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‘Fashion/Textiles Degree…Yes Please’

Ok, so I managed to get a great result from my Art Foundation Course (all the hard work really had paid off) and I had applied to three different universities all of which were far enough away to say ‘I moved away’ but not so far that I couldn’t get home quickly in an evening […]

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‘Me? Fashion/Textiles…Really?’

So after studying at Bournside School & Sixth Form Centre for what seems to be an epic amount of time, I knew it was time to think about what I really wanted to do now I’m grown up (almost). I had studied every art subject possible and loved it but wasn’t sure what field within […]

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Holly Fulton Backstage – LFW

Sabrina Shah Hakim – This was my experience I started working as an intern at Holly Fulton on the 5th of August 2013 for approximately 6 weeks before the show. Saturday the 14th of September 2013 is definetaly a day I will never forget. Being a textiles design student I was well aware of the […]

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Gloucestershire College Interior Design

Home is Where the Art is

If like me you feel inspired by programmes such as Kirstie’s handmade Britain, Grand Designs and Beeny’s Restoration, you too will scour car boot sales, vintage stalls and charity shops for unique pieces that can be painted, polished and printed on for interior decoration to the home.   The reincarnation of decoupage last year in delicious designs […]

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Gloucestershire College Sponsor CFW

Gloucestershire College on board for a second year – and we can’t wait!   The team at Gloucestershire College are delighted to be returning as the Official Education Sponsor of Cheltenham Fashion Week for a second year, and we can’t wait to get our students involved in the build-up, planning and organisation ahead of CFW […]

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Fashion; Pursuing a Career

For those of you that may have tried or are hoping to pursue a career in Fashion, you’ll probably know that breaking into the Fashion industry can be a tricky one! As I’ve been told on multiple occasions, experience is everything and so with that in mind as a recent fashion management graduate, I decided […]

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