JANUARY 2008

Bronagh Holmes wins top fashion award

Bronagh Holmes from Moville has been awarded Best New Designer in the UK Fashions Awards. Bronagh, 26, is the daughter of Jackie and Eileen Holmes, Moville. Bronagh learned of her win when returning to London on 1st January after spending Christmas in Moville with her family.

Bronagh said, the collection was inspired by motorbikes. "I don't have a motorbike myself but I love motorbikes and everything to do with them. My All Black collection incorporated a few elements from biker clothing and actual bike parts. I wanted to create something special, something with an edge yet feminine and glamorous. My collection makes women look like women, but who can kick-ass at any given moment." Bronagh who studied Art at Carndonagh Community School, also studied at NWIFHE in Derry and completed a one year fashion course at Galway. She explained that her winning collection was what she created in 2007 for her final year as a fashion student at the University of Westminster, where she graduated with a BA Honours in Fashion Design and immediately got a job with the Amanda Wakeley design house.

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