Thursday 27th May 2010
Gucci, Versace, Armani..now Whittaker
LUCKY SEW AND SO:
Rose Whittaker is taking part in Graduate Fashion Week
VERSACE, Guicci, Georgio Armani, oh ... and that powerhouse of the fashion world, Rose Whittaker.
Never heard of her? Well that could all change when the Bolton student’s designs go on show at a fashion spectacular at London’s Earls Court.
Models will strut their stuff in Roses’s creations when they appear at Graduate Fashion Week next month.
Rose started designing her own outfits when she was just four-years-old and she credits her Bolton School textile technology teacher, Hilary McCumiskey, for helping her get off to a flying start. “She was fantastic — she was really supportive,” Rose said. “I took a lot of her advice to university with me, which meant I was already a step ahead when we started.”
Graduate Fashion Week has launched the careers of some of the industry’s biggest names, including John Galliano, Hussein Chalayan and Stella McCartney. Students who have exhibited during the week have also found themselves working at labels including Donna Karan, Gucci and Calvin Klein.
By Kat Dibbits
Contact Hilary McCumiskey - BA Hons.
The Special Day
Red Bank, Hoggs Lane
Chorley, Lancashire
PR7 4AW
Tel: 01257 279756
Mob: 07936146884