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Zara Hale won the York Company of Cordwainers project competition with this design A FASHION student who used to work for Mulberry has won a coveted award. Zara Hale who is a York College University Centre fashion student has won the city s Company of Cordwainers project competition. Her achievement was celebrated via a virtual Zoom call, with representatives from the Company of Cordwainers and her tutors in attendance. Zara, comes from Somerset originally and worked in the Mulberry factory before moving to York to pursue her education in the field of fashion. The Company of Cordwainers has supported students studying BA (Hons) Fashion Design & Product Innovation for many years and, despite the COVID pandemic, this year was no different. Students were tasked with designing a garment incorporating leather, inspired by the rich heritage of the Company of Cordwainers, even though face-to-face teaching was suspended and students were working from home.