Triumph Inspiration Awards 2011

Congratulations to DeMontfort Uni student
Emma Walters
who last night won the UK finals
of the Triumph Inspiration Awards.

Beating off 19 other contestants from DMU and London
College of Fashion, Emma will
be heading to the Final in Berlin on the 6th July
to compete against 36 other international finalists.

Winning design with presenters (taken from TIA website)

Winning design (Taken from TIA website)

If you want to read more about the awards visit
my previous post.

For all other information about the awards visit
The Triumph Inspiration Awards 2011

Best of Luck to all of them.

Hayley x

It's that time again...

The Triumph Inspiration Awards are back
for another year.
20 students from both De Montfort University and
London College of Fashion
have been revealed with this years motto being
"125 years of celebrating women"

"The 20 designs will be showcased at an exclusive catwalk event and judged by a panel of celebrity and fashion experts at the Triumph Inspiration Award UK Final in London on 31st March. The UK winner will then go onto compete against 36 other international finalists at the global TIA final in Berlin on 6th July 2011."

To find out more, view the other designs, and vote for
your favourite visit
The Triumph Inspiration Awards 2011
and you could be in with
a chance of winning a limited edition
Odette and Odille set from 2009's winner James Nolan.

Hayley x
Here are some of my favourites...
Chloe King
"The Silhouette of Ascendancy"
Louise Maxwell
"Tailoring for women"
Stephanie Middleton
"θɛẚ (theá)"Emma Walters
"Liberation"
Angela Wu
"Soar"

Everything leading up to this moment continued...

Triumph Inspiration Awards

Our University was lucky to be able to participate in the Triumph Inspiration Awards 2009. The motto 'Icons' was given to us and after getting through the first round, I produced this piece based on my icon the cassette player. Focusing on what made the cassette player and cassette itself I looked at the inside of a modern day cassette and used this as my main source of inspiration. I also researched in the alternative trends such as steampunk and cyberpunk, as technology is used in both although in very different ways. To make my final garments I cut circuit boards in to the shape of my pattern pieces and sewed these on top of a base bra and knicker I had designed and made. I then knitted cassette tape for the top cup of the bra. The main focus was to show people what really made my icon by using it to create a lingerie set.

Selection of research, designs and experimentation with cassette tape.

Finished Garment