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Winning fashion designs invade iconic Australian brands
Iconic Australian fashion stores Target, Country Road and Sportsgirl will soon be
invaded by collections from RMIT University students, as part of the Young
Essentials Project (YEP).
Winners of YEP 2009 were announced last night at a gala event that featured a
keynote speech from Target Australia Managing Director, Launa Inman.
Now in its 10th year, YEP gives Diploma of Fashion and Textiles Merchandising
students from RMIT’s Brunswick campus the chance to work to a commercial brief
for key Australian fashion retailers.
Many past YEP winners have seen their capsule collections produced and sold in
store.
Marketing Manager, Target Australia, Murray Chenery, said: "It is great to see so
much passion and energy about design and fashion from students and teachers.
“The students’ work is of a consistently high standard and RMIT should be
congratulated on developing our fashion designers of the future.”
YEP Coordinator, Ms Robyn Lyons said: “YEP provides an opportunity for close
integration and communication between key industry and educational partners.
“We are delighted to be able to work with such iconic Australian fashion names on
such an exciting and challenging work project.”
Winners of the Young Essentials Project 2009
Target Australia: Brief – Destination Youth
Winning group: Juventas (Cassandra Varigos, Lynh Nguyen, Ashleigh Templer,
Miranda Glennon, Hitomi Pratt, Emma Rosenhain, Labiba Latiff, Angeline Mugamu)
Country Road: Brief – A sub brand for denim
Winning group: Divinitus (Tasha Achilles, Julieanne Forbes, Angie Hanna, Emily
Holdsworth, Samantha Hunt, Kishori Purcell, Natalie Saccaro, Mandeep Sharma,
Sabrina Sulijevic)
Sportsgirl: Brief – A rewind range
Winning group: Timberly (Chloe Brooks-Dowsett, Kari Layton, Rebeca Spiller,
Emily Healey, Sofia Pace, Jade Moroney, Erin Hodge, Chee Nam Wan)
For interviews or to arrange photos of the winning teams and designs: RMIT
University YEP Coordinator, Robyn Lyons, (03) 9925 9118 or 0417 358 775.
For general media enquiries: RMIT University Communications, Gosia
Kaszubska, (03) 9925 3176 or 0417 510 735.
14 October, 2009
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