The future of fashion: how you can make a difference

This is a Fashion, Textiles, Jewellery Subject Spotlight with Lynne Hugill from Teesside University. An interactive, cinematic course taster experience to allow students to gain insights into what it's like to study Fashion, Textiles, Jewellery.

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Join Lynne Hugill from Teesside University as she explores the world of fashion and fashion communication. In episode one, Lynne explains the relationship between fashion and identity and how things like politics, environmental challenges, culture, society, and history have all impacted the way fashion has developed across time. In episode two, Lynne looks at the specifics of sustainability in fashion and poses the question: is fashion destroying our planet? Lynne also looks at the many ways fashion can influence societal change and how designers can do more to promote sustainability. In episode three, Lynne examines how technology has made a mark on the industry, explaining how social media, AI, virtual reality, and other digital advancements have brought the fashion industry into the modern era. In the final episode, Lynne recaps why promoting sustainability is vital for the fashion designers of tomorrow. Lynne then sets you an activity which encourages you to consider the clothes you have, and how you can do more to save the planet. Lynne also offers some guidance of where the fashion industry is going, and tells you how you can prepare for the future of the industry.

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About Teesside University

Based on its vibrant campus in the heart of Middlesbrough in North East England, Teesside University is a friendly, modern university offering a broad portfolio of undergraduate and postgraduate courses spanning a wide range of subject areas. The university has invested more than £280m in its town-centre campus, giving it a leading edge in digital innovation, forensic facilities, science, and sport and health sciences. It is also investing an additional £300m until 2027 to further enhance the student experience. Teesside University has received outstanding praise for its commitment to students – achieving gold in all areas in the Teaching Excellence Framework 2023. It has also been named university of the year for social inclusion in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022, indicating the strength of its student community and the success of the university in cultivating a supporting learning environment, with plenty of opportunities for socialising and personal enrichment beyond the classroom.

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Lynne Hugill

Lynne Hugill is a Principal Lecturer at Teesside University and the course leader of the BA Fashion course. Before joining Teesside University Lynne has worked in London designing for high-street fashion retailers. Her vast experience covers working with manufacturers supplying the likes of M&S, developing marketing concepts and liaising with factories and customers in China, Hong Kong, Israel, Egypt and Jordan. She has a successful freelance design consultancy role with companies such as Marks & Spencer, Disney, and Mothercare, designing fashion, textiles and homeware alongside branding, web and graphic design. Lynne’s area of expertise is digital skills for fashion including the use of 3D application, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. She is skilled in design, fashion graphics, branding, portfolio development, digital fashion illustration, web design and from her industrial experience professional skills. Her current research is centred around future fashion with a focus on digital technology, sustainable materials, and the circular economy.

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