Karolina Zofia Laskowska (born 1992) is a British

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. She won the New Designer of the Year award at the 2014

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Career

Laskowska started her

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fashion brand in 2012 whilst still studying at

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, due to high demand for her designs. In 2014 she graduated with a BA in Contour Fashion. Her designs were featured in the 2014 London Graduate

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and have been featured in a number of magazines. In 2016 she founded The Underpinnings Museum, a digital museum dedicated to the history of underwear.

Awards

Laskowska won the New Designer of the Year award at the 2014

. She also won the Lingerie Edit "Press' Best Brand" award in January 2015.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Laskowska, Karolina Living people British fashion designers Lingerie brands Alumni of De Montfort University People educated at Notting Hill & Ealing High School 1992 births