Welcome to Young Fashion Designer UK 2013

Entry is now open for YFD UK 2013

Click here for the official YFD UK website.

Download your copy of the 2013 Entry Form here.

Kent College is the official YFD UK Regional Centre for the South of England, covering all counties from Cornwall to London and up to Oxford.

This exciting national competition, established in 2010, focuses on enhancing the talent of Young Fashion Designers to showcase and promote the exceptional work achieved by GCSE, AS, A2, BTEC & IB students studying textiles design & product design throughout the United Kingdom.

Stretching across the UK, Kent College Pembury, in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, is the South Centre for YFD UK 2013 and we are now open for submissions from all schools in the South area catchment.

Students studying textiles and product design on any of the courses listed above are eligible and students are invited to now put forward their coursework for submission.

To enter, please download the entry form above.

Students who enter are in with the chance to win the following prizes and shortlisted students will have a fantastic opportunity to join us for the Finals on Saturday 6^th July 2013, to exhibit their work, join in with dynamic workshops and meet our professional team of judges all working within the fashion and textiles industry.

Prizes:

A2 1^st Prize: £200

A2 2^nd Prize: £150

A2 3^rd Prize: £100

AS 1^st prize: £150

AS 2^nd Prize: £100

AS 3^rd Prize: £75

GCSE 1^st Prize: £100

GCSE 2^nd Prize: £75

GCSE 3^rd Prize: £50

Plus various judges prizes and awards

If you would like further information about entering this year, please contact Gill Chadbon, ECA Manager at chadbong@kentcollege.kent.sch.uk.

Photos

Click here for a gallery of photos taken from the Awards event held at Kent College on Saturday 30th June 2012.

Young Fashion Designer Competition Results 2012

A2 Winners

1^st prize Harriet Gale Royal Grammar School AS Prize Winners Worcester

2^nd prize Charlotte Wilderspin Dame Alice Owen's School, Potters Bar

3^rd prize Sophie Wise Claremont Fan Court School Esher

AS Winners

1^st prize Kayley-Anne Rainton Burgess Hill School for Girls

2^nd Prize Alexandra Patience Hillview School for Girls

3^rd Prize Vivian Wong Kent College Pembury

GCSE Winners

1^st Prize Michaela Michau Hillview School Tonbridge

2^nd Prize Georgina Miller-Molloy Dame Alice Owen's School, Potters Bar

3^rd Prize Laura Salter Kent College Pembury

Judges special Awards (signed book prizes)

Leila Cattell Royal Grammar School Worcester Best Visual Research

Zoe Spry Tavistock College, Devon Surface Technique

Minna Hornsby Battle Abbey School Social Responsibility

Sheryl Lam Kent College Pembury Workmanship

Christina Theofanous Dame Alice Owens, Potters Bar Market Awareness

Highly Commended Awards

Sophie Burton Dame Alice Owen's School Potters Bar

Alice Orton Hillview School Tonbridge

Shenay Walker Hillview School Tonbridge

Katie Woodall Claremont Fan Court School Esher

For Judges' Commended Entrants please click here

Young Fashion Designer Competition 2011

Congratulations to all students who took part in the Young Fashion Designer Competition held at Kent College Pembury on Saturday 2nd July 2011. The eighteen finalists were selected by a panel of judges from 135 entries from all over the UK. The standard this year was very high showing an exceptional level of young talent brought together at this event. At the first level of selection, the judges decided to award ‘Commended' certificates to those students who had submitted outstanding entries but who were not selected for the final competition.

Click here for further photos from the event on the 2nd July 2011.

