{"id":181683,"date":"2025-06-13T17:52:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T17:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/181683\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T17:52:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T17:52:11","slug":"fashion-lovers-were-wowed-at-a-sensational-outdoor-catwalk-show-in-birmingham-with-talented-designers-you-may-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/181683\/","title":{"rendered":"Fashion lovers were wowed at a sensational outdoor catwalk show in Birmingham – with talented designers you may know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dazzling fashion designs lit up a city square in Birmingham<\/a> as it hosted a stunning catwalk show watched by special guests, including a Pussycat Dolls<\/a> star.<\/p>\n

BCU Presents: 1000 Threads<\/a> showcased 30 diverse and unique pieces from 10 talented students from Birmingham City University<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It was an incredible evening as striking models paraded the creations in the open air in Oozells Square, with onlookers including Kimberley Wyatt who performed a DJ set at the glamorous after party.\u00a0<\/p>\n

BBC presenter and journalist Kathryn Stanczyszyn hosted the show which was attended by key people from the West Midlands fashion, design and creative industries and members of the public.<\/p>\n

\"BCUBCU fashion show in Ooozells Square in Brindleyplace, Birmingham<\/p>\n

The catwalk was preceded by a VIP reception for invited guests at the Ikon Gallery and followed by a private viewing of an exhibition of pieces from this year\u2019s students.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The after-party featured more fashion pieces alongside beautiful designs from graduates and students from the School of Jewellery\u00a0<\/p>\n

It was sponsored by Brockmans Gin. Food and drink was also provided by Brindleyplace venues, Rudy\u2019s Pizza and Lulu Wild.<\/p>\n

\"SpecialSpecial guests at BCU Presents: 1000 Threads included Pussycat Dolls star Kimberley WyattWho are the BCU fashion designers?<\/p>\n

The fashion designers are:<\/p>\n

Dil Kaur<\/p>\n

Jasmine Jolley<\/p>\n

Charlotte Wood<\/p>\n

Sean Pajarillo\u00a0<\/p>\n

Neo Dale<\/p>\n

Ella Felgate<\/p>\n

Tia Anderson<\/p>\n

Sarah Moore<\/p>\n

Xinxin Fan<\/p>\n

Megan Ginn<\/p>\n

Maya Maduike<\/p>\n

Emily Brookes<\/p>\n

Charlotte Kunneke<\/p>\n

Filipa Faria<\/p>\n

Can I still see the designs from BCU Presents: 1000 Threads?<\/p>\n

BCU Presents: 1000 Threads forms a central part of the University\u2019s Inspired Festival, which takes place throughout June.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The festival showcases the work of the University\u2019s Faculty of Arts, Design and Media through various events.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Members of the public can see the students\u2019 designs by visiting the BCU Presents: 1000 Threads exhibition at 10 Brindleyplace. The exhibition is open Monday \u2013 Friday between 9am \u2013 5pm until 27th June 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"BCUBCU Presents: 1000 Threads fashion show in Brindleyplace, BirminghamBirmingham\u2019s creativity is recognised around the world<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s fashion show follows last week\u2019s announcement that Birmingham had been recognised as a World Craft City by the World Craft Council.<\/p>\n

Professor David Mba, Vice-Chancellor at BCU, said: \u201cBirmingham is an incredible city, both creative and collaborative. Only last week it achieved World Craft City status – a recognition that firmly places it in the global spotlight as a beacon of creative excellence.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are a youthful city with promising talent, and I applaud the efforts of everybody involved in this event.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"BCUBCU Presents: 1000 Threads fashion show in Brindleyplace, Birmingham<\/p>\n

Lee Lapthorne, Head of the College of Jewellery, Fashion and Textiles at BCU, added: \u201cIt was absolutely incredible to watch as our students brought their designs to life on the catwalk in the middle of the city at BCU Presents: 1000 Threads.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe really do have some exciting up and coming talent in our school, and we\u2019re delighted to have been able to give them a platform to showcase their work to the public and representatives from across the region\u2019s creative industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe event was a fantastic celebration of our students\u2019 hard work, dedication and creativity, and I look forward to seeing how they build on their success in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Matt Long, Senior Asset Manager, Praxis at Brindleyplace, commented: \u201cWe are thrilled to have supported this prestigious event once again.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cTo witness Oozells Square brought to life with the vibrant creations of the students and all the stakeholders, BCU staff and numerous visitors enjoying themselves is wonderful. We look forward to many more events and many more years of partnership working with the University.\u201d<\/p>\n

How can I find out more about BCU creativity?<\/p>\n

To find out more about The College of Jewellery, Fashion, and Textiles, visit<\/p>\n

www.bcu.ac.uk\/subject-areas\/fashion-and-textiles<\/a> and www.bcu.ac.uk\/subject-areas\/jewellery<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0For more information on the Inspired Festival visit www.bcu.ac.uk\/arts-design-and-media\/inspired-festival<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dazzling fashion designs lit up a city square in Birmingham as it hosted a stunning catwalk show watched…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":181684,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,2266,393,77,4884,388,12,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-181683","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-education","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-lifestyle","15":"tag-news","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=181683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/181684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=181683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=181683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}