The British Fashion Council (BFC) announced the 2019 BA and MA scholars,
along with four competition winners, at its annual Colleges Council
Graduate Preview Day, which gives the industry first-hand access to the
portfolios of this year’s graduating fashion design students as well as an
opportunity to meet the course leaders of 21 top fashion institutions in
the UK.

The BFC Education Foundation named five BA scholars graduating this
summer: Andrea Mayer – womenswear at Central Saint Martins; Ben Sumpter –
fashion design with knitwear at Central Saint Martins; Jonathon Kidd –
womenswear at Central Saint Martins; Melissa Eakin – fashion design at
University of Westminster; and Rosie Baird specialises in Fashion at
Edinburgh College of Art.

While the 2019 MA scholars were announced as: Annie Vallis – menswear at
University of Westminster; Harriet Crowther – menswear at University of
Westminster; Maja Leskovsek – womenswear at Central Saint Martins; Morgane
Krischer – menswear at Westminster University; Sara Kiani – womenswear at
Central St Martins; Shaun Harris – womenswear at Royal College of Art; and
Uta Sienkiewicz s- fashion textiles at Central Saint Martins.

BFC names Education Foundation BA and MA Scholars

In addition, there were four competition winners announced: Andrew Froud
from the University of Brighton and Victoria Lyons from Kingston School of
Art, were named the British Library x Nabil Nayal research winners. They
will share a prize of 3,000 pounds along with a year-long membership to the
British Library.

Edinburgh College of Art’s Brian McLysaght was named the Piñatex x
Richard Malone sustainability competition winner and was awarded 5 metres
of Piñatex textile to contribute to the production of his submitted
line-up. Runner up Maria Streang from the Arts University Bournemouth was
also awarded 3 metres of Piñatex textile.

The Givenchy fashion design competition was won by Paige Leach from the
University of South Wales, who will receive a 6-month paid internship at
the Givenchy Studios in Paris.

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While the WGSN Portfolio Commendation Award was given to Birmingham
University and Edinburgh College of Art, whose portfolios display showcased
“outstanding strengths” by the judges at Graduate Preview Day. The winners
receive a one-year subscription for their best student to WGSN.

In a statement, the British Fashion Council said that all recipients and
winners were chosen for their “ability and potential to make an exceptional
contribution to the British fashion industry”.

Images: courtesy of British Fashion Council