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BBC News
3 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Sunderland college campus plan submitted for business park
A new college in an empty office block could offer courses in health and social care and fashion design if plans are Management College has submitted proposals for the site at Doxford International Business Park in planning application being considered by Sunderland City Council said the college would aim to work with local businesses by inviting companies for guest lectures and arranging placements for college provider already runs campuses in North Shields, Manchester and Derby and said it wanted to expand its north-east of England provision. If approved, the Grayling Court campus would run courses such as business management, digital marketing management, event management, and hospitality and tourism, planning documents business park had been identified as "the ideal location" because of its good public transport links and the proximity to businesses to work with. UK Management College claimed the campus would deliver "significant economic and social benefits", including skills development and job creation. Follow BBC Sunderland on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
Yahoo
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Top Scottish designer creates tartan for Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games
AWARD-winning fashion designer Siobhan Mackenzie has created a bespoke tartan for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. Mackenzie, who has made outfits for the likes of Alan Cumming and Justin Bieber, has made an official tartan that features the vivid Glasgow 2026 blue, pink and purple tones against a steel grey base as a nod to Glasgow's rich industrial history. It will be made in Scotland, using local textiles and manufacturers, and its first appearance will be on the clothing of the Games mascot – whose identity will be revealed later this month. Mackenzie will also design a bespoke tartan for Team Scotland athletes and officials. There is just one year to go until more than 3000 athletes compete in a 10-sport programme across four of the city's iconic venues. READ MORE: Fans will be able to buy official Glasgow 2026 tartan merchandise, and it will be added to the Scottish Register of Tartans. Mackenzie said: 'I feel honoured to be designing a tartan for such a momentous occasion in my home country. 'When I graduated as a fashion design student in 2014, I took on a role as a tailoring technician for the technical officials of the Games. At that point, designing the official tartan for the Games seemed like a pipedream – so this is truly a full circle moment. 'I love weaving stories into tartan design and while many people might be expecting a blue or green base, I looked at Glasgow's rich history and felt inspired by the shipbuilding stories. (Image: Glasgow 2026) 'This led to a steel grey base with the Glasgow 2026 colours woven through in my signature style. 'It's incredibly important to me that every thread of this project is made in Scotland and I'll be working with local textiles and manufacturers to bring this design to life, and I can't wait to see it across next year's Games.' The grey base has a thread count of 74 to represent the nations and territories competing at Glasgow 2026 and the dark blue section has been increased to 26 in homage to the Games taking place from July 23 to August 2, 2026. More than 200 medals will be up for grabs at the Games, including in a record-breaking para sport programme with 47 events across six sports, the biggest track cycling, swimming and 3×3 basketball competitions seen at a Commonwealth Games, and the return of events like the Commonwealth mile in athletics. Phil Batty, chief executive of Glasgow 2026, said: 'Designing and creating tartan is a revered part of Scotland's heritage and we're honoured that Siobhan Mackenzie is weaving it into Glasgow 2026's story with a bespoke Games tartan, designed in Scotland. 'Siobhan is an expert in her field and has collaborated closely with us throughout the production process. 'This special tartan draws inspiration from Glasgow's Clyde-built history, and she has carefully selected the threads of wool to celebrate the Games with this one-off tartan. 'As Glasgow 2026 fast approaches with our one year to go milestone next week, this tartan is a sign of what's to come next summer and will be part of the fabric of Glasgow 2026 across the city.'
