A teenager from Purley had a dress she designed featured in London Fashion week.
Seventeen-year-old Michelle Smith was inspired by the V&A’s new Medieval and Renaissance galleries to create her purple, scrunched silk dress for the competition final.
She was one of 24 finalists to be chosen from 130 teenagers who participated in Fashion Awareness Direct’s summer workshops.
The fashion show took place at Vauxhall Fashion Scout, in Covent Garden.
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