Biography
It is rare to find a designer who is willing to look past the preconceptions of the industry and explore new ideas that will not only stand out but reflect a passion for world around them, but Rebecca Forster more than fits that profile.
After doing a HND in Design and Craft at Stafford College Rebecca joined Wolverhampton University’s Fashion Accessories. Walking straight onto second year provided challenges but an adaptive Rebecca rose to the opportunity, creating a collaborative range for the university catwalk at the Clothes Show Live in 2008 and designing the show stopping garment, a large sheepskin coat with huge pearl neckpiece. This was a moment that she not only enjoyed, but fuelled her determination to succeed.
After a strong year Rebecca went to London for two months to do a placement with designer Christopher Kelly and his brand TDLM (Theatre de la Mode). After gaining an industrial experience which included sourcing, manufacturing and organisation of photo shoots and video shoots Rebecca came back to University determined to make the most of the knowledge she had learnt. Again the University went to the Clothes Show Live in 2009 but this time with Rebecca becoming team leader and helped with the organisation of the range, the models for the photo shoot and the timescale, finding every moment very rewarding.
For her final collection Rebecca has concentrated on her passion for everything Japanese and has looked at the art of origami to create a collection which can be altered by the wearer and giving a structured appearance to all of her outfits. Her own placement prints adorn the outfits and seem to leap off of them, bringing us a taste and flavour of the Japan she visited a few years ago.
She is a passionate and creative designer who in the process of setting up own business with help of Student Placement for Entrepreneurs in Education (SPEED) and feels that exciting opportunities are ahead for her in an already exciting year.