Monthly Archives: March 2011

Hallam Students Raise Over £900 For Charity With Vintage Fashion Show

A group of Sheffield Hallam students raised £944 for chairty after organising a one-off vintage fashion fair and live catwalk, called ’Pounds of Fashion’ on Thursday 24th March. The Events Management students also known as ‘The Etc. Etc. Team’, held the event as part … Continue reading

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“From being on The Weakest Link, people noticed my model potential” says Sheffield’s Next Top Model

A 20 year old Hallam student and a 25 year old student support worker have won the top gongs at Sheffield’s Next Top Model contest. The pair impressed the judges and won themselves a year’s modelling contract at top Sheffield … Continue reading

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Royal Russian wedding dress wins bridal award for Hallam student

Photo via SHU A Sheffield Hallam student won a national design award for designing a dress inspired by Russia. Kate Harrod, 22, won Best Student Designer at the Bridal Buyers Awards, for designing a dramatic wedding dress. Made from red … Continue reading

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“I’m a size 12; and they call me a plus size model!”

Katie Green, a plus size model from Chichester, wants to encourage the ‘plus size’ model on the catwalk. The 23 year old is passionate about stopping the size zero trend, as she herself has faced the pressures to be skinny during … Continue reading

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Caryn Franklin: “A model is paid not to talk, move or make demands”

‘All Walks Beyond the Catwalk’ Spreading diversity across the catwalk is a big change a lot of people within the fashion industry are hoping for. All Walks is an initiative which is trying to achieve just that. It was launched … Continue reading

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“Why don’t you make your trousers bigger?” says supermodel

Supermodel, Erin O’Connor made a shocking confession on the Eve of London Fashion Week back in February 2011. “I’m a fashion model and I don’t fit into the sample sizes. I haven’t for some time. At one show I couldn’t get into the … Continue reading

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Life of Pi wins fashion award for university student

Milly Jackson on her experience at the awards. A university student has won a prestigious fashion design award for her creative designs based on a best-selling novel. Milly Jackson, a fashion design student at Nottingham Trent University, is the winner … Continue reading

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Yorkshire Students Role in The Kings Speech Oscar Glory

Three students from the University of Huddersfield have been celebrating The Kings Speech Oscar success after they had the unusual role of dressing dummies for the films pivotal opening scene. Working at Elland Road in Leeds, the girls worked on a one week placement on the … Continue reading

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Scunthorpe leisure centre inspires student’s wedding dress nomination

Three Sheffield Hallam students have been nominated for a national award for dress designs, one of which was based on a leisure centre. Rachel Holliday, 21, Kate Harrod, 22, and Sarah Naylor-Smith, 38, are all third-year fashion design students. They … Continue reading

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One Arrested at Today’s Lib Dem Conference

Only one protestor arrested  on the second day of the Liberal Democrat conference, police said. A 20-year-old man has been arrested today – on a public order offence for allegedly ‘letting off a firework’ in a public place. One thousand police … Continue reading

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