Fashanne 2023 was our seventh awards and our fifth live event (as we went online for 2020 and 2021), and the students’ designs were outstanding! The whole evening celebrating these fashion designers of the future proved a great success. Our theme this year was ‘Earth’ focusing on sustainability and zero-waste. The make up on the models was biodegradable and cruelty-free; the canapes served were plant-based; sustainably sourced local refreshments; the awards and printed items were made from sustainably sourced bamboo and plant friendly dyes.
Congratulations to the winners:
The Athleisure Design Award
Francisca Santos (De Montfort University)
The Commercial Design Award sponsored by ITL – Intelligent Label Solutions
Sofia Fabbricatore (De Montfort University)
The Designer Menswear Award sponsored by Paul Smith
Harry Wheeler (Nottingham Trent University)
The Footwear & Accessory Design Award sponsored by Pentland Brands
Jihwi Ahn (De Montfort University)
The High Street Menswear Award sponsored by Next
Scarlett Simpson (Nottingham Trent University)
The ASBCI Innovation Award sponsored by Style 3D
Luoyuan Zhang (Nottingham Trent University)
The Knitwear Design Award sponsored by Stoll GB
Gus Beech (Nottingham Trent University)
The Sustainability Award sponsored by GreenEarth Cleaning
Harriet Fletcher-Gilhuys (Nottingham Trent University)
The Textile Design Award
Shuyu Zhou (University of Derby)
The Womenswear Design Award sponsored by Next
Hoang Son Le (Nottingham Trent University)
The People’s Choice Award sponsored by Victoria Centre
Bruna Neves (University of Derby) with 1,041 votes out of 10,000.
The Daniel Hanson Award for Excellence sponsored by Nottingham BID
Harriet Fletcher-Gilhuys (Nottingham Trent University)
A big thank you to Patrick Grant for being our co-host for the evening. The judges: Chris Johnson, Hayley Solomon, Giuliano Martello, Rebekah Fenwick, Jonathan Pedley, Dr Julie King, David Williams, Garry Knox, Katie Greenyer, Zeph Logan, Amy Coulson and Nicholas Hanson for their efforts and expertise, we know they had a very hard job choosing the winners.
Thank you to our fantastic sponsors: NEXT, Paul Smith, Pentland Brands, GreenEarth Cleaning, ITL- Intelligent Label Solutions, ASBCI, Style 3D, Stoll GB, Nottingham BID, Victoria Centre, Print 4, The Textile Institute, Rex Gooding, Lace Market Hotel, Leicester College and Fur & Feather.
The awards was made even more special by our wonderful guest models from the Richard Whitehead Foundation. Thank you to Tayla, Lindsay and Amy for joining us on the catwalk, you were fantastic!