FAD Fashion Futures 2 (FF2), developed by Fashion Awareness Direct, is a pathway between education and the fashion industry. 6th form students participate in workshops with professionals to gain skills and knowledge, which helps them progress to higher education and on to the workplace. The project culminates in the FAD Junior Awards.

Download the FF2 launch flyer here

The programme runs in three stages:

Stage 1: Saturday Workshops

Over ten Saturday workshops, students receive expert tuition from practising designers who give them an insight into the whole fashion design and construction process - from initial research to making up a toile. They also have the chance to spend a day at the design studios of one of FAD's retail partners, where they can gain a realistic impression of the fashion workplace and where industry professionals can advise them on their designs.

At the end of the course, students' work is exhibited at a central London venue. All participants are presented with a certificate, and the finalists who have been selected to go on to Stage 2 are announced.

Stage 2: Summer School

Students spend an intensive, weeklong summer workshop at a top London design university expanding on the skills that they developed in Stage 1. Each finalist produces a whole, finished outfit to a brief set by our retail partner. This practical programme is complemented by Industry workshops - visits to fashion workplaces and seminars with fashion professionals.

Stage 3: The FAD Junior Awards

The finished designs are showcased at a professional catwalk event. The students who have produced the most outstanding work are presented with awards and the overall winner - whose outfit will be manufactured and sold on the high street, and who will also win a work placement - is announced.

Since January 2007, FAD Fashion Futures 2 has been accredited by the Open Colleges Network through Newham College, and is now a New CAD unit "Fashion Design Process Level 2".