{"id":222205,"date":"2022-12-16T10:26:53","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T10:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/?p=222205"},"modified":"2022-12-16T17:15:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T17:15:08","slug":"moda-puts-spotlight-on-footwear-design-with-competition-in-collaboration-with-de-montfort-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/moda-puts-spotlight-on-footwear-design-with-competition-in-collaboration-with-de-montfort-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Moda puts spotlight on footwear design with competition in collaboration with De Montfort University"},"content":{"rendered":"
Long-standing UK fashion trade show Moda is shining the light on innovative new footwear design talent, with a competition in collaboration with De Montfort University in Leicester and its final year BA (Hons) Footwear Design Students.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The next Moda is taking place on 5-8 February 2023 at the NEC Birmingham, alongside Spring Fair, and the new initiative saw 16 students invited to display their designs at the show. Nine finalists were then selected, with the winner to be announced at an awards ceremony on Sunday 5 February.<\/p>\n Visitors to the show will also be given the opportunity to vote for their favourite design, and the design with the most votes will receive the Buyer\u2019s Choice Award.<\/p>\n Alejandra Campos, Event Director at Moda, said: \u201cWe are delighted to collaborate with De Montfort University supporting the local talent and the future designers to the footwear industry.<\/p>\n \u201cThe standards were very high and the innovation and creativity from the students is inspiring. I can\u2019t wait to see their work on display at Moda and give these unbelievably talented designers the opportunity to show their work to a global audience.\u201d<\/p>\n