Articles by Veerle Versteeg
Veerle Versteeg worked at FashionUnited from 2021 to 2025. She graduated with a bachelor degree and two master degrees in Translation and Interpreting from the University of Antwerp, Belgium and functioned as a multilingual and multi-skilled member of the editorial team at FashionUnited for the past few years. Veerle wrote articles for and managed FashionUnited’s Fashion Education Platform until recently which features the latest news on fashion schools and fashion programmes worldwide and the next generation of industry talent.
German Academy of Fashion & Design (AMD) to host Global Fashion Conference 2022 on Sustainability
The Global Fashion Conference, an initiative that aims to create an innovation system for the fashion industry, is to be hosted from Germany for the first time this year. The ninth edition of the international conference will take place online from November 17 to November 18 and will be hosted by the Akademie Mode & Design Design (AMD), the...
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Redress Design Award 2022 launches via live stream event
International sustainable fashion design competition The Redress Award hosted a livestream event via YouTube to unveil details about the 2022 edition. Applications for the Redress Design Award 2022 are open internationally from tomorrow, January 6 until March 16. During the live stream, the judges of this year’s edition also specified the design...
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Mytheresa and Louboutin team up on exclusive shoe and bag collection
German online luxury retailer Mytheresa and French fashion house Christian Louboutin have launched an exclusive shoe and bag capsule collection for Summer 2021. The capsule collection features flip-flops, sneakers, and pool flats in rainbow colors, as well as a series of bags handwoven from the Dwarf Palm material, made from the leaves of a...
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Condé Nast College students collaborate with Nigerian fashion entrepreneurs
Master’s students at the Condé Nast College in London are joining forces with entrepreneurs from The Assembly Hub in Nigeria for the Unleash Fashion Business Exchange Programme, which is sponsored by the British Council. The Assembly hub is a fashion hub platform that entrepreneurs and young creatives in Nigeria can consult for training,...
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H&M Spain reduces number of layoffs following protests
Swedish apparel giant H&M will only let go of 349 employees in Spain, out of the more than 1,000 previously announced, a reduction of about 68 percent. The decision follows a series of protests by H&M employees in the country, which included two national, 24-hour strikes. Several fast fashion chains around Europe, such as H&M and Zara (Inditex),...
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Fila collaborates with MSGM for its 110th anniversary
In honor of its 110th anniversary and with the next Grand Slam tournament just around the corner, Italian sportswear brand Fila has teamed up on a tennis collection with Italian fashion brand MSGM. The collection has been designed by MSGM founder and creative director Massimo Giorgetti for the Roland Garros tennis tournament in Paris set to take...
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Joor announces new partnerships for the summer 2021 season
For the first time, global wholesale platform Joor is partnering with Copenhagen International Fashion Fair (CIFF) as well as the UK Department for International trade via its Joor Passport service. As part of its partnership with renowned Copenhagen trade show CIFF, Joor will support the virtual element of the event, the company announced in a...
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Hearst sells Marie Claire US to Future Media
Marie Claire Magazine US has been acquired by London-based Future Media, Plc. Up until now, the publishing rights for the online and print edition of Marie Claire US were divided between Marie Claire Group International and international publishing group Hearst Magazines, via a joint venture. Future Media will now own 100 percent of the joint...
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ThredUp to power resale for Vera Bradley through RaaS
US apparel resale platform ThredUp has announced it will provide American luggage and handbag company Vera Bradley, Inc. with its Resale-as-a-Service (RaaS). Vera Bradley will give its online and in-store customers the opportunity to fill what it refers to as ‘Clean Out Kits’, with the apparel, shoes and accessories they want to do away with....
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Brooks Brothers and Fila collaborate on tennis, streetwear collection
US clothing label Brooks Brothers and sportswear brand Fila have launched a limited-edition collection that includes apparel, footwear and accessories for both men and women. The collection items are available for a limited time on the websites of both companies and in select Brooks Brothers stores, according to a press release. Featuring...
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