A
fashion design student from Sheffield Hallam University has been shortlisted
for a prestigious fashion award that will see her designs showcased at London
Fashion Week.
Chelsey
Crossland, who is graduating from the University this year, has been shortlisted
for the Future Optimism competition - Fashion Awareness Direct's (FAD) annual
showcase of new talent.
Chelsey
qualified with her eco-friendly fashion collection, ‘A Home at the End of the
World', which uses existing garments and leftover fabrics to create something
new and give the clothing a new lease of life.
Her
two outfit designs will be presented during London Fashion Week and will be
judged by leading professionals in the industry, including iconic fashion
journalist and talent spotter Hilary Alexander.
Chelsey,
22, originally from Rawmarsh in Rotherham, who now hopes to work as a designer
within a luxury fashion company, said: "To be shortlisted is an amazing
opportunity and it came as a massive shock. I am really excited to show my work
at one of the most prestigious fashion events.
"Ethical
clothing is now being transformed by exciting designers and they are taking it
to high end fashion and expanding it into all clothing areas."
David
Morrish, fashion lecturer at Sheffield Hallam, said: "We are all very
proud of Chelsey and what she has managed to achieve. It is a testament to the
hard work she has invested into addressing this challenging and exciting
competition brief."
Future
Optimism is this year's FAD competition for undergraduate fashion students. The
final catwalk event will take place as part of London Fashion Week which runs
15 - 19 February 2013.
The
shortlisted work is available online www.fad.org.uk/archives/4130the_2013_finalists/index.php
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