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Seatbelts reimagined: Northampton students blend fashion and road safety

A new campaign, The Essential Collection, is challenging perceptions of seatbelts by turning them into fashion statements. The initiative is a collaboration between Scrap Car Comparison, road safety charity Brake, and fashion students from the University of Northampton. Despite being a legal requirement, some young drivers and passengers still...

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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...

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GFW on the catwalk: University of Northampton and Salford University

Students of Salford University and the University of Northampton have presented their designs at Graduate Fashion Week's (GFW) catwalk show, a showcase of work by BA fashion students with the aim of the event to highlight graduating talent across 26 fashion specialisms from the Class of 2021, presented by the Graduate Fashion Foundation....

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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....

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From Graduate Fashion Week to London Fashion Week: Ngoni Chikwenengere launches We Are Kin

The room is lined with white curtains, with painted plinths, strategically placed mirrors and baby’s breath flowers scattered across the presentation space, with digital influencers, press, buyers and one proud mum waiting patiently to see the debut of recent graduate Ngoni Chikwenengere’s new label, We Are Kin. More than 1,000 graduates present...

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Northampton opens new footwear workshop

The University of Northampton has opened a new footwear workshop that provides its footwear students with additional space for their design work, to coincide with the launch of its standalone BA (Hons) Footwear and Accessories programme, which provides students with the creative skills and technical knowledge to footwear design. Opened by John...

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Cordwainers names Footwear Student of the Year

The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers has named Helen Kirkum of the University of Northamptonas the winner of the inaugural Cordwainers' Footwear Student of the Year Award. Presented at an awards dinner in London last week by shoe designer Jimmy Choo, Kirkum was named the winner after impressing a judging panel chaired by Katie Greenyer,...