WEEKLY THREAD: WHATS THE REAL IMPACT FOR THE 2020 UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
As the lockdowns across the world wind out, the impact of COVID-19 becomes a reality for us all, forcing each and every one of us to change both business practices and our commercial behavior…
IMAGE CREDITS: British Fashion Council
As the lockdowns across the world wind out, the impact of COVID-19 becomes a reality for us all, forcing each and every one of us to change both business practices and our commercial behavior…
Visibility is key and online is the new forum for conversation and commerce.
The Fashion Industry has been hit hard and needs to Reset…
The British Fashion Council and the CFDA both call for the industry to slow down, adopt sustainable practice and reject over consumption. It’s a big ask, I believe that many in the industry want this change, but the reality may be that “fast fashion” has created a consumer neurosis within retail and that will take some undoing.
The impact for the Creative Community is Heartbreaking...
Freelance has dried up - Design Studios have continued to create (as creatives must) but the future is uncertain for all…my thoughts this week are for this years’ graduates.
May and June are usually showtime, the season of inspiration and joy as the crop of 2020 emerge from universities across the globe, full of hope and joy (usually) and the energy is (normally) exhilarating.
It’s my favorite time of year, an opportunity to celebrate creative talent and watch the next generation flourish. However, this year is very different. There are no shows, and the universities and the catwalks are closed.
The difference between Design Events (for profit) and Industry Associations becomes apparent…
This week we see New Designers, an exhibition and forum for the Textile design community cancelled until 2021. This is usually a launchpad for the industry, offering essential networking opportunities and collaboration for the class of 2020.
The event has moved online and offers an awards program instead. For many this is a heartbreaking disappointment, and now delivers this year’s graduates into no mans land.
We can only hope that the individual universities can collaborate to offer essential visibility to all students, regardless of awards, so that they can make that critical first step into their creative careers.
I welcome your collective thoughts on this, and here at Texintel we will do whatever we can to help in support of such initiatives.
What can we all do in collaboration to help this year’s Textile students?
Meanwhile the Graduate Fashion Foundation has gone much further, Thankfully...
Graduate Fashion Week is the largest worldwide showcase of the summer for BA graduates entering the Fashion Industry, it hasn’t been canceled but postponed.
Importantly even with postponement the event has has added numerous initiatives in support of this year’s graduates with online solutions to address the needs of students.
This is the first time in 29 years that the event hasn’t run as planned, but this challenge will be overcome…the charity is determined to support the next gen, all activities and events within the new plan will deliver the charities mission statement and objectives.
Promoting and showcasing talent, Rewarding and Celebrating the Best...[Drumroll] Hooray!...
So, as the summer season begins for this year’s graduates, as an industry, lets do whatever it takes to support this years talented creatives…
