A creative student from Nottingham Trent University was inspired by her mum's sense of style for her own fashion range.

Mihaela Markovic, who studies MA Fashion Knitwear Design at the university, has designed and created her own collection, titled Clothes My Mother Wore, to show this generation's culture of throwaway fashion.

The 24-year-old, who is originally from Croatia, reworked classic shapes and patterns of 1980s clothes to create modern dresses and coats designed to stand the test of time.

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The aspiring designer said: "I wanted to create clothes which have a lasting connection with people so that they want to keep them for longer rather than replace or throw them away.

"I am trying to bring respect for clothes back. Today you can buy clothes for the price of a sandwich, but the quality of garments has gone and it's unsustainable.

Mihaela has a lot of garments which were passed down from her mother, Janja Markovic, and says her friends often don't even realise they're her mother's clothes.

She used mohair – a silk-like fabric or yarn made from the hair of the Angora goat – in the collection, after researching the use of hair in fashion.

"In today's society, youth is what everybody wants," she adds.

"Women who have grey hair often used to dye it, but some now have the confidence to reveal their true colour and character.

"As part of this collection I am using grey hair to support this shift, by saying 'accept yourselves for who you are'."

Mihaela's work will be showcased during the university's Open Studio exhibition, which will display the work of more than 70 master's art and design students.

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