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We are delighted to announce a record-breaking number of nominations for this year’s Graduate Fashion Week (GFW) Awards. A total of 14 final-year students from the BA Fashion and BA Fashion Branding & Creative Communication courses at É«É«À² have been shortlisted across 19 award categories, marking an outstanding achievement for our talented students as they prepare to graduate.

This remarkable recognition is especially significant considering the competitive nature of the Graduate Fashion Week Awards, with nominations selected from a pool of 68 participating institutions and an estimated 3,000 students.

“We are incredibly proud to see so many of our students recognised on a national platform for their creativity, innovation, and hard work,” said Holly Fulton, Head of Fashion at .CSVPA. “To have 14 students nominated is not only a testament to their talent and dedication, but also an indication of the strength and vision of our fashion and branding programmes.”

Graduate Fashion Week is a key event in the UK’s fashion education calendar, showcasing the next generation of fashion talent to industry professionals, media, and the public. É«É«À²â€™s continued presence and success at GFW highlights our commitment to fostering excellence in creative education and preparing students for dynamic careers in the global fashion industry.

The É«É«À² nominees and their award nominations are as follows:

• The Fashion Illustration Award – Emma Tsilele Basso-M’Timkulu (BA Fashion) & Amelie Durrant (BA Fashion Branding & Creative Communication)
• Dame Zandra Rhodes Fashion Textiles Award – Harleen Kaur (BA Fashion) & Umeima Hatim (BA Fashion)
• The Culture & Heritage Award Non Design – Riana Harris (BA Fashion Branding & Creative Communication)
• The Culture & Heritage Award Design – Faatimah Rahman (BA Fashion) & Ying Zhong (BA Fashion)
• The Fashion Styling & Creative Direction Award – Amelie Durrant (BA Fashion Branding & Creative Communication) & Maria Quirighetti (BA Fashion Branding & Creative Communication)
• The Fashion Portfolio Award – Ying Zhong (BA Fashion)
• The NEXT Trend Award – Ying Zhong (BA Fashion)
• The Considered Fashion Award – Harleen Kaur (BA Fashion)
• The Fashion Innovation Award – Ying Zhong (BA Fashion) & Marta Miazek (BA Fashion Branding & Creative Communication)
• The FACE Excellence Award – Umeima Hatim (BA Fashion)
• The Fashion Communication Portfolio Award – Maria Quirighetti (BA Fashion Branding & Creative Communication)
• The Terry Mansfield Fashion Publication Award – Riana Harris (BA Fashion Branding & Creative Communication)
• The New Business Award – Maria Quirighetti (BA Fashion Branding & Creative Communication)
• The Fashion Marketing Award – Marta Miazek (BA Fashion Branding & Creative Communication)
• The Hilary Alexander Sustainable Trailblazer Award – Alicia Rose Bambury (BA Fashion) & Emma Tsilele Basso-M’Timkulu (BA Fashion)
• The Fashion Moving Image Award – Reem Al Hamad (BA Fashion Branding & Creative Communication)
• The Creative Pattern Cutting Award –  Ying Zhong (BA Fashion)
• Debenhams Catwalk to Commercial Catwalk Show – Giorgia D’Anna (BA Fashion)
• GFW Men’s Collective Catwalk Show & Award – Alicia Rose Bambury (BA Fashion), Delaney Gamboa (BA Fashion), Lizzy Warner (BA Fashion) & Ying Zhong (BA Fashion)

This year, our students are truly making their presence known at Graduate Fashion Week. Marta, a third year student on our BA (Hons) Fashion Branding & Creative Communication course, has been named as one of the winners of The Female Gaze in Women’s Sport competition at GFW. Marta has also recently been selected as one of just 20 students chosen to pitch their final projects to top marketing agencies and industry leaders as part of GFW’s Project Pitch. The winner will receive a coveted mentorship—and the exciting chance to land an internship in the industry.

Furthermore, É«É«À² BA Fashion students Emma and Ying were hand-picked to feature as two of 54 emerging designers from across the UK to appear in a prestigious photography campaign for the Graduate Fashion Foundation, organisers of GFW.

Find out more about studying an undergraduate degree in Fashion or Fashion Branding & Creative Communication at .CSVPA.