Representing the creative future

Miscellaneous  –  Dec 2025

SKETCHBOOKS FROM 6 CSM RESET SHOW COLLECTIONS

A closer look at the process and ideas behind a handful of students' work.

Designers  –  Dec 2025

How to attract a global audience to your local brand

Dirt started life in Bali during the pandemic. Five years later it’s grown an international customer base.

Fashion Educators  –  Dec 2025

Influential Fashion Educators: Ragna Sigríður Bjarnadóttir, IUA, Reykjavík

The advantages of studying in a country without a fashion industry.

Miscellaneous  –  Dec 2025

How to watch cinema like a designer

Treating film as method, not reference, changes how you design. A practical guide.

Designers  –  Nov 2025

How burnout changed this independent bag designer's goals

Robin Deceuninck went from Ann Demeulemeester to Adidas, before taking time out to re-evaluate what he wanted from the industry.

Fashion Educators  –  Oct 2025

Influential Fashion Educators: Elina Peltonen, Aalto, Finland

How to study fashion when the industry's centre feels far away.

Graduate Shows  –  Oct 2025

Parsons MFA 2025: Between Heritage and Experiment

From Sardinian lace to school sports kits, this year’s MFA collections rework tradition into personal statements

Designers  –  Sep 2025

Collaboration over competition

Nicholas Daley and Kozaburo show what happens when designers share resources instead of gatekeeping them.

Opinion  –  Sep 2025

The Brand Whisperer: Bob Sheard and the future designers need to build

After decades spent reshaping the world’s biggest brands – from Levi’s to Rapha – Bob Sheard believes it’s time to open-source what he knows.

Designers  –  Sep 2025

When fashion students take on opera

For Òh!pera in Barcelona, IED students created costumes that shifted between apocalypse and pastoral dreamscape, testing the limits of design and teamwork.

Fashion Image  –  Sep 2025

Why become a photographer now?

We asked a few photographers – all showing at a new London exhibition – the big question.

Miscellaneous  –  Sep 2025

How designers learn to lead: lessons from inside the industry

We asked a group of in-house creatives at brands from Balenciaga to Givenchy and beyond what helped them become better leaders