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Cordwainers Footwear Awards names 2022 winners

The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers has announced the winners of its 2022 student Cordwainers Footwear Awards, with Sam Lilley a student from De Montfort University taking First Prize. The awards were established in 2014 to support the future of the shoe industry by celebrating and encouraging young footwear talent. They are open to students...

Fashion

Cordwainers announces winners of National Footwear Student of the Year Awards

The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers has announced the 2020 winners of the Cordwainers National Footwear Student of the Year Awards. The footwear design competition, which is now in its seventh year, has seen students from De Montfort University, the University of Northampton and the London College of Fashion submit their portfolios digitally....

Fashion

De Montfort progresses with 42 million pound redevelopment

Leicester’s De Montfort University is progressing with its 42 million pound Fletcher redevelopment, which will create a new cutting-edge home for the universities internationally-renowned schools of Art, Architecture and Design, which houses fashion and textiles. The project, which started four months ago, has already stripped down the...

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Shoes by royal approval

Yesterday, the Duchess of Cambridge commissioned a pair of shoes from De Montfort University student Becka Hunt, who created the winning design in a footwear competition held at the University as part of the Royal Visit. The institution, which played host to Her Majesty The Queen, His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duchess on the...

Design

De Montfort students to showcase at Moda

For the fourth consecutive year, De Montfort University BA (Hons) Footwear Design final year students will compete for the chance to showcase at tradeshow, Moda Footwear. The ‘History in the Making’ project challenges the undergraduates to create a range of footwear, with the six chosen finalists displaying their designs at the exhibition. The...

Fashion

Student scoops job with Jimmy Choo

A footwear design student at De Montfort University in Leicester has landed the dream job this summer working alongside one of the world’s most renowned shoe designer Professor Jimmy Choo OBE. I Cheng Lin (Nikki), from Taiwan, made such an impression on Choo during a workshop in March that he offered the graduating student a three month...

Fashion

Up & coming designers backed by industry leaders

Up and coming designers will be able to kickstart their fashion careers at a prestigious London catwalk show renowned for launching some of Britain’s top fashion careers. High street retailer Karen Millen has already helped select the stunning outfits designed by Fashion Design students at De Montfort University (DMU) that will appear on the...

Fashion

De Montfort University triumphs at ASBCI Awards

Natalie Sanders from De Montfort University took home the coveted Annual Student Dissertation Award 2008 sponsored by Marks & Spencer. Hosted by clothing and textile forum ASBCI, Sanders won the first prize of £500 and three years complimentary membership to the ASBCI. The joint runners up, Katie Lee from Nottingham Trent University, and Helen...