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Blanc de Blanc’ Charity Fashion Show at City College
19 December 2011
Students at City College Brighton and Hove recently hosted a spectacular fashion show, ‘Blanc de Blanc’, at the College’s Main Hall on Pelham Street.
The students, who are on Art & Design courses ranging from Level 1 to 3 in a department recently graded ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted, were given a brief to design and create costumes and headwear pieces purely out of paper and had just over a fortnight to complete their pieces. They showed off their unique work on the catwalk in a collaborative fashion show which featured stunning creations with themes ranging from the historic (Ancient Egyptian and Victorian) to youth cults (Mod and Punk). The event was also a fundraiser for Rockinghorse, an independent charity which aims to make life better for sick and disabled children in Sussex and Surrey by ensuring medical facilities for children and young people are as cutting edge, comfortable, friendly and accessible as possible.
Blanc de Blanc 2011
Emma Harrington, City College's Visual Arts Curriculum Team Leader said:
'I thought it was an amazing achievement for the students in terms of working together as a team, all the event management and fundraising as well as overcoming confidence issues for the students who wouldn't necessarily choose to get up on the catwalk. We all felt incredibly proud of them and it was a real buzz for us to watch the transformation from the students originally conceiving the piece, consolidating it and finally all their efforts culminating in this performance.'
Analiese Doctrove, Fundraising Manager for Rockinghorse, said:
'The show was fantastic and to think these students put all this together in such a short period of time was absolutely outstanding.'
For more details on Art & Design courses at City College, call course information on 01273 667759 or email info@ccb.ac.uk
For City College media enquiries, please call Brian Bell, Marketing Communications Officer, on 01273 667788 Ext. 488 or email bb1@ccb.ac.uk website www.ccb.ac.uk
About City College Brighton and Hove: Situated in the heart of Brighton and graded ‘Outstanding’ in key areas by Ofsted in its June 2011 report, City College Brighton and Hove is an international centre of vocational excellence and one of the top performing Further Education Colleges in the country. Every year, 2,000 full-time, 7,000 part time, 400 Higher Education and 400 14-16 year old students as well as many international and European students choose City College as their place of further and higher education training. In addition, the College provides training to over 2,000 businesses via its ‘City Business Skills’ department which focuses on employer training needs. Offering over 700 courses from basic level right through to business and postgraduate training, City College is working with its partners to develop the workforce of the future.
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