The Contour BA (Hons) degree course at De Montfort University (DMU) is the oldest and foremost course dedicated to intimate apparel design in the world. Contour Fashion BA (Hons) at DMU has consistently led innovative solutions in the wider arena of the intimate apparel industry via fabric technological advances, innovation, production and manufacturing methodologies. This is a course which engages fashion houses, retailers, manufacturers, suppliers, models and music celebrities in a truly international arena. For 67 years it has produced outstanding graduates in both aesthetic design innovation and technological excellence in the fields of lingerie, corsetry, nightwear, loungewear, menswear, sportswear and bodywear on a global scale for companies including: Stretchline Sri Lanka, H&M Sweden, Abercrombie & Fitch USA, Courtaulds International Group, Agent Provocateur, Clover Hong Kong, Crystal Martin UK, French Connection, Superdry, The Bodywear Office The Netherlands, Wacoal, New Look, George, Triumph Taiwan, Victoria’s Secret USA, Curvy Kate, Donna Karan USA, M&S, LF Intimates and many others. Our graduates are to be found in every continent worldwide. Others have established own brand labels: Nichole de Carle, Lascivious, Made by Niki, Nicole Gill, Tutti Rouge, Reckless Wolf, By Elena and Lorna Drew. The course works in parallel with industry partners including The International Institute of Intimate Apparel; an advisory body numbering key figures representing all aspects of the Intimates industry worldwide to support, advise and promote education, innovation, ecological and health issues, research and support for the future of the industry.
SUCCESS Stretchline Innovation Project; Final Year won by Emma Iveson Stretchline Innovation Project: Second Year won by Stephanie Raeburn Miraclesuit Swimwear Design Competition won by Charlie Watson H&M Technical Shapewear Competition won by Amelia Newman Lepel Swimwear Competition won by Poppy Spinks Cabinet of Curiosities Competition won by Katherine Adams Fourteen students work selected for Moda, The British Lingerie and Swimwear Show, NEC and featured in Underlines Magazine Gillian Proctor M.Des.R.C.A. Programme Leader: Winner of the Lifetime Acchievement Award at the UK Lingerie Awards Recognised as one of the Top Ten Creative Courses by the ‘Which Guide to Universities’ for the second year running This academic year the course has been selected to represent creative higher education as part of the GREAT Festival of Creativity – the British Government’s flagship global marketing campaign which aims to showcase the very best of what Britain has to offer - and this June, in conjunction with #DMUglobal, we will be exhibiting work in Brazil in support of the World Cup. These are just two ways that we aim to achieve our course directives of surpassing the expectations of the intimates industry and fulfilling the demands of the wider fashion industry by nurturing the most innovative graduates in the arena. We welcome you to celebrate this year’s graduates.
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1, 2 Contour design studios 3 MODA stand 4 Kezia Merendez will we working in New York for global retail giant Gap 5 Alice Neve features in Underlines magazine for Moda edition 6 Designs by Karolina Laskowska grace the front cover of Fabulous magazine
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Paloma Faith has graced the front cover of her latest single wearing designs by DMU Contour Fashion graduate Nichole de Carle
Another of Nichole’s designs was worn by Beyoncé at this year’s Grammys awards ceremony in the USA
8 MODA Show Birmingham Red garment: Gemma Lawton Black set: Kate Howard
Selina Bond
Maiko Suzuki
Emily Roberts
Amy Lavery
Rose Kennedy
Cecilia Sithole
Sophie Phillips
Bronnie Baynes
Kezia Merendez
Charlotte Jane Watson
Karolina Laskowska
Rachel Smart
Nancy Hallam
Jennifer Lodge
Aimee Kewn
Emma Cheyne
Megan Kelly
Georgina McCarten
Jordan Stone
Lotti Davies
Emma Lander
Coralie Tardy
Sammy-Jo Witton
Clementine Phillips
Amelia Cheeseman
Danielle Geraghty
Daisy Hobbs
Alice Neve
Amelia Newman
Akaibi Vine
Jemma Chadwick
Victoria Bos
Emma Iveson
