The Graduate Fashion Foundation is thrilled to welcome back clothing brand George at Asda as Graduate Fashion Week’s Education Partner for the third consecutive year. Engaging school and college students and budding designers, George will be hosting an interactive Education Hub over the course of the fashion showcase from 2nd – 5th June 2019, where they will not only offer advice from the George team including buyers, merchandisers and designers, but will also accommodate an informative programme of talks by tutors as well as CV and portfolio workshops.
Getting ahead in their creative careers, each student will have access to the largest display of BA fashion talent in the world, live catwalk shows and will also be inspired by alumni and graduates, who’ll be on hand to off first-hand knowledge on university design courses and the application process. As part of the continued partnership, the popular supermarket clothing brand will once again be holding a stand within Graduate Fashion Week, in addition to sponsoring the ‘Catwalk to Store Award’ for the seventh consecutive year, where they will be honouring one graduate with a cash prize and an added prize to the winning student’s university.
Martyn Roberts, Creative & Managing Director of Graduate Fashion Week, said: “Inspiring the next generation of designers is a key aim for us and having George present at Graduate Fashion Week for the seventh year is helping achieve this. The brand’s interactive Education Hub proves every year to be a hit with students looking for advice on careers in the design industry, and the ‘Catwalk to Store Award’ is a fantastic way to celebrate emerging design talent.”
Estella Arroyo, Senior Design Manager for George, said: “We’re so pleased to be hosting our Education Hub at Graduate Fashion Week again this year, and continuing to have the opportunity to meet, and talk to, the fantastic talent of the future such asMegan. Graduate Fashion Week holds such a special place in George’s heart and we look forward to working with them again in 2019.”