Condé Nast Traveler
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Condé Nast Traveler
Where to Shop in Chengdu, China's Original Creative Capital
As it was in the time of the Silk Road, Chengdu, the massive capital of Sichuan Province, is a shopping mecca—these days because of a proliferation of innovative fashion and design spaces. Gleaming shopping malls sit beside converted Qing-dynasty-era factories that now peddle cutting-edge streetwear. Tiny storefronts in mostly residential neighborhoods sell ceramic tea sets and bespoke paper fans. But history is everywhere, from Song Xian Qiao Art City, one of China's largest antiques markets, in central Chengdu, to the eternally cool Temple House, with its contemporary black-and-cream rooms and suites, in the Jinjiang District. It overlooks Taikoo Li, a shopping haven for both homegrown and international designers and a destination unto itself. Tibetan and Mao-era objects on display at Song Xian Qiao Art City Chris Schalkx Chengdu's Anshun Bridge Chris Schalkx Next gen The Cosmo mall is an eight-story jumble of pint-size boutiques that carry some of China's most promising talent. Be sure to visit the streetwear brand Randomevent; the Beijing-born label Yoikadakada, which produces punk-inspired, elaborately silhouetted clothes; and the Location concept store, a cornucopia of Y2K-era secondhand finds. At Lanqing Pang's Vapour Blue, seek out gender-neutral cuts referencing qipao dresses and silver jewelry by store manager Xing Yulei. Eastern Suburb Memory's brick exterior Chris Schalkx Aaron Lee, the shop manager at L0cat10n concept store Chris Schalkx Cabinet of curiosities Song Xian Qiao Art City market draws shoppers for traditional art, one-off curios, vintage Mao-era paraphernalia, bronze Buddhist figurines, and mammoth porcelain vases. The second floor is filled with shoebox-size ateliers where artists create works of calligraphy on paper and hand-carved stamps from jade; come weekends, the courtyard echoes with click-clacking mah-jongg tiles as sellers load their foldout tables with Tibetan prayer beads, family heirlooms, and rare stones. An illustrator working in her studio at Song Xian Qiao Art City Chris Schalkx The light-filled House of Elements Chris Schalkx Hiding in plain sight Sandwiched between auto shops in southern Chengdu, a nondescript residential building contains the House of Elements, an airy natural-wine bar, teahouse, and concept store. Browse its selection of handmade clothes and accessories from Chinese ateliers, including buttery leather footwear by Heng Shu; monochrome womenswear by Zhang Da; and cloud-soft knitwear spun from Tibetan yak khullu (down wool) by Norlha, a textile workshop in the Gannan prefecture. Minimalist to the max
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
EXCLUSIVE: Stella McCartney, Cameron Diaz and Katherine Power Say ‘Cheers' With New Avaline French Rosé
LONDON – Cameron Diaz, Katherine Power and Stella McCartney have blended organic wine and fashion design with the creation of a limited-edition bottle of Avaline rosé set to debut on Thursday. The Avaline x Stella McCartney rosé was made in the South of France with organic grapes and no unnecessary additives, such as sugar. Priced at $24, it will be sold online at and at retailers including Whiskey & Wine Off 69 in New York City; Sag Harbor Liquor Store in Sag Harbor, N.Y., and Wine Room on Park, in Winter Park, Fla. More from WWD EXCLUSIVE: Stella McCartney, David Attenborough to Be Honored by New Environmental Start-up The Nat Stella McCartney Has Stripped Down Adidas' Trendiest Sneaker Rachel Brosnahan Gets Sculptural in Dior, Leslie Bibb Pops in Stella McCartney and More Looks From the 2025 Gotham TV Awards 'My Avaline design has this edgy, 2000s aesthetic that reminds me of the early days with Cameron,' said McCartney. 'I love how we can always come together to [toast] our shared passions for nature, animals, and organic, vegan wine.' McCartney has also created a limited-edition red-and-white pouch to go with the bottle. It says 'Cheers Bitches,' and the first 100 online customers will receive one, on the house. Diaz and Power cofounded Avaline in 2020 with the aim of making organic wine more accessible 'without sacrificing taste.' The wines are French and Spanish and Diaz confirmed there's an Italian pinot grigio coming out soon. They're made from organic grapes, and are low in sugar and sulfites. They are also vegan, and free from added concentrates. Unlike most other wines, the ingredients and nutritional information are listed on the label, part of the founders' commitment to transparency. The rosé notes are bright, and include summer melon and citrus zest, while the label features ribbony stripes bearing the Stella McCartney logo in a palette of red, white and rose. In a joint interview, Diaz and Power said partnering with McCartney was a natural move. 