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For her eight-minute performance at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony on Sunday, singer Leona Lewis wore a voluminous gold dress designed by three London College of Fashion students (Venus Chen, Pavelina Wilemanova and Denisa Senegerova from the BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear) under the direction of Costume Design Director Jon Bentley.
A team of six LCF students, including one from BA (Hons) Fashion Promotion, two from BA (Hons) Costume for Performance, as well as the three designers, flew to Beijing to take part in the preparations for London’s handover ceremony. Costume designer Lorna Thomas designed and made the central costume for the Paralympic ceremony.
Read more about the students’ experiences in Beijing.
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