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RLSD Student Design Competition winners are going from strength to strength. Working at brands including Oscar de la Renta, Dior and Christian Louboutin and dressing stars such as Machine Gun Kelly and Drumaq, their careers really are taking off.
We’re not claiming credit for their talent, but we’d like to think the Student Design Competitions may have given a boost to their careers. Here they are. Meet the RLSD Student Design Competition alumni!
Oriol Clavell, who won the apparel category in the 2022 UK competition, has not wasted any time. His Epentismo collection has been seen on the backs (and legs and arms) of a triumvirate of celebrities. Rapper and singer Machine Gun Kelly wore the trousers on stage at the Roxy, musician Drumaq has sported a head-to-toe outfit and Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK runner up Bimini Bon Boulash wore the dress and bag to the Business of Fashion 500 gala in Paris. Oriol has also styled shoots for Pap magazine and has worked as a fashion assistant for artist and fashion designer Sarah McCormack. He has recently started working at Jaded London as an Assistant Womenswear Designer.
IG: @oriolclavell_
LinkedIn: Oriol-clavell-sansalvador
IG: @emilyomesi
LinkedIn: Emily Omesi
IG: @celinajdesigns
LinkedIn: Celina J Smith
Anna Melegh, who was the overall UK winner and the international competition footwear winner in 2022 has worked as a cobbler for the famous shoe brand Christian Louboutin. She now specialises in Care and Repair for the same iconic brand.
IG: @annamelegh
LinkedIn: Anna Melegh
IG: @brigidaiello
LinkedIn: Brigida Aiello
Astrid Heisterberg won the footwear category in the Italy competition in 20/21. She is now a footwear designer at Loewe. She interned at Bottega Veneta before the dream move.
IG: @astridheisterberg
LinkedIn: Astrid Heisterberg
IG: @abbey_hobbs.art
LinkedIn: Abigail Hobbs
IG: @liorweinberg
LinkedIn: Lior Weinberg
IG: @emiliautbultkarlsson
LinkedIn: Emilia Utbult
Maria Julia Echarte Pascual won the people’s choice category in the 2022 Nordic competition and is now an intern at Danish brand Selected Femme.
IG: @ohmybubbletea
LinkedIn: Julia Echarte
IG: @iz.dotdot
LinkedIn: Yi Tzu Hsiao
Put your best foot forward this season and invest in a pair of leather boots that will keep you in style for years to come
Welcome to The Annual, a celebration of the 2020/21 Real Leather. Stay Different. Student Design Competitions.
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The China Student Design Competition has concluded and the winners have been announced!