Cora fell in love with Egyptian architecture on visits to her family in Egypt, and filled her sketchbooks with strong, dramatic drawings. She turned these into a series of dark, rich printed fabrics, and quilted patterns on pared back shapes for garments. Cora says:
“I have been accepted into Manchester Metropolitan university to study Women’s Fashion Design and Technology. I am very excited about taking the next step in my chosen carear of fashion design and am looking forward to seeing all the different possibilities that will come from it. I was very honoured to have been awarded the DIA Gane Prize for Fashion and Textiles in 2015. I will be using the money given to me to buy my university kit list ready for the start of term in September. I am very thankful for everybody who has supported me on my journey and will always remember it.”