本周(2007-7-2), Stirling学生将有机会在Iona Crawford的辅导下成为新进时装设计师. 最近Iona Crawford在伦敦毕业时装周上就自己的设计举行了时装表演.

参加这次比赛的学生将结合苏格兰时装奖(Scottish Fashion Awards), 设计出反映苏格兰21世纪当代文化的作品.

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The students are taking part in a competition in conjunction with the Scottish Fashion Awards; to design an outfit that will reflect Scottish contemporary culture in the 21^st Century.

As a sponsor of these prestigious awards, Stirling Council is working to bring some of the glamour of the catwalk to the young people of Stirling through the competition. The challenge has also been developed by Stirling Council to highlight to young people the opportunities available for careers within the creative industries. Several local schools are involved in the project including; Stirling High, St Modens High and Wallace High, all of which have benefited from having fashion designer Iona Crawford lead the workshops.  

Iona, who has recently graduated from Edinburgh College of Art with first class honours and received a special award for innovative and outstanding use of Scottish fabrics, was only too happy to become involved in this project.  "This has given me the opportunity to return to the place where my creative journey began and pass on some of my knowledge to the students.  It gives me a tremendous feeling of satisfaction to be able to see them become enthused by the world of fashion and design, and their positive response to the competition,” said Iona.

Designs will be submitted in August and will be judged by a panel from the Scottish Fashion Awards.  

Judges will include Brian Rennie, the ex-Creative Director of the international fashion house Escada. The judges will be looking for designs with a strong emphasis on creativity, innovation and ‘wearability’.  

The winner will see their design come to life when their outfit will be made up and worn by one of the models on the evening of the awards.  They will also be invited to attend the evening with two guests and will receive a £100 voucher from fashion chain USC.

Featuring an array of celebrities and high profile fashion players, the awards will be hosted for the second year at Stirling Castle on 9 September. Stirling Provost Margaret Brisley said:  "We are delighted that Stirling has been chosen to be the venue again for the second annual Scottish Fashion Awards.   And we look forward to hosting this prestigious and exciting event in our historic and vibrant city".

Stirling High School Art Teacher, Joyce Carberry said: "After a fast track start to this Scottish Fashion Awards' competition, the 3rd, 4th and 5th year pupils in Stirling High School responded with enthusiasm.  This was an excellent opportunity for them to take part in workshops led by Iona, a fresh young fashion graduate and former pupil.  These are our future Scottish designers in the making and must be encouraged.  They can only benefit educationally from an experience such as this.”

There is friendly rivalry amongst the young fashion designers and many are looking forward to using this experience to learn new skills and as a platform to further their interest in fashion and design when they leave school.  "This has been a fantastic opportunity to get noticed and possibly pursue a career in fashion,” said one student, while another said, I have enjoyed using the different colours and textures, and mixing the old designs with newer fashions and fabrics”.