Student success at Graduate Fashion Week

Congratulations to our BA Fashion Design students, Emily Bunch and Cassie Place

Emily and Cassie e won 1st and 2nd place respectively in the Karen Millen Portfolio Award at Graduate Fashion Week.

Emily fought off entries from 40 universities to take home first place in the Karen Millen Portfolio Award at Graduate Fashion Week.

Winning with her womenswear portfolio, Emily has now guaranteed herself a year working within the Karen Millen brand, adding to her previous industry experience working with H&M in Stockholm during her year in industry.

Fellow Fashion Design student, Cassie Place also walked away with 2nd place in the Portfolio Award, reiterating the School of Designs strength within this category, coming runner up in 2015 and winning previously in 2014.

The duo were part of a small group of both BA Fashion Design and BA Fashion Marketing students who took the trip down to London to represent their disciplines in front of a host of industry professionals at The Old Truman Brewery from the 5th-8th June.