Graduate Fashion Foundation has announced the launch of its new series of supportive activities and opportunities for UK and International member universities. For the first time in 29 years of Graduate Fashion Week, the display of BA fashion talent has had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 crisis. In response Graduate Fashion Foundation has put forward a new series, ensuring that all activities and events deliver upon the charity's mission statement and objectives across three key areas:

• Advice and guidance
• Bridging the gap to industry
• Showcasing, rewarding and celebrating the best

The new schedule includes:

GFF Awards: Graduate Fashion Foundation has revised its 2020 awards to reflect the national change to al UK member's final year student's delivery on their final degree projects, now being complete from home. The top ten student shortlists for each award will be announced on 10 June, with final judging taking place in July and the winners will be announced in the Autumn.

GFF Portfolio & Design Industry Showcase: Graduate Fashion Foundation will be taking over an event space in London this Autumn for a celebration of the 2020 graduates' achievements and work. The industry-focused event will feature all 38 UK members with an additional area for international. Each university will showcase portfolios of work, with tutors in attendance to speak with industry attendees about the work on show.

GFF Webinars: Graduate Fashion Foundation launched a new Webinar Series on 11 May. The GFF webinars have been created to bring the industry’s guidance and advice exclusively to the homes of the Class of 2020. Within the series, the final year students from our member universities will hear from industry experts across multiple disciplines of fashion from; Journalism and Marketing to Makeup, Photography and Creative Direction.

Speakers include; ex- editor-in-chief of British Vogue Alexandra Shulman, British photographer Rankin, fashion director of Red Magazine Nicola Rose, hair and make-up artists Ben Cooke and Mary Wilks, specialist consultants Jan Miller and Pam Wright, plus author and journalist Viv Groskop and Creative Director at Label Mix Gemma Metheringham to name but a few. 

GFF Portfolio Support: Graduate Fashion Foundation is partnering with the professional network The Dots to promote the work and profiles of the Class of 2020. Industry recruiters and media will be able to view all students work and scout talent upon the Graduate Fashion Foundation company profile and curated talent listings. The page will also direct industry through to personal profiles and additional work of students.

The charity aims to continue promoting graduate’s work and increase employment opportunities in the UK and abroad. The new series contains elements that will be delivered on both a fixed time scale, plus new industry and media event opportunities on a moveable Autumn schedule. The Autumn projects are flexible for social distancing restrictions and government guidelines and have currently been reserved for September, but can be delivered up to December when possible.