Design Competition

International Student Design Competition Final Event: Postponed

Following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and in line with the advice provided by the British Fashion Council relating to London Fashion Week, we have taken the decision to postpone this Thursday's Real Leather. Stay Different. International

China Regional Student Design Competition 2022: Winner’s Announced!

The results are in! The Real Leather. Stay Different. China Regional Student Design Competition announces its winners.

Real Leather. Stay Different. Nordic Region Student Design Competition 2022: Winner’s Announcement

The results are in! The Inaugural Real Leather. Stay Different. Nordic Student Design Competition announces its

Real Leather. Stay Different. UK Student Design Competition 2022: Winner’s Announcement

The Real Leather. Stay Different. UK Student Design Competition, in partnership with ArtsThread, has confirmed its category and People’s Choice winners for this year, as well as the Overall

Taiwan Region’s Student Design Competition 2022: Making The Samples

Taiwan Region's third annual Real Leather. Stay Different. Student Design Competition received 460 entries from students from 18 colleges and universities. The five judges selected 20 finalists who had the opportunity to make prototypes of their designs- and

International Student Design Competition 2022 : Category Winners Announced!

The Real Leather. Stay Different. International Student Design Competition, in partnership with ArtsThread, has confirmed its category and People’s Choice winners for this

WORKSHOP: An introduction to digital fashion, the metaverse landscape and its link to sustainability – with IoDF and RLSD

As part of this year’s Real Leather. Stay Different. International Student Design Competition, a Digital Fashion Futures workshop was held on Wednesday 15th June, and is now available to all fashion students

Helena Waker, Marja-Liisa Niinikoski and Jens Laugesen join as judges for the Nordics Student Design Competition

The inaugural Real Leather. Stay Different. Nordics Student Design Competition 2022 has announced the appointment of three leading industry figures to the judging panel for its first ever

An introduction to digital fashion, the metaverse landscape and its link to sustainability – with IoDF and RLSD

As part of this year's Real Leather. Stay Different. International Student Design Competition, a Digital Fashion Futures workshop will be available to all fashion students globally on Wednesday 15th June at 12:00 BST for one

IoDF join as official partner for the Real Leather. Stay Different. International Student Design Competition 2022

We’re excited to announce our official partnership with Institute of Digital Fashion on this year’s International Student Design Competition 2022, bringing to the forefront a common set of values to support emerging creatives through

Bill Amberg, Ruth Glen & Suzie Fletcher join as judges for the 2022 UK Student Design Competition

We're pleased to announce the appointment of this year’s judging panel for the UK Student Design Competition. World-renowned designer Bill Amberg, master saddle maker Suzie Fletcher and bespoke creator and repairer Ruth Glen will be faced with the difficult

Real Leather. Stay Different. Nordic Regional Student Design Competition 2022 is now open for entries

Real Leather. Stay Different. partners with ARTSTHREAD to find the best new designers to promote slow style and a more sustainable future for fashion.