Chloe Jones, a Fashion Graduate from Bath Spa University has won the Gold Award for Best Student Collection of 2012 as well as the Best Womenswear title at Graduate Fashion Week in London.
The Gold Award is the highest honour and most prestigious of the awards. Previous winners at Graduate Fashion Week include Stella McCartney, Giles Deacon, Matthew Williamson, Antonio Berardi and Christopher Bailey.
Chloe was presented with a £20,000 award by the fashion editor of International Herald Tribune, Suzy Menkes, style icon, Daphne Guinness, and Fiona Lambert, Brand Director at George who were sponsors of Graduate Fashion Week 2012. The judges commended Chloe’s creativity and tailoring and were also impressed by how commercially ready her collection, entitled ‘Our Father Who Art in Heaven’ is.
Having wowed the judges with her collection, Chloe said of her win: “It’s such a privilege to be able to show at Graduate Fashion Week, let alone be nominated for an award. It was such an honour to meet all the judges and have the opportunity to show them my work, so to come away with both the Womenswear and Gold Award is incredible. I’m so excited for what lies ahead, not just for myself but for the course at Bath Spa too.”
Chloe was one of just nine Bath Spa University students selected to show their collections at Graduate Fashion Week this year. They were chosen by a panel of industry experts including Fashion Designer Tonia Baystan, Show Producer John Wolford and Fashion Stylist Rebekah Roy. The group of Bath Spa University students showing at Graduate Fashion Week this year attracted critical acclaim from fashion’s leading commentators who attended the event.
Professor Christina Slade, Vice-Chancellor of Bath Spa University said: “This is a truly remarkable achievement and all of us here at Bath Spa are thrilled for Chloe. Our fashion programme provides exceptional teaching quality for students in an environment that fosters creativity and enterprise. It is a testament to the dedication of our staff and students that one of Bath Spa’s students has been recognised as an outstanding talent and future star of the fashion world.”
Chloe’s collection as well as those from other Bath Spa University Fashion Graduates who exhibited at Graduate Fashion Week, will be on show at the annual Bath Spa University Fashion Show which will take place on Wednesday 20th June at the Forum in Bath. The show is open to the public and tickets are now on sale for two shows: reception at 3.00pm for a 3.30 show and reception at 7.00pm for a 7.30 show. Tickets are £6 per person and are available at http://fashionshow.artbathspa.com on 01225 876373 or from the Bath School of Art & Design, Reception, Sion Hill, Lansdown.
