The UK’s fashion industry relies upon attracting creative minds from around the globe, but the right to live, study or work locally remains uncertain. This is a challenge especially for the world renowned UK fashion education institutions which have evolved into incubators for global creative talent. Investing and supporting emerging talent is a primary solution in tackling ominous threats, which is why we take pride in working closely with students and invest in their potential. For example, we have organised an immersive study tour for selected London College of Fashion (LCF) Master’s students to attend the the world renowned Hyères Fashion and Photography festival. Here students were given the opportunity to collaborate with leading industry players to converse on the future direction of fashion. We feel connecting students with prominent members within the industry brings an advantageous bilateral relationship.