GFF Partner With Dugdale Bros & Co For Graduate Fashion Week 2026
We’re pleased to announce Dugdale Bros & Co Ltd as the official partner of The Tailoring Award at Graduate Fashion Week 2026.
Founded in Huddersfield in 1896, Dugdale Bros & Co has been at the centre of luxury worsted & woollen cloth making for 130 years, championing craftsmanship, innovation and the future of tailoring. This partnership reflects a shared commitment to supporting graduate designers, celebrating craftsmanship and connecting students with real industry opportunity.
Alongside The Tailoring Award, the partnership will include a nationwide university roadshow reaching 30 universities between October and December 2026, engaging students through hands-on learning, cloth donations and conversations around tailoring and the future of fashion.
“For 130 years Dugdale has stood at the centre of the world famed luxury woollen industry in Huddersfield. As one of the last bastions it is our duty to help our next generation of talent understand the diversity and wonder of working with wool cloth and thereby protect the future of our local industry.
We are excited to partner with GFF and share this trade with the futures of our industry and show them the craft and teamwork behind beautiful cloth. It’s an amazing opportunity to centre wool at the beginning of the young creatives careers as a tool for upcoming talent.”
Discover the full Graduate Fashion Week 2026 schedule here.
Media and industry can attend at no cost by registering, and tickets for the catwalk and exhibition, are available now.
