Awards 2026
Here are Graduate Fashion Foundation, we work closely with panels of industry experts from across the fashion disciplines to identify and curate the best in marketing, merchandising, design, trend forecasting, sustainable fashion and more.
The awards play a crucial role in spotlighting the very best in graduating talent, whilst ensuring that industry professionals are able to give direct and constructive feedback to finalist graduates, fostering invaluable connections. Our awards are only open to talent from our member universities and provide accolades to graduating talent as they embark on a journey into industry.
All 2026 awards:
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Winner: Millie Watkins, Nottingham Trent University
Highly Commended: Hannah Maria Ryan, University of Central Lancashire -
Winner: Anabel Gilgallon - Northumbria University
Highly commended: Poppy Jones - Arts University Bournemouth
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Winner: Heather Anderson - Nottingham Trent University
Highly commended: Isabella Goldsmith - Manchester Metropolitan University
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Winner: Lola Powell - Norwich University of the Arts
Highly commended: Zoë Anastasia - Bath Spa University -
Winner: Reyah Shaikh - De Montfort University
Highly Commended: Amina Jeng -Manchester Metropolitan University -
Winner: Safiya Shakirova - Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts
Highly commended: Hansel Abakan-Phillips - Bath Spa University -
Winner: Lou Miller - Leeds Arts University
Highly Commended: Gareth Godfrey - Manchester Metropolitan University
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Winner: Annika Ho - University of Leeds
Highly commended: Ling Nguyen - Kingston University
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Winner: Rachael Adegoke - University of Westminster
Highly commended: Faria Xu - University of Edinburgh -
Winner: Catriona Lee - Manchester Metropolitan University
Highly commended: Poppy Fenwick - University of Leeds
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Winner: Amber Lita, Northumbria University
Highly Commended: Aaliyah Allan-Long, Leeds Arts University
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Winner: Charlotte Mansfield - Manchester Metropolitan University
Highly commended: Madeleine Edwards - Manchester Metropolitan University
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Winner: Niamh Frith - University of Lancashire
Highly commended: Emilia Spark - Northumbria University
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Winner: Amina Jeng - Manchester metropolitan University
Highly commended: Nia Southworth - Leeds arts University
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Winner: Ellis Carrol - Southampton Solent University
Highly commended: Ruby Barrass - Manchester Metropolitan University
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Winner: Jasmine Harrowsmith - Kingston University
Highly commended: Estella Jenkins - University of Leeds
Fu Sihan from Donghua University College of Fashion and Design
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Winner: Louie Baker - Kingston University
Highly commended: Amina Jeng - Manchester metropolitan University
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Winner: Liliana Rochado - University of Lancashire
Highly commended: Lucy Cowap- Kingston University
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Winner: Emily Felicity Giuseppina Sutton - Northumbria University
Highly commended: Jonny Langridge - Arts University Bournemouth
Highly commended: Georgina white - Coventry University
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Winner: Yeddie Shin - Kingston University
Highly commended: Joseph Barker - Jimmy Choo Academy
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Winner: Gunta Andrews - Anglia Ruskin University
Highly commended: Tianey West - Southampton Solent University
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Winner: Eva Camper, Kingston University
Highly Commended: Jo Early, Kingston University -
Winner: Gareth Godfrey-Williams - Manchester Metropolitan University
Highly commended: Florence Spooner - Kingston University
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Winner: Sonia Abdul, Norwich University of the Arts
Highly Commended: Senuji de Silva, Northumbria University -
Winner: Barnaby Walls - Bath Spa University
Highly commended: Joseph barker - Jimmy Choo Academy
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Winner: Isabel Lally - Nottingham Trent university
Highly commended: Reyah Shaikh - De Montfort University
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Winner: Abbie Jarvis, University of Central Lancashire
Highly Commended: Sami Arslan, Bath Spa University -
Winner: Joseph Barker - Jimmy Choo Academy
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Winner: Mayo Kanamori - Arts University Bournemouth
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Winner: Nawal Ali - De Montfort University
2025 Awards updates
