I'm a Contour Fashion Innovations MA student, recently graduated from the Contour Fashion undergraduate course in July. Since the planning stages of the programme began last year, I began liasing with the course leader and attended focus groups in order to obtain a grasp of what students hoped to see in the course. I would hope to continue bridging the gap between staff and student to iron out any concerns that may crop up throughout the year, as well as encourage the collaboration between undergraduate and postgraduate designers within the two courses. After arranging the photoshoot for our second year cohort, I am excited to help find and organise innovative ways to showcase student work both digitally and physically, in order to give designers the best entry to industry leading on from their time at DMU. Within this I would love to draw upon the skills of students from other programmes and facilities across the University, such as photographers and videographers, providing professional experience for these individuals and create a wealth of portfolio work for designers.