Participation in fashion innovation awards - a significant career boost
Galway Advertiser, March 21, 2013.
GTI students Sabrina Fallon, Fiona Bulfin, Aisling Kerr, and Claudia Taheny with their design boards ahead of next week's Irish Fashion Innovation Awards which take place in the Radisson Blu Hotel Galway on Thursday March 28 2013.
PIcture: Andrew Downes.
By Mary O’connor
Student fashion designers were told this week that taking part in the Irish Fashion Innovation Awards can make a significant difference to their careers, especially when applying for further education courses in fashion design.
Orla Moore, a fashion design teacher at Galway Technical Institute at Fr Griffin Road, was commenting as four of the institute’s students prepare to take part in the Irish Fashion Innovation Awards next week.
This is the fourth successive year of participation by the Galway college at the prestigious competition for aspiring designers.
FETAC Level 5 students Claudia Taheny and Aisling Kerr and Level 6 students Sabrina Fallon and Fiona Bulfin will follow in the footsteps of previous participants such as Alexandra Carlos and Laura Jane Halton who entered the awards while students at the college.
This year’s participants are being asked to design their favourite dress. Claudia Taheny is inspired by travel and designed her own fabric which she had printed.
Fiona Bulfin says that being chosen to represent GTI in the Fashion Innovation Awards means a great deal to her.
“Being able to showcase my work and having the publicity along with that has given me a real confidence boost regarding design and my capabilities.”
The four Galway based students will compete against students from Limerick Institute of Technology, Ulster College of Art and Design and the National College of Art and Design for the title of Student Designer of the Year 2013 which is sponsored by Galway City and County Enterprise Board.
Orla Moore says GTI is proud that its students have been selected to participate in this national competition for the fourth successive year.
“We also know from Alexandra Carlos, who is currently studying design at the London College of Fashion, that participation in the Irish Fashion Innovation Awards was a key factor in her gaining her place at the top London college.”
“The Irish Fashion Innovation Awards is always the highlight of the fashion calender at GTI along with our Fashion Fiesta.”
For more information or to buy tickets for the event contact (091) 384350 or log on to www.goldenegg.ie/events or search Irish Fashion Innovation Awards on Facebook.
More Stories |
|
Most Popular |
|
|
|
|
Galway Advertiser Classifieds »
Education/training
IRISH and/or GEOGRAPHY one-on-one grinds package for both Junior and Leaving Cert from first class degree graduate. Mature/non-exam students wishing to improve their spoken/written Irish also catered for. Galway City area. €30 per session with introductory session free. CALL Sarah 086 3065079..(Added: 21/05/2013)
Situations Vacant » Situations Vacant
Sales person required for silver jewellery shop in galway city for flexi partime hours,experience preferred but not essential, please email your c.v. Or information to kcsilverwood@yahoo.co.uk, or drop your c.v. Into Silverwood Jewellery on high street.(Added: 19/05/2013)
B&bs
Breakfast cook required in city boutique B&B. We are looking for someone with a light elegant style & good humoured personality with a sound knowledge of galway to assist with breakfast and baking. 3 yrs restaurant experience essential. email:hooverandbaker@gmail.com.(Added: 17/05/2013)
Situations Vacant » Situations Vacant
Looking for overnight camp counselors for campers ages 11-15. In Galway June 29th-July 18th. 6-8 kids per counselor.
Sports counselor especially needed.
Salary, room and board.
Contact info@serenataescapes.com or Spanish cell:
(34) 656 854 452
.(Added: 16/05/2013)
Services Available » Painting & Decorating
IRISH PAINTER Clean Neat
Reasonable rates good prompt service all
white ceiling paint supplied free and
free estimates 20 years experience with great references 083 1511106.(Added: 16/05/2013)
Services Available » Painting & Decorating
IRISH PAINTER Clean Neat Reasonable
rates good prompt service all white ceiling paint supplied free and free estimates 083 1511106.(Added: 16/05/2013)
Services Available » Cleaning Services
SuperClean is a versatile cleaning company with over 6 years of experience in domestic and commercial cleaning. We work for hourly, weekly, monthly and once off jobs.
Our professional and fully insured cleaning team have been providing our customers with high standards of cleaning and services at low affordable prices, which have enabled us to gained the trust of many customers.
Our main areas are Residential Cleaning, Contract Cleaning, Office Cleaning, and but over the years we have been providing our customers with other services such as: Painting Services , Professional Carpet Cleaning, Window Cleaning, Guttering, Gardening/Landscaping Power washing and Wheelie Bin Cleaning.
So don’t delay, call today!
Tel: +353 851523764
Email: supercleaned@ymail.com
facebook.com/SuperClean.Galway.Cleaning
.(Added: 16/05/2013)
