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Knitwear students Nottingham Trent University collaborate with Celtic & Co.

UK educational institution Nottingham Trent University (NTU) recently teamed up with fashion brand Celtic & Co. and knitwear supplier Robert Todd. The students of the bachelor programme in fashion knitwear design and the bachelor programme in knitted textiles created new designs from old Celtic & Co. clothing samples provided by Robert Todd and...

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Nottingham Trent University student creates garment using fish skin

Nottingham Trent University fashion design student Beatrice Hill has created a garment using salmon skin that has been transformed into a leather material. Hill made a corset and a leather belt bag out of fish skin to highlight the benefits to the environment of using by-products of the food industry instead of faux materials. The salmon skin...

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In Pictures: Nottingham Trent University at Graduate Fashion Week

Nottingham Trent University (NTU) presented its students’ collections at Graduate Fashion Week (GFW), the world's largest showcase of BA fashion talent. The NTU students presented menswear and womenswear collections featuring knitwear, innovative and sustainable designs, as well as selecting a variety of themes including childhood nostalgia,...

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Fashion School Fun Facts: Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is a research university that embodies diversity, equality and inclusion and focuses on collaborating with others to share ideas, expertise and technology to face today's challenges in the world. Origins Established in 1843, NTU is one of the oldest universities in the United Kingdom and it has five campuses in...

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NTU student achieves DFA Hong Kong Young Design Talent Award 2021

Nottingham Trent University (NTU) BA Fashion Design student Mellissa Chan has won the DFA Hong Kong Young Design Talent Award 2021, an award that offers sponsorship and supports emerging designers. Since 2006, NTU has provided a one-year top-up course at Hong Kong Design Institute (HDKI) where its students can either study a BA in Fashion Design...

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Nottingham Trent University student creates accessible jewellery range

BA product design student Imani Hafeez from Nottingham Trent University has created an accessible jewellery range entitled Align to support people with cerebral palsy and those who struggle to fasten jewellery items. The jewellery collection features a magnetic clasp with two grooves to hold the magnets in place. Some of the other designs...

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Nottingham Trent University student designs sustainable catwalk collection

22-year-old BA fashion design student Francesca Morgan has created a sustainable catwalk collection. The student designed this collection with sustainability in mind so she used discarded and deadstock fabric, fabric from charity shops and more. She created this collection to be timeless so that the garments could be worn for years to come....

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Nottingham Trent University student creates wheelchair user-friendly fashion range

Fashion knitwear design student Gemma Tyte from Nottingham Trent University has created a fashion range supporting people in wheelchairs and people with cerebral palsy. The adaptive range is entitled Bermudaful Adaptions and it focuses on womenswear that additionally caters for larger sizes. She has made the designs accessible for people in...

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Nottingham Trent University student designs a corset for men

Fashion student Zdenek Lusk from Nottingham Trent University, School of Art & Design, has created a corset designed for men who wish to achieve a V-shape appearance. Lusk said in a statement: “I wanted to take men’s fashion forward and noticed that many male gym-goers are looking to create big, square shoulders that taper down into the waist. “...

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In Pictures: Online graduation showcase Nottingham Trent University

Last week, on July 1, the Nottingham Trent University Showcase "We Are Creatives" went live. The latest work from talents across the creative courses can now be seen. Visitors to the showcase will be introduced to the designers, makers, influencers, and distributors who represent the future of the creative industry. Michael Marsden, Dean of the...

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Video: Nottingham Trent University reveals exhibition at GFW

In this video, Nottingham Trent University has presented its catwalk show at Graduate Fashion Week (GFW), a showcase of work by BA fashion students with the aim of the event to highlight graduating talent. The GFW will be livestreamed until 18 June with digital content including live discussions, video premieres and runway shows. The event is...

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NTU student Charlotte Rollings wins ‘Fashion Awareness Direct’ competition

British Fashion Design student Charlotte Rollings has been named the winner of the 2016 Fashion Awareness Direct (FAD) competition. Rollings was amongst the seventeen undergraduates shortlisted for the award and showed two looks consisting of cotton shirts, basic black trousers and canvas jackets in white and purple. The design competition,...