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Design for life

Look out for a fashionista frenzy at the Friendliest Port, when Amble hosts part of a unique clothes show tour. Models and photographers will decend on the harbour area to display work by young designers who have been inspired by market towns in the region. Acclaimed ‘Red or Dead’ designer Wayne Hemingway has helped young North East fashion designers to create the ‘Experiments in Fashion’ show. The designs of 25 young fashion designers, aged 14-25yrs, were then launched at The Biscuit Factory in May, before going ‘on tour’ to selected market towns in Northumberland in July. Local young designer Laura McKay from Coquet High School will have her work modelled in this unique fashion show tour, where the clothing has been completely inspired by the market towns of Northumberland.

The young designers worked with Wayne Hemingway and tutors from the London College of Fashion at an intensive four-day fashion residency at Woodhorn Museum. Three designers were then selected to spend a week at HemingwayDesign in London before being mentored by Wayne for three months while they created a new collection of work.

Laura aged 18, is studying Art, Design and Product Design A Levels at Coquet High School. Her design (pictured right) is is entitled Miners’ Couture. “I wanted to create something that was different” Laura told The Ambler. “I was inspired by the coal heaps and the machinery. I wanted my work to look quite powerful, so the silhouette was very important,” she said.

“Wayne gave us inspirational talks and spoke to us all individually. The tutors too were lovely and helpful”

After her A levels, Laura intends to go on to Art College to do a Foundation Course. “I like designing, I get inspired by nature and history.”

Another local designer, Rachel Jefferson was also inspired by the Friendliest Port. Rachel is 16, and currently studies Art, Textiles and Product Design GCSE at St. Benet Biscop RC High School. Her design (pictured left) is called Opulent Currents, and is inspired by the lobster pots and netting of Amble harbour. The models and photographers will visit some of the Northumberland towns which inspired the young people’s designs. Amble meets Ab Fab on Saturday July 4th - weather permitting.