Topshop/Topman Design Graduate Programme

The Graduate Design Programme is an initiative supporting graduate talent between TOPSHOP and TOPMAN, pioneered as a joint venture in partnership with the BFC Colleges Council.
 
The Graduate Design Programme offers two students the chance to win one of two prestigious 12 month paid internships, one with TOPSHOP and one with TOPMAN. This is the first year TOPSHOP and TOPMAN have partnered with the British Fashion Council on a Graduate initiative and reinforces their on-going support of emerging talent.

Students were invited to submit a minimum of one mood board that demonstrates strong commercial awareness and understanding of the TOPSHOP or TOPMAN customer. From this mood board, applicants designed a 15 piece capsule collection that fully encapsulates their theme, showing key silhouettes, fabrics and colour choices.

The winners of the inaugural awards are Sally Hewett from Northumbria University for TOPSHOP and Rebecca Howarth from Manchester School of Art for TOPMAN.

“The Graduate Design Programme in partnership with the British Fashion Council is a natural extension of our work with design talent in the UK; it allows us to support emerging and graduate designers. The winner will have the opportunity to develop as a designer and gain valuable first-hand experience of a business through their time at Topshop." - Mary Homer, Managing Director of TOPSHOP

 

For further information please contact:

Alex Woodfield
British Fashion Council
Tel:  +44 (0) 20 7759 1960
alex.woodfield@britishfashioncouncil.com

Image Credit: Susan Hewett (TOPMAN), Rebecca Howarth, Sally Hewett & Lizzie Dawson (TOPSHOP)