A fashion designer shared why she decided to open a studio in Nottinghamshire after working with some of the biggest names in the fashion industry. Samantha Brooke, who is based in Widmerpool, opened her sustainable knitwear brand, Waring Brooke in 2017 and has been designing for over ten years.
She got her head start after a top Italian designer spotted her collection at Graduate Fashion Week in London. Samantha had been studying knitwear at Nottingham Trent University and had moved into knitwear after starting out in fine art. She had realised she wanted to create unique garments.
Italian designer, Alberta Ferretti was one of the judges at the show and although Samantha didn't win, she was headhunted by the designer after the Visionary Knitwear awards.
