British-Jamaican designer Gavin Douglas has made an affect on the fashion scene ever since his first collection in 2004 which won the prestigious Avant-Garde Designer of the Year Award in London.
The most recent project taken on by Gavin Douglas was an event held at House of Fraser, Birmingham on 17th March 2011.
House of Fraser is a British Department Store group with over 60 stores across the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was effected in Glasgow, Scotland in 1849.
The case was an exhibition called "WE LOVE BRUM" . It featured signature archive pieces from the Gavin Douglas line. Promoted as a new initiative, the result was the beginning of its kind in Birmingham and was exhibited on the 3rd level of House of Fraser for a month. The aim was to showcase creative talent in Birmingham and likewise to create brand exposure. The case was attended by members of Birmingham City Council, store managers and young up and coming designers and creatives and was exceedingly well received.
Gavin Douglas is a professionally qualified designer who carefully researches, designs and crafts each individual bit of clothing, ensuring its singularity and quality. The concepts for each collection are developed through sketches, before patterns are drafted, toiled and transformed into the last pieces. His influence has been drawn by Kelly Rowland on the back of her latest album, Estelle in numerous concert performances and many other known celebrities. Douglas has shown his business in London, New York, Paris and at Caribbean Fashion Week in Kingston, Jamaica. Gavin Douglas has continued to be a portion of Caribbean Fashion Week since his introduction in June 2004. He has gone on to win numerous awards including the coveted Fashion Fringe award in London and also The CFW Originator award. Douglas has also lately shown his business on Americas largest Black television channel BET in a catwalk show entitled "Rip the Runway". Douglas has likewise been designated a Caribbean Master Designer for achieving extraordinary levels of skill within the forge industry.
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