Back in 2020, in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement and increasing concerns over climate change, the British Fashion Council launched the Institute Of Positive Fashion, which celebrated those making important changes across the industry. As a consequence the last Fashion Awards were centred around three pillars – environment, people, craftsmanship and community – and each award was given to an individual working towards a brighter future, from Grace Wales Bonner to sustainability advocate Christopher Raeburn.
Today the British Fashion Council announced the launch of the BFC Changemakers Prize, which anyone working in fashion can win. A brand-new initiative, the prize aims to celebrate those striving for positive change, championing inclusivity and acting to promote innovation within the British fashion industry, whether on the shop floor, in a factory or in the cutting room.
For an industry built on innovation, dynamism and jaw-on-the-floor creative moments, there seems to have been a somewhat dull-witted shift towards diversity in fashion. At the height of the Black Lives Matter protests in June 2020, for instance, there were countless examples of social media-driven, pro-inclusivity tokenism on the part of brands, with very little in the way of meaningful subsequent change.
Indeed, according to a somewhat damning “Black Representation In Fashion” report compiled by the
New York Times recently, there is still only one black chief executive – Virgil Abloh at Off-White – working at any one of the 64 global fashion brands which were included in the study.
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Case Dwain Clark passed away unexpectedly in Hockley County on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at the age of 22.
Case was born April 9, 1998 in Lubbock to Eddie Clark and Kendra Sellers. He attended Spur Independent Schools until 2013. Case was Valedictorian of the Seagraves High School Class of 2016. He attended Sul Ross University and South Plains College. He was currently employed by Terry County Tractor as Parts Manager in Lubbock. He was formerly employed by Family Power Sports in Lubbock. He was a member of the Yellowhouse Masonic Lodge in Lubbock. He was the current President of the Wild West Chapter of the Punishers Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club.
Denim Expert’s Mostafiz ‘sustainable fashion champion’
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Mostafiz Uddin, managing director of Chattogram-based exporter Denim Expert, has been accorded a Sustainable Fashion Champion title at Drapers Sustainable Fashion Awards 2021.
Drapers, a 134-year-old fashion magazine based in the United Kingdom, introduced the awards last year at its annual Sustainable Fashion Conference, which brings together global fashion stakeholders.
The award is said to recognise strides in reducing the fashion industry s environmental impact and creating fairer working conditions across the supply chain so that lessons can be taken from the best practices, according to a message from Mostafiz.
Each year Her Majesty The Queen and the British Fashion Council present the coveted Queen Elizabeth II Award For Design, which recognises the talent of an emerging individual across the categories of womenswear, menswear or accessories.
The accolade, which was first awarded in 2018 to Richard Quinn, is given to a designer who demonstrates value within wider society, whether that s through a partnership with a charity, encouraging strong sustainable policies or using their platform to speak of social injustices.
South London-born Priya Ahluwalia is the recipient of the 2021 award, which was presented to her virtually today by Her Royal Highness The Countess Of Wessex. Based on the above criteria it comes as no surprise: 28-year-old Ahluwalia graduated from Westminster University in 2018 and in a short time she has made her name as one of the most exciting designers working in the UK.