East Riding Mail, Saturday November 11th 2006

‘Inspiration for the next generation of fashion designers’, page 11

POCKLINGTON: An East Riding designer is bringing together businesses in the
town to boost commerce and inspire new talent to enter the fashion world.

Nicola Scott, 25, owner of Bunty & Co., a small boutique in the town’s Market Place, is to host a fashion show at 7:30pm on Sunday, November 26, at the Civic Arts Centre.

Pupils from Pocklington School and Woldgate College will act as models for the event. And the girl who is deemed to give the best performance will win a photography session and portfolio from photographers Harvey King.

The evening will end with a charity raffle, with all proceeds going to Breast Cancer Research. Prizes have been donated by businesses in the town.

Nicola, who opened the boutique two months ago, said: “It’s a fantastic opportunity to put Pocklington on the map. It’s a very up-and-coming area and is a great little town. By businesses coming together like this we really can help promote local commerce.”

Nicola has a lot of experience of modelling and said she wanted to involve pupils from local schools in the event. She said: “It’s about more than just wanting to use real girls to wear the clothes. I want to make fashion accessible to everybody. I’m passionate about design and clothes. I’d love to inspire new talent.”

The fashion show will be divided into collections stocked by Bunty & Co. many of whom are by Yorkshire designers such as Lisa Jayne Dann, Eyedentity and Blonde And Wise. The items range from tops at £25 to couture gowns costing several hundred pounds.

“Pocklington has been waiting for something like this for so long,” Nicola said. “More and more young people are opening shops here. If we can support each other and work with the community it can’t help but have a positive impact on the town.”