University College Northampton (UCN) fashion degree students in the UK furthered their international reputation recently when they exhibited a collection in Barcelona and brought home a prize.

Students and their tutors attended Pielespana, the international leather show at the Montjuic Fira BCN Centre, in the Catalan capital. UCN was one of just two British institutions exhibiting at the show (the other being London College of Fashion) and the catwalk collection consisted of ten leather outfits designed by second year students.

The student's work was judged at the show and Katherine Pare from UCN won the runner's up prize for her tailored outfit in plum and camel coloured leather. She took home a silver plaque which will be displayed in the fashion department.  UCN already has a very strong reputation within the international leather industry as the British School of Leather Technology (BSLT), Britain's only centre for education and training in leather technology, is part of UCN. UCN fashion was invited to exhibit on the catwalk at Barcelona after both departments attended another trade fair in Bologna Italy, last year.

Leather for the collections was supplied by International Leathers, Northern Ireland, Muhammed Shafi, Pakistan, Borge Garveri, Norway and Churches, England.

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