A FASHION student from Holcombe Rogus will go head to head with designers from across the country for the Young Designer of the Year title at the 2014 Clothes Show Live.

Laura White, 21, a former Uffculme School pupil, has been named on a shortlist of ten as a finalist in the competition with the winner announced on Tuesday, December 9, at the Clothes Show Live.

Laura, who is studying at De Montfort University in Leicester, said she was delighted to be shortlisted for the final and was looking forward to the show.

She said: “It’s great to be named in the final ten for Young Designer of the Year and I’m delighted to have made the final.

“I’ve worked very hard for it and I’m really looking forward to the Clothes Show now – I’ve always taken a huge interest in fashion and design and hope to pursue it as a career.”

The winner will receive £1,000 prize money, £500 for their school’s Art/Design Technology Department and will have their winning outfit modelled on the Clothes Show Live catwalk.

They will also win work experience with So Fragrance, a Young Designer of the Year trophy and free tickets to Clothes Show Live 2015.