Results:

A2 Category

1st prize Chloe Lister at Hillview School Tonbridge, Kent

2nd Prize Sophie Lange at Darrick Wood School Orpington, Kent
3rd Prize Julia Chan at Kent College, Pembury, Kent

AS Category

1st Prize Florence Barraud at Kent College, Pembury, Kent
2nd Prize Kirsty Coleman at Kent College, Pembury, Kent
3rd Prize Kay Whitehouse at Darrick Wood School, Orpington, Kent

GCSE Category

1st Prize Harriet Pankhurst at Battle Abbey School
2^nd Prize Aileen Wright atBurgess Hill School for Girls
3^rd Prize Emily Preece at Hillview School for Girls

Judges Special Awards

Hannah Colledge-Dame Alice Owens School, Potters Bar - Technical Development

Rebekah Williamson-Ripley St Thomas School, Lancaster - Innovation

Freya Jefferies-Burgess Hill School For Girls - Commerciality

Megan Turner-Hillview School for Girls - Print Design

Alice Barclay-King-Battle Abbey School - Fabric Creativity

Runners up

Jessica Heap-Wimbledon High School - Mary Quant Award

Francesca Pike-Hillview School for girls - Artistic Flair Award

Ellen Brockbank - Ripley St Thomas School, Lancaster - Lady Gaga Award

Nitya Dhanwani - Kent College Pembury - Social Responsibility Award

Commended Certificates sent to students who submitted outstanding entries

Joanna Jowers-The King Edmund School, Rochford, Essex

Jessica Makey-Hillview School for Girls, Tonbridge, Kent

Philippa Atkins- Hillview School for Girls, Tonbridge, Kent

Phoebe Lange-Northampton High School

Holly Butler-Nothampton High School

Emily Miller-Notrthampton High School

Natalie Rufaro Matanda-St John's RC High School,

Lucy Alexander-Dame Alice Owens School, Potters Bar

Mandy Yau-Burgess Hill School for Girls

Olivia Boddie- Burgess Hill School for Girls

Cara Bardnell-Westcliff High School

Rachel Garavard-Ripley St. Thomas, Lancaster

Sarah Nunneley-Wimbledon High School

Lydia Johnson-Wimbledon High School

Plum Cloutman-Dame Alice Owens, Potters Bar

Jenna Doran Twyford- Dame Alice Owens School, Potters Bar

Sam Dawood-Tormead School

Holly Salter-Hillview School for Girls

Arti Mistry-Rushey Mead School

Ellie Coad-Burgess Hill School for Girls

Lucy Hudson-Eastbourne College

Lucy Ensum-Simon Balle School

Abigail Murray-Jackman-Hillview School For Girls

Sophie Priestley, Northampton High School

Charlotte Gunning-Kent College, Pembury, Kent

Sheryl Lam, Kent College, Pembury, Kent

David Cheny-Battle Abbey School

Hannah Judd-Hillview School for Girls, Tonbridge, Kent

Joanna Vitler-Hillview School for Girls, Tonbridge, Kent

Georgia Plummer-Hillview School for Girls, Tonbridge, Kent

Daisy Harkness-Kent College Pembury, Kent

Alisha Tamahill-All Saints CofE College, Newcastle (for special effort)

Young Fashion Designer competition 2010:

Emily Marsh, Vicky Rukin and Ruby Everest

1st Prize A2: Vicky Rukin, Hillview

2nd Prize A2: Vanessa Lin, Benenden

3rd Prize A2: Isabel Brooke, Sutton High School

1st Prize AS: Emily Marsh: Darrick Wood

2nd Prize AS: Louise Wright: Kent College Pembury

3rd Prize AS: Julia Chan: Kent College Pembury

1st Prize GCSE: Ruby Everest: Oakmeeds School, Burgess Hill

2nd Prize GCSE: Katie Kelly: Highworth Grammar

3rd Prize GCSE: Hannah Buchanan: Kent College Pembury

First prize winners work on display at Hoopers Department Store

The 1st Prize winners from each category will now have their work displayed at Hoopers Department store, Tunbridge Wells

Judges Special Awards were awarded to:

Chloe Lister, Hillview for Innovation

Rhiannon West, Hillview for Creativity

Yunfei Shi, Kent College Pembury for Technical Skills

Ashley Alexander-Birch, Kent College Pembury for Smart Materials and Electronics

Sheryl Lam, Kent College Pembury for Visual Presentation

Kent College Pembury was bursting with talent on Saturday 19^th June as the new Young Fashion Designer Competition Awards, (sponsored by Hoopers, C& H Fabrics & World of Sewing) took place in its' first ever year. The day was an outstanding success and Kent College welcomed many industry professionals including Bill Bohm from the Textiles Institute, students, teachers and parents across the South East in a celebration of the up and coming talent from across the region.