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Anya Parekh

Nottingham Trent University

Like every creative energy, I'm passionate about what I create and how I can translate my imagination into reality. My creativity teaches me where my passions stem from and what it is that drives it. Throughout my journey I have found what it is that is most aligned with me, I recently loved working with leather and have been wanting to push my abilities to learn bag design, deciding to move away from garment design. With the integration of laser cutting and inspiration from India/Islamic architecture to create beautiful structures, this is my means to explore my own limits in design and learn a specialist skill <3

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A Window Into My Home

Category: Apparel

Competitions: Fashion Competition 2026

'A Window Into My Home' is a concept that honours heritage and recognises how living and growing up in a Western society as an Indian girl has impacted my connection with culture through fashion and styling. I spent time researching into my fabrics used – leather and dupion silk, as I wanted an intersection of common Indian fabrics and Western fabrics. The garment is complete with golden rivets and embellishments from recycled jewellery, adding the cultural touch of adornment with accessories. This is one way I personally connect with my background, wearing Indian bangle sets that jingle with movement. My inspiration for the laser cut design stems from my love of Indian/Islamic architecture -the ‘Jali’, a marble screen or window, hand carved with beautiful floral or geometric patterns. Attracted by the symmetry, craftsmanship and intricate details, I developed this to become wearable art, the essence of Indian architectural beauty combined with the variety of Western fashion.

In association with Arts Thread

Working with our partners at Arts Thread to develop lifelong learning and career opportunities for students of fashion and design. Our partnership provides the opportunity to compete on a world stage, participate in industry led workshops, set up an outstanding portfolio and gain access to the resources that will kickstart careers in fashion and design.