'I've known Stella for 25 years. We're friends and I've always been a champion of her — not just her fashion design — but what she stands for in the fashion world. She's really pushed forward cruelty-free fashion in the last couple of decades, and I've admired her so much for that,' said Diaz, a front-row fixture at McCartney's fashion shows. 'We always look for ways to work together, and our two brands align on a lot. We thought it would be really fun to collaborate for the summer launch of our rosé,' added the actress-turned-entrepreneur, and star of 'The Holiday,' 'There's Something About Mary,' 'Charlie's Angels,' and 'Shrek,' where she's the voice of Princess Fiona. McCartney said in a separate interview that she's known Diaz 'for what feels like a lifetime. We were — and are — true friends and motherhood only brought us closer together on a different level. Oh yeah, and we're both Virgos. Today, we have our families and we always joke about all our chickens. Like, actual chickens we have saved.' She added that Diaz 'has always been a huge supporter of me as a friend and designer, and to have her come to my winter 2025 show was massive. This collaboration was born out of that bond and sisterhood, and celebrating each other's creativity. It came from doing things for the right reasons, as well as a deep respect for Mother Earth and each other. Also, we both love food and wine and nature, and want to work on projects that we really believe in. It just made perfect sense.' Power, the serial entrepreneur behind Merit, WhoWhatWear and Versed, said, 'Avaline has always had a connection to style. It's an important tenet of the brand, and we do a lot of partnerships with different members or brands in the fashion community on events or collaborations,' she said. The McCartney collaboration, Power added, is 'definitely the biggest partnership that we've done, and it's really all about just celebrating summer with friends. It's also a great way for us to bring in the fashion community and let everybody try this delicious wine.' She said that McCartney had 'free rein' with regard to the bottle design. 'She was really was able to bring her fresh perspective, and so it's a little bit rock 'n' roll and a little bit '90s feeling. It's definitely her sensibility, and we think that's really exciting and a way to keep what we do interesting and fresh,' Power added. McCartney described the colors on the label as 'very Stella. It has the natural pink of rosé, which of course comes from red grape skins. I also wanted it be crisp and this very feminine, joyful celebration of summer. The red came from the dress that Cameron wore to my winter 2025 show and the idea that she's just so naturally beautiful, but normally she wears so much black. 'I love how she was in this pop of red that kind of switched things up, and had this very sexy edge which really fit with the 'Laptop to Lapdance' theme. It still felt really natural to her personality, though, and I thought it was perfect and timely to bring into the label,' McCartney added. Asked about the challenges of marketing low-sugar, organic wine, Power said things have been getting easier. 'Cameron and I started working on this project in the beginning of 2018. We were on a personal journey to find cleaner wine. We learned a lot about the process, and that there are over 70 additives that can be included in wine without any disclosure,' said Power. She added that in the U.S., at the time, the majority of grapes were grown using harmful chemical pesticides, while some wines had been filtered with animal byproducts. The two tried to find an alternative, but failed. 'We live in Los Angeles, which is the mecca of wellness, and we had a hard time, so we felt compelled to create a solution. We're very discerning wine drinkers, so it's absolutely quality and taste first. So we sought out the best winemaking partners across Europe to create the blends and the varietals that we knew should exist to serve the modern wine drinker,' Power said. She added that finding 'clean' and good-tasting wine has gotten a lot easier. 