Graduate Fashion Foundation is pleased to announce the continuation of the successful Graduate Fashion Protégé Project for 2018/2019. A mentoring programme especially created to provide ongoing support for 25+ award winning graduates of the Graduate Fashion Week event by pairing them with a long-term experienced industry mentor. The mentoring panel for The Graduate Fashion Protégé Project consists of volunteer executive professionals from the fashion industry, within areas such as retail, design, manufacturing, business management, PR, media, marketing, legal and recruitment, and the mentors will provide the graduates with advice, guidance and career support.
Graduates starting out in the industry will have a relationship with their mentor for two years from November 2018 and will meet in person for in-depth mentoring sessions seasonally, approximately every four months. Graduate Fashion Foundation has paired each winning graduate who has expressed interest in the mentoring programme with a selected mentor, based on their application form and pre-screening.
Mentoring and Chair of The Graduate Fashion Protégé Project, Gemma Metheringham, Creative Director of LABEL/MIX at Next said: “I am thrilled to be working with Graduate Fashion Foundation for the second year in a row to support the mentoring initiative, and through this helping to support talented graduates make a start in the industry.”
Martyn Roberts, Creative Director of Graduate Fashion Week comments: “Here at Graduate Fashion Foundation we solemnly believe in supporting the next generation of talent and that is just what the Graduate Fashion Protégé Project does. It allows industry experts to give advice and experience to Graduates and stimulate their personal and professional growth.”
