collection was curated by auctioneer Kerry Taylor."What's very special about Zandra is the fact that the textiles themselves are so incredibly beautiful," Taylor said."They're beautifully hand-printed, they're sometimes embroidered, they're sometimes beaded."They're just joyous, really."
BBC News
12-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Zandra Rhodes urges Kent youngsters to draw every day
Kent-born fashion designer Zandra Rhodes is urging young people from the county to draw every day as part of a project to inspire local Rhodes, who has kept sketch books since she was at Medway College of Art in the 1960s, is making the plea as part of her Colourful Heritage project aims to work alongside schools with 16 and 17-year-olds from socio-economically deprived backgrounds in the Medway area to inspire them and give them the opportunity to learn from Ms Rhodes' said: "I have one rule, that I must do a drawing every day. That's why I encourage you to draw every day – it might be a vase of flowers you draw or a place you visit or a person you see." Ms Rhodes said a key part of her sketch booking process was starting on page one and filling every page without ripping any added: "Don't be digital all the time - do things with your hands and see where it leads you and the ideas that it might bring your way."The project is a partnership between the University for the Creative Arts and The Zandra Rhodes Foundation.
