Natalie Gibson is recognised with an MBE for services to fashion and textile design An inspiration to generations of students including Sarah Burton and John Galliano, Natalie is renowned for her uniquely eclectic style. Natalie Gibson shines out as a dazzlingly original and wholly charismatic designer and educator who has been influencing students since she started teaching at St Martins during the 1960s. Natalie founded the Fashion Print Course at Central Saint Martins in 1981 and has nurtured hundreds of students from all corners of the globe; print/fashion designers who now work in every notable fashion house across the world as well as creative directors from Sarah Burton to Craig Green.” Also honoured with an OBE for services to higher education is Elizabeth Rouse, a former Deputy Vice-Chancellor of UAL and Head of London College of Communication. Before taking her well-deserved retirement at the end of 2012, Elizabeth spent 35 years at UAL, as a teacher and then Dean at London College of Fashion, and Chair of the International Foundation for Fashion Technology. She became Deputy Rector (later Deputy Vice-Chancellor) in 2005 and acted as Head of LCC from March to December 2012. newsevents.arts.ac.uk/39946/39946/
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