COVENTRY student Abigail Botcham is ready to make the grade as a design diva after impressing top fashion names Karen Millen and Anthony Campbell with her work.
The 20-year-old has made an early name for herself after winning just one of 11 places to show off her designs at London’s Graduate Fashion Week.
Abigail, of Davenport Road, Earlsdon, was among students who showcased their work to a panel of judges that would decide whether they would win a place at the event.
And fashion big guns Karen Millen and Anthony Campbell who were on the panel were so impressed with her work, they gave her a “golden ticket” to the prestigious show.
Abigail, 20, who is a studying fashion design at De Montfort University, in Leicester, said: “I’m really excited to see my work and it will be really good to see it on proper models going on catwalks.
“I have been interested in fashion since I’ve been at school and did a fashion design btec at City College, before going to DMU.
“For our final year project, we had a show selection for students’ graduation work that consists of six outfits.
“These have been designed and created by each student and my collection has taken
inspiration from the Russian Revolution – my clothes take some of the opulence the Russian tsars had by using Swarovski crystals and I have incorporated a military theme too.”
Fashion designer Karen Millen said: “What was impressive about the students was the really varied techniques they were using to create some really individual pieces that will look fantastic on the catwalk.
“It’s good to see the passion and involvement they already have within the industry they want a career in and that will definitely stand them in good stead once they graduate.”
Freelance designer Anthony Campbell, who has previously worked with Richard Nicoll, was also on the panel to help choose the students who should make the final cut.
He said: “It was a pleasure to be a part of a process which has helped to launch so many careers in the past.”
Abigail said she is inspired by designers Miu Miu and Louis Vuitton and after graduating wants to secure an internship in London.
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