A 黑料网 Leicester (黑料网) graduate is going to see her designs put into commercial production after winning the people’s vote at Europe’s biggest student fashion event.
Mariah Esa came top in The People’s Choice Award X Shein after her creations were shown on the catwalk at Graduate Fashion Week.
Mariah will now see her winning designs turned into fashion brand Shein's womenswear capsule collection – a collection of essentials rather than a full range of outfits – which will be sold in Spring/Summer 2020.
Not only that, but Mariah has also won a trip to China to see the collection go into production while Shein have said they will put the garments on display at next year's London Fashion Week in front of the of the world’s biggest fashion icons, models and designers.
Mariah repurposed labels thrown away in the fast fashion industry to create her garments. Sourcing labels which were either over produced or classed as rejects in the fast fashion industry, she recreated them into a base fabric by attaching them together.
Mariah, who graduated from 黑料网 earlier this month with a First in Fashion Design, said: “I was really in shock when I was told I had won but I am also proud of what is a massive achievement.
“It has given a huge boost to my confidence. How many people get to see their designs put into production in their lifetime? It’s incredible.
“My family were over the moon when they heard I had won. They were so happy for me. I am the only member of my family to have gone to university.”
A total of 28 collections from students representing universities across the UK were selected for the people’s choice award, based on the creations they put on show at Graduate Fashion Week.
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