A fashion design student from High Wycombe has beaten thousands of others to showcase his work at a top fashion festival in the Netherlands.

Adam Bystrzycki, 23, will be one of more than 150 young designers from around the world who will get the chance to show off their work to an international audience around the theme ‘fashion makes sense’ at the four-day FASHIONCLASH, held in Maastricht between June 29 and July 2.

The Bucks New University (BNU) student, who will show seven looks from his final year collection, said he is looking forward to the challenge of putting the show together.

He said: “It is amazing, especially when you are working on one thing for so long and working so hard - this is the first big thing that I’ve achieved where someone outside of Bucks is interested in what I am doing.

“It’s such a great acknowledgment.”

Speaking about the show, he said he would have to think not only about the clothes, but also the shoes and make-up – the “whole concept”.

He added: “When I’m designing I’m always thinking how I can create ‘the dream’ if you like. There is so much competition in fashion, the industry is saturated.

“You have to be as commercial as you are creative, and as creative as you are commercial. So if you can create ‘the dream’, the whole package, it’s easier to sell.

“It will be a great opportunity to meet others in the industry and network.”

Jane Bowler, fashion design degree course leader at BNU, said: “Adam is extremely innovative and daring; he has a great sense of what a woman is today. The woman he has created in his collection is a unique vision of femininity.

“What’s really strong about Adam’s work is his sense of textiles as well, his textiles are just as strong as his garments which is quite unusual for a fashion designer.

“This is going to be a great opportunity for him. It’s really hard to get into somewhere like FASHIONCLASH.

“The competition was open to people all over the world and they only selected a handful of the best talent so it’s very impressive he has got through, especially from such a new course at Bucks.”