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MYFDA 2010 Finalists Announced The Midlands Young Fashion Designer Awards (MYFDA) would like to announce the finalists for the 2010 Awards. The lucky finalists will take part in a fashion show where they will showcase three items from their collections, on Saturday 23rd October at Birmingham Conservatoire. The MYFDA is a fashion platform for up [ READ MORE ]
By Farhana Nazir The build up to this years MYFDA is set to be unleashed and we’ll be at every step along the way giving your sneaky snipped of what to expect and what is coming up so you can gear up for the big night. The 2010 MYFDA will be rewarding the winning designer [ READ MORE ]
By Farhana Nazir It’s finally confirmed! The ONLY date for your diary this year is the 2010 MYFDA which is being held in the heart of Birmingham City Centre at the amazing Birmingham Conservatoire on 23rd October 2010. Expect extreme fashion indulgence and a talent overload at this year’s event where this year’s entries are [ READ MORE ]
By Farhana Nazir The heat is on and judges are hard at work to select the finalists who will ultimately compete in this years MYFDA event. With such a vast line up of entries and fantastic talent on offer, the pressure is on to make the tough decision of who will make it through to [ READ MORE ]
For the third year running the MYFDA is taking applications for designers between 16-25 to compete to become Midlands Young Fashion Designers of 2010. This year’s event is expected to bigger and better with a new venue in the pipeline which will ensure one stylish night of awards. Would you like to be involved in [ READ MORE ]
Kadi is a multi talented individual from the West Midlands. The choreographer for the MYFDA 2009, she is also a finalist for Miss Black Britain 2009. Kadi first started modelling over 10 years ago and appeared in Black Beauty Hair magazine and from then was involved in a few fashion showcases. Kadi stopped modelling to [ READ MORE ]
Helen Mary began through the love for luxurious materials and bringing these together to create an exclusive design, allowing women to literally feel beautiful. After designing for high street retailers and overseeing mass production garment samples in The Far East, Helen Mary decided she wanted to offer more individual and gracious hand made garments within [ READ MORE ]
Leicestershire based designer Catherine Woodward nearly didn’t make her dream of becoming a designer. “When I became disabled at 19, I thought any career would be out of the question” she says. Catherine didn’t let her disability stop her carving out a career in fashion as she completed an Open University course in business as [ READ MORE ]
This year we have some amazing judges for the Midlands Young Fashion Designer Awards, make sure you check out their work. Gavin Douglas – Fashion Designer Birmingham born Douglas is a “dynamic, young designer who carefully researches, designs and crafts each individual piece of clothing, ensuring its uniqueness and quality.” He has become well known [ READ MORE ]
Sophia is studying for a degree in Fashion Studies which has developed and maintained her skills in both manufacture and design. Sophia’s preferred area is the designing of new garments and is inspired by the work of Elle Saab and the label Preen by Thornton Bregazzi. However, Sophia also believes that inspiration can “come from [ READ MORE ]
