Sabrina Nieddu wins top fashion awards

Brighton University fashion design student, Sabrina Nieddu from Sardinia has won a national and international fashion awards with her stunning vintage fashion designs based on her Sardinian heritage, honouring her grandmother who made her own clothers, her mother who was also a designer and tailor and the many women from the Sardinian background, many who worked as resistance fighters and who showed great strength and resilience passed through generations.

The British Fashion Council’s BFC x Net-A-Porter Fashion Vanguard Award commends Sabrina’s unique designs weaving personal stories of struggle. Sabrina also won a British Fashion Council Scholarship and was awarded the Nagoya University Prize for Excellence after presenting her designs at the Graduate Fashion Show as part of the University of Brighton’s Summer Show series.

Craig Higgins, Subject Lead for Fashion at the School of Art and Media said: “Sabrina has a rare ability to make beauty from intergenerational histories and pain, and this award is well-deserved recognition of her talent, resilience and creative vision. We cannot wait to see what she does next.” Sabrina talks to Latest TV’s Angi Mariani about her work and inspiration.

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