Elisa Amo won the Grand Prix of International Fashion Contest

Published on June 1, 2021

Congratulations to Elisa Amo!!

 

Elisa Amo, a member of The Nippon Foundation Nikkei Scholarship alumni group, from Bolivia, recently won the Grand Prix of "The Coats X GFF Sustainability Competition" international fashion contest!!

 

The Graduate Fashion Foundation (GFF) 2021 International Awards is a graduation event that brings together fashion and art schools from around the UK, and is held during London Fashion Week in June. For the first time ever, the "Coats X GFF Sustainability Contest" was opened to fashion schools around the world, for students who are in the final year of their bachelor's degree or equivalent.

In the face of stiff competition, Elisa Amo--a 4th year student in the Advanced Diploma of Fashion at Bunka Fashion College--won the Grand Prix in the International Category！

A selection of her outstanding work will be exhibited at the GFF venue during the Fashion Week, along side real and digital portfolios on the themes of upcycling and sewing.

 

Please visit the Graduate Fashion Foundation for more details about Elisa's work.

See the news on Bunka Fashion College's Facebook page. (Japanese)

You can also check out her interview message here.

 

We are delighted to be able to share this exciting news,

and are looking forward to hearing from all of you about your own successes!

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