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Sophie Hulme

Sophie Hulme is a British accessories designer who studied Fashion Design at Kingston University. [1] Hulme graduated in 2007, and won awards for both student and collection of the year. [2] The designer launched her own label in 2011. [3] Hulme's studio is in Islington, North London. [4]

The designer was awarded a British Fashion Award in the "Emerging Talent, Accessories" category in 2012. [5] She received the Elle/BFC Talent Launchpad in 2011. [6] In 2013 Hulme collaborated with Globetrotter in a collection of trunks. [7] In 2015 Samantha Cameron gifted a Sophie Hulme bag to the Chinese First Lady Peng Liyuan. [8] The same year, the designer launched an eCommerce website. [9] In 2016 she launched a collection of eveningwear and occasion bags, inspired by her own wedding. [10] In 2017 Hulme was nominated for the Vogue Fashion Fund Award. [11] Her collections are stocked in 200 locations and 30 countries. [12]

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