The Patterns of Fashion Award :2008

Winner was Josephine (Josie) Thomas Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff with her 1618 Doublet.

Highly commended was Jordan Bentley Glamorgan Centre for Art and Design Technology with her 1909-1910 eveningdress.

Due to the very high standard of workmanship of the finalists, it was decided that an additional award should be given to Jordan Bentley of £150 and £25 each to the other two finalists.
Other finalists:
Ursula Crocker: Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff - Theatre Design
Frances Kellett: Bristol Old Vic Theatre School

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Patterns Of Fashion Award Winners 2007

We were indebted to Jenny Tiramani for agreeing to judge the 2007 Patterns of Fashion Award.
There were submissions from 5 different colleges and there were 4 finalists, it proved to be a very difficult task since the standard of the entries were all so high. After much deliberation it was agreed that for this year two awards could be given.

These were to Katie Wright, from Wimbledon School of Art for her 1902-3 day dress and to Caroline Lloyd from The Arts Institute at Bournemouth for her Promenade dress 1873-5.

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Patterns Of Fashion Award Winner 2006

We were very pleased to have received nine applications from seven different colleges for The Patterns of Fashion Award. This now requires a reconstruction of a garment from a pattern in one of the Janet Arnold Patterns of Fashion books. Three finalists, whose work was of a very high standard, were selected by the education sub-committee.
 The delegates at the symposium were askedm to vote for the winner. Sophie Howard obtained the most votes for her beautiful 1901 reception dress. Sophie has just completed her third and final year of the BA Hons programme in Costume Interpretation at Wimbledon School of Art. The other two finalists were second year students on the Theatre Design-Costume BA Hons programme at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama