BoF Exclusive | Thomas Tait’s Hush Hush London Fashion Week Debut

| BoF Exclusive

Thomas Tait Debut Collection | Photo: Sara Lai

LONDON, United Kingdom — Earlier this year, we introduced the BoF community to Thomas Tait. A fresh graduate of the Central Saint Martins MA programme, Tait has had a busy few months. Since we first met him in May, he has been named a finalist for the Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize, created an accessories collaboration with mega online fashion retailer ASOS, and on Saturday, showed for the first time at London Fashion Week in

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A Quiet Canadian Fashion Revolution in London

| London

Celebrating Canadians in Fashion at the Canadian High Commission in London

LONDON, United Kingdom — On recent trips home to Canada, much to my dismay, I have struggled to find local fashion stories to share on BoF. Yes, Canada has a history of superstar models, and occasionally there is a retailer like Brian Hill of Aritzia or a young designer like Rad Hourani who captures my attention, but for the most part, getting a good Canadian fashion story has proven to be a challenge. As it turns out, I was

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It’s Time Fashion Schools Got Down to Business

| Intelligence

Thomas Tait’s Sketchbook | Source: Thomas Tait

  LONDON, United Kingdom — Each year, more than 4,000 design students graduate from fashion colleges across the UK.  But there are only about 500 new jobs available for them, leaving thousands of young designers to move abroad or start their own labels. The vast majority of these have absolutely no business training whatsoever. For Thomas Tait — one of the most buzzed-about new graduates from Central Saint Martins, one of the

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