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Fashion’s Craftsmanship Challenge

Facing mass retirement from their ageing artisanal workforce, brands and makers are working to gain — and hold — the attention of the next generation of pattern makers, tailors and more.
Bottega Veneta opened a new training facilities.
Bottega Veneta opened a new craft training school on Oct. 16. (Courtesy)

Bottega Veneta’s most consequential launch this fall may not be a garment sent down the runway, but a new school for craftsmanship.

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Joan Kennedy
Joan Kennedy

Joan Kennedy is Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and covers beauty and marketing.

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