Sophie Cook
Charlie Watson
Wing Shan Lee
Amber Khan
Shanique Thompson
Lisa-Marie Caplin
Emma Coulson
Rachel Kirtley
Charlotte Jane Spence
Emma Stubbs
Rosa Silva
Student Contact Bronnie Baynes bbaynes@hotmail.co.uk 07875 185196
Aimee Kewn aimeekewn@hotmail.com 07588 298094
Rosa Silva roni_18@hotmail.co.uk 07854 126792
Selina Bond selina_19@hotmail.co.uk 07814 395338
Amber Khan amberleila@hotmail.co.uk 07963 369379
Cecilia Sithole cecilia.sithole@live.co.uk 07419 328505
Victoria Bos contouresse@gmail.com 07582 071461 +1 (804) 839-0247
Rachel Kirtley rachelsian@hotmail.co.uk 07581 005597 Emma Lander emma.ltd@hotmail.co.uk 07920 764217
Rachel Smart rachel.sarah_92@yahoo.com 07595 767021
Karolina Laskowska info@karolinalaskowska.co.uk 07852 284328 Amy Lavery allingerie@hotmail.co.uk 07813 430607
Jordan Stone jordanstone@hotmail.co.uk 07703 808828
Lisa-Marie Caplin lisa-mariecaplin@hotmail.com 07919 522679 Jemma Chadwick chadwickjemma@gmail.com 07966 094372 Amelia Cheeseman ameliacheeseman@outlook.com 07595 333807 Emma Cheyne echeyne_contour@hotmail.co.uk 07712 1219991 Sophie Cook sophiecook00@gmail.com 07549 399531 Emma Coulson emma.coulson1@btinternet.com 07411 250552 Lotti Davies lotti.davies18@gmail.com 07741 496393 Danielle Geraghty daniellegeraghty@ymail.com 07968 533105 Nancy Hallam nancyhallam@msn.com 07738 912632 Daisy Hobbs daisyhobbs@gmail.com 07506 708964 Emma Iveson emmaiveson1992@hotmail.co.uk 07738 912632 Megan Kelly mlkelly92@hotmail.co.uk 07743 050722 Rose Kennedy rose.kennedy@outlook.com 07582 738707
Wing Shan Lee arleeshanshan@hotmail.com 07403 013763 +852-62334522 Jennifer Lodge jenniferlodge@hotmail.com 07717 574864
Charlotte Jane Spence charlottejspence@gmail.com 07952 435232
Emma Stubbs emstubbs28@hotmail.co.uk 07794 374006 Maiko Suzuki maikosuzuki001@gmail.com 07746 137555 (UK) +88-587322461 (JPN) Coralie Tardy tardy.coralie@gmail.com 07970 761380
Georgina McCarten georgie_r_m@hotmail.com 07624 480699 Kezia Merendez keziamerendez@hotmail.com 07985 361687
Shanique Thompson shanique.g.thompson@gmail.com 07951 513855 Akaibi Vine akaibivine@hotmail.co.uk 07505 110503
Alice Neve alice@aliceneve.com 07546 997666 Amelia Newman amelianewman@live.com 07581 219264
Charlotte Jane Watson charlottejane1@hotmail.com 07814 537313
Clementine Phillips clementine.x.phillips@gmail.com 07786 671287
Sammy-Jo Witton sammyjowitton@gmail.com 07966 259466
Sophie Phillips sophiephillips.17@outlook.com 07958 685193 Emily Roberts emilymayroberts1@gmail.com 07956 229607
Charlie Watson charlie-watson@hotmail.com 07842 429350
Thank You The Contour Fashion BA (Hons) graduates would like to express their gratitude to the teaching staff and technical team for their unrelenting dedication, support and encouragement. An enormous ‘Thank You’ to our sponsors for their unfailing support and generosity to the course and the show: Stretchline, Jones Bootmakers, Boux Avenue, Shadowline, ITE Exhibitions (Moda), LF Intimates, Clover, Courtaulds, Curvy Kate, Triumph, Gossard, Alvanon, Abercrombie & Fitch, Invista, The Bodywear Office, Janice Mee, Acestyle, Underlines Magazine, Linda Rose, Eveden, Aura, Caroline Randall Lingerie, Crystal Martin HK, Tutti Rouge, and Contour Specialist Fabrics. Additional thanks go to: Fildan Accessories, Lingerie Insight Magazine, Fashion Bust, Monarch Knitting, Simplex, Sew Systems Ltd, Courtaulds, Chanty, Speedo, Topform, Eurovet, Lectra, Pacific Dunlop, Intimate Apparel Consultancy, Helen Skinner, Diljit Kaur, Sue Dean and of course, to all our Contour Fashion graduates of 2014. Catalogue: Photography, Fabrice Lachant. Hair, Barrie Stephen. Make up, Katy Short. Models: Boss Catwalk: Show Producers, Miller Khavari, Hair, L’Oreal Finally, to all our family, friends and loved ones for their continued support throughout our years at DMU. Congratulations to the Class of 2014
Art, Design and Humanities De Montfort University The Gateway Leicester LE1 9BH T: (0116) 257 7555 E: adh@dmu.ac.uk W: dmu.ac.uk/adh School of Fashion and Textiles W: dmu.ac.uk/contour Gillian Proctor Programme Leader for Contour Fashion T: (0116) 257 7396 E: gproctor@dmu.ac.uk
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