Four DMU's fashion gradates picked for royal fashion show
02 Mar '12
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Four De Montfort University (DMU) Fashion Design graduates will see their collections on the catwalk for The Queen and Duchess of Cambridge next week.
Already making their mark in the fashion world, the four alumni from DMU's class of 2011 have been selected to showcase their stunning creations at a fashion show on campus in Leicester on Thursday (8 March) at the start of Her Majesty's jubilee tour of the UK.
Two of the graduates, Sarika Pancholi and Shivani Chavda, have internships at Vivienne Westwood.
Sarika Pancholi, 23, from Rushey Mead, Leicester, said: “It is such an amazing opportunity to show your collection to royalty; it has been such a privilege to be part of DMU and part of this.”
Sarika won the prized David Band Award for her innovative knitwear collection at Graduate Fashion Week 2011.
Shivani, 24, from London, was named Young Designer of the Year at Clothes Show 2010 and had her collection shown in Harrods and Warehouse's flagship shop in London after winning the British Council's Warehouse competition last summer.
Ume Sacranie, 23, from Hamilton, Leicester, had one of her designs sold in New Look stores after being named Textile Designer of the Year 2010 and is preparing to launch her next collection.
Becky Burton, 22, from Otley, West Yorkshire, had her collection showcased on the catwalk at Graduate Fashion Week 2011, and is now working for high street store Coz.
Dr Julie King, Head of Fashion and Textiles at DMU, said: “We are very proud of our award-winning students who go on to jobs with the biggest fashion names around the world, and it is a delight to know that both the Queen and Duchess will be seeing some of the innovative and excellent collections which our graduates make in their final year of study with us.”
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