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Now it's Bristol Fashion Week

Press release issued: 22 February 2006

It’s Bristol’s turn for fashion week when students from Bristol University stage a fashion show extravaganza, starting tomorrow Thursday [February 23] in aid of a Uganda Children Aid Project (UCAP), a humanitarian project to help rebuild communities in East Africa.

It’s Bristol’s turn for fashion week when students from Bristol University stage a fashion show extravaganza, starting tomorrow Thursday [February 23] in aid of a Uganda Children Aid Project (UCAP), a humanitarian project to help rebuild communities in East Africa.

Fashion-lovers will have the opportunity to see the latest collections from designers and high street stores such as Sweaty Betty, Dorothy Perkins, Kosher Klothing, Flaunt, Ocean Blue Swimwear, Chandi Chowk and many more.

Deloitte, Hobbs Hairdressing, M.A.C Cosmetics, who are sending a team of ten makeup artists from London to the show and Khartoum Diplomatic School in Sudan are all sponsoring the event. The show will run over three days, two in Bristol and one in London.

Medical student, Lizzie Nyeko, the show’s organiser, said: “The show’s theme ‘Colour Me Earth’ is aimed at bringing people from all walks of life together. The Earth represents a colour, a place, an element, and is interpreted differently by each individual, and that’s what the event is about.

“It's also great to have such well-known and new designers involved in the fashion show. We look forward to welcoming people to the show and hope they have an enjoyable evening.”

Lizzie set up UCAP following a visit to Uganda last summer.  A team went out for a month to Bweyale in the Masindi district, with the intention of teaching 300 children. However, almost 3,000 children turned up.

Following the visit Lizzie invited Ugandan Bishop Mac Ochola to Bristol to give a talk on his work, which led to a series of fundraising events including the fashion show.  The bishop donated a plot of land in Bweyale to build a school, which should be up and running this summer.

Lizzie, who came to England from Uganda five years ago, hopes to return to Africa and work with Médecins Sans Frontières after she has qualified as a doctor.

The show will run in Manor Hall, Clifton on Thursday 23 February, the Thistle Bristol, Broad Street on Friday 24 February and the Holiday Inn, Kensington Forum, London on Saturday 25 February.

The show begins at 7.30 pm. Tickets, priced £10 for silver tickets or £18 for gold tickets, are available from the Students’ Union shop, Queen’s Road, the Hawthorns, Woodland Road or the University Sports Centre, Tyndall Avenue.  Gold tickets include pre-show entertainment, canapés, priority seating and a gift.

For more information, contact a member of the fashion show team tel 07707 667149 or email bristolfashionshow@neocode.co.uk or visit www.bristolfashionshow.com

 

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