AFTER BILLIE SHOWCASED AT GRADUATE FASHION WEEK SHE WON THE BRITISH COUNCIL RESIDENCY AWARD. THE AWARD, NOW IN ITS THIRD YEAR, IT PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN INTERNATIONALISING THE GRADUATE FASHION WEEK SCHEDULE AND CELEBRATES THE IMPORTANCE OF EMERGING TALENT IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY. IT GIVES OUTSTANDING GRADUATES FROM UK UNIVERSITIES A CHANCE TO TAKE PART IN A RESIDENCY WHERE THEY WORKED WITH LOCAL DESIGNERS, UNIVERSITIES AND CRAFTSPEOPLE IN A COUNTRY WITH AN EMERGING FASHION INDUSTRY.
Lekat X Billie Jacobina
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