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The Leeds Beckett University website occasionally uses animations to page elements and animated gifs to add impact to pages. If you wish to stop them from playing for accessibility purposes or for personal preference then please see the guidance below. Please note that browsers sometimes change how they operate, so please refer to your browser help files to find their latest information.
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Firefox

Type about:config in Firefox address bar and hit Enter to open Settings. Search for the image.animation_mode flag and change its value from Normal to None. Once you restart Firefox this will disable animations.

Leeds School of Arts

LSA Festival Student Stories: Abbie Jenna / Fashion

As part of the build-up to the Leeds School of Arts Virtual Festival in July, Fashion student Abbie talks about her journey to Leeds Beckett, the support she has receieved whilst studying here, becoming a mum and how her final year dissertation on femininity in fashion was a success, despite the challenges posed by Covid-19.

Written By

Abbie Jenna Parrott

Published on 15 Jun 2020

Looking back over the last four years, wow what a journey I’ve been on!

In July 2016 I was on holiday in Majorca when my A level results came through, I apprehensively opened them and to my great relief, I’d done well.

“What are you going to do now?” came the question from my Dad as I’d previously decided not to apply for a University place. Over the next few hours, I started to think about what an incredible opportunity I had in front of me so I decided to apply, through clearing, for a place on a BA Honours Degree in Fashion.

Sat in Costa Coffee in Palma, I got on the phone and my laptop and by the end of the day, I had an offer from Leeds Beckett University and I’d secured myself a shared apartment in the Unite’s Sky Plaza.

Read more about Abbie's story on the Leeds School of Arts Festival Site…