Final year Fashion Design student Eloise Lancaster is featured in Vogue as part of their preview article on Graduate Fashion Week. You can see the full coverage here – http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2015/05/15/graduate-fashion-week-preview/gallery/1399807 Make sure you visit the WSA stand at Graduate Fashion Week 30th May – 2nd June.
Lucy Harris, in her final year of Printed Textile Design at WSA, has be announced as the Grand Prize Winner at Surtex International Design Competition out of 4 design students around the world.
Lucy has been in New York this week showing her winning collection ‘Side Streets’ based on New York youth culture in the 1990’s as part of the first round of the competition.
To read the full article go here
Congratulations Lucy!
Final year Woven Textiles student Becky Emery shares some of work with us. Her graduate collection explores human impact on the environment and the ecosystem. Her research focuses on the great pacific garbage patch and deforestation of Indonesian rainforest for palm oil plantations – both have an affect on the environment and endanger species.
Becky is currently creating a woven fabrics and trimmings collection for the interiors market with the aim to raise awareness on the issues, as well as setting an example by recycling materials such as ropes and plastic bags within the collection.
We look forward to seeing the complete collection in just a few weeks. Make sure to check out Becky’s work at our graduate events in London.
Luxury fashion brand Tata Naka are looking for interns to assist in their West London studio.
Description
We offer internships on an unpaid voluntary basis – or as a course requirement by your college. Normally our interns have to be over 18 and in tertiary education i.e. doing a degree course to qualify for work experience.
Interns will work on hand sewing, pattern drafting, garment construction, logistic and sales experience. They will get first hand experience of the inner workings of a design studio, working closely with the designers and core team through to Fashion week.
Our office hours are 10am to 6pm Monday to Friday.
Profile
We are a small but perfectly formed high end fashion label based in West London! We show at LFW twice a year and produce six collections per annum so there is always something to help with and to get involved with.
We are looking for hard working interns who like to get stuck in and learn all about how a small business works.
Specific Needs
Ideally fashion students only as interns will need to be able to handle a variety of tasks including hand sewing, pattern drafting and garment construction.
For more details and to apply go here
Internships have become an integral part of developing a career in the textile sector, as in many industries. That’s why Texprint is putting increased emphasis on supporting its designers to undertake internships both in the UK and internationally. This has been facilitated by a new UK government funding programme known as the Employer Ownership Partnership for Skills pilot, announced in 2014. This is providing Texprint with funds to help support 20 work placements over two years.
Sarah Cheyne is an alumni of Texprint 1991 and has been a supporter for many years. She has been a member of the Texprint council since 2001 and is often involved in the selection process. More recently Sarah has offered individual consultations with Texprint designers in her role as Hero Mentor.
2014 Fashion Design graduates Naomi Hatherley and Hannah Inskip were shortlisted to show their collections at a Street Style Fashion Show in London for the company Otterbox. Only five students across the country were selected. Naomi won the overall prize of £1000.
Photographs by Charlie Davis.
Congratulations Naomi!