'Now you go into wine shops, and there are dedicated sections for organic, biodynamic and natural wines. The wines are now on menus, and you can see where they were made and whether the grapes were farmed organically. But it's still really important for us to educate drinkers who might be turning away from wine because they think it doesn't fit in with their 'better-for-you-lifestyle,'' she said. Diaz said it was particularly important to cut the sugar, and to make the list of ingredients clear to customers. ''No added sugar' is a stand that we're taking, which is why we put it on the front of the bottles. I think one of the more important attributes of our wine is transparency about what is — and isn't — in the bottle. Adding sugar didn't really make any sense to us, and we later found out that it's not necessary,' Diaz said. She added: 'We went back to the basic old-world style of wine making, which is reverent to the grape and the land. Organic farming is very important in that aspect — the way that the grapes are handled from the growing to the harvest to the fermentation. Our wines honor that [process], and we don't need to add the sugar — it isn't necessary,' she said. Avaline plans to host a founder event with McCartney in the Hamptons on Saturday. Over the next week, Stella McCartney will offer community samplings at the brand's SoHo, Bal Harbour, and Costa Mesa stores. The Stella McCartney stores will feature displays, free tastings, and take-home discount cards for the rosé. 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Vogue
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue
Welcome to Glenn Martens's Maison Margiela — ‘It's Going to Be Quite Loud'
Beyond attitude, figuring out the scope and function of the codes that will shape his clothes for Maison Margiela has been a creatively complex equation for Martens to formulate. The first and most fundamental part of it relates to the work of Martin Margiela himself. Because as Martens puts it: 'The reason behind the success of houses is their founding values and their codes, so that is what you need to respect as a new creative director. What's really beautiful is to then possess them and bring them into the world in a new way.' Part of the specific challenge with Maison Margiela, he continues, is just how influential the founder's thinking became across all fashion. 'I myself am one of those children of the Margiela generation. And I think Martin is more than a designer, he is a school that has changed a lot of people's thinking… The Japanese were a bit before, but I think in Europe it was Martin who made this change, this thought that garments don't have to follow a classic structure. It was trying to find a different way of looking at beauty, of looking at construction and looking at fashion at large. And this has been a design ethos for so many designers since, some of them more directly and some of them less so. I have always been someone, I think quite clearly, who has always followed that way of thinking.' Which leads to questions of originality, ownership, and identity. Martens laughs again as he recounts the sometimes creatively confronting nature of his deep dive into the Margielian world. 'When I arrived here I asked my stylist to bring out all of Martin's archive pieces. Because I had always only ever seen them in books. And finally seeing the real items, I was so disappointed in myself. I was like: 'My God, I just copied everything before when I was at Y/Project!'' 'I love this house for its founding DNA, but definitely a lot of that DNA has been fully plundered; literally plundered, this is the best word for it. Reclaiming some of these elements, trying to reclaim them with elegance, and finding my own way to work through them is what I want to do.' If Martens's own 13-year output at that Parisian indie label was unconsciously saturated by Margiela's influence, there are some who have taken a far more premeditated approach to incorporating his new house's creative canon. He says: 'Margiela has been a source to so many designers and brands, some more literally than others. I love this house for its founding DNA, but definitely a lot of that DNA has been fully plundered: literally plundered, this is the best word for it… Reclaiming some of these elements, and trying to reclaim them with elegance, and finding my own way to work through them is what I want to do.' Another factor for Martens to calculate is the enormous contribution to the house from John Galliano, who served as the creative director from October 2014 to December 11, 2024. Martens says: 'I love everything he has done here… John is a genius in couture. He created his own fantastic world, and the product was very much linked to it. I could never be John: only one reason for that is because I am not such a good storyteller.' Galliano arrived at Margiela three years after the end of his 13-year stint at Christian Dior, where he had created some of the most opulent and narratively expressive couture shows fashion has ever seen. His unique articulation of that apex house of mainstream French luxury was duly refracted through his work at Maison Margiela. This, Martens implies, offers him a distinct route forward as he plots his path ahead. He says: 'I think in the days of Martin this world was much more niche. The luxury was more about the exclusivity of it through an independent way of thinking. Now it is also about the craftsmanship and the tailoring: John brought that in and we need to continue building it, because it is part of the development of this house.'
