Last night the V&A's beautiful Raphael gallery played host to the 2010 London College of Fashion MA show. 19 young graduates presented two years of hard work with their individual designs. There was a bit of celebrity support for the show including Jo Wood, Jodie Harsh (with amazing candy floss hair), Paloma Faith and Amber Le Bon who told me it was "exciting to see what we can expect in the Read more
The theatre was packed out for Monday afternoon's University of Central Lancashire show as twenty graduates presented their final collections. They opened the week last year, but 2009 students were just as memorable. Francesca Daw Watt produced one of my favourite collections of the day with her shoe lace fringed pieces. The simple yet effective detail adorned monochrome designs with airtex Read more
I wouldn't normally share menswear designs with you, but yesterday the Royal College of Art's graduate show included a high amount of pieces for guys and they were so good that I couldn't resist sharing them with you. The womenswear was good, but it was really the creativity here that impressed me. For more images from the show, just read more Read more
If you've been following FabSugar UK this week you'll know that I've been working my little socks off to bring you all of the latest news from Graduate Fashion Week. There has been some real talent on display and I have been incredibly impressed with all of the hard work. On Wednesday evening Myrto Samou was announced as the winner of the River Island Gold prize, but here are my top ten BA Read more
Officially Graduate Fashion Week came to a close yesterday with the gala show awarding the brightest young talent. However, this morning, one of the most prestigious post graduate institutes, The Royal College of Art, presented their fashion MA collections. Christopher Bailey, Ossie Clark and Zandra Rhodes form part of this college's alumni, but judging by today's talent there is sure to be many Read more
FabSugar UK has been front and centre watching all of the action at Graduate Fashion Week. I've been oggling the runways and have noticed a trend amongst these up and coming designers. Besides having their models sport the blue steel pout, three key schools opted for pulled back hair to ensure that their clothing gets all of the attention it deserves. At Ravensbourne College hair was parted on Read more
Last night Graduate Fashion Week came to a climax as the top students presented their collections again in front of judges Giles Deacon, Matthew Williamson, Lorraine Candy and Richard Bradbury. They selected the winner of the Gold award and it went to Rochester student Myrto Samou! Looking completely shell shocked she walked to the end of the catwalk with her winning designs whilst she was Read more
Much like the Westminster show earlier in the week, there was a lot of buzz surrounding Ravensbourne's College. Most of this hype has likely built up because last years winner, Jessica Au, is part of the Ravensbourne alumni. There were so many amazing graduates in this show that it will be difficult to mention them all, but here is literally the cream of the crop. Sian Lendrum's angular shaped Read more
The third day of Graduate Fashion Week got underway with a show from Manchester School of Art. The style of this Northern city is very individual with a vintage twist, so I had high expectations for these young designers. A big shot of colour came with Ashley Farrall's printed designs. Here colour blocking was used in funky shapes on jersey fabric for an individual style. View 22 Photos Read more
There was a lot of buzz surrounding Monday evenings University of Westminster show. The theatre was packed to the rafters with people eager to see the latest names from one of the most creative universities. Last years graduate show was my favourite so I was eager to see what 2009 would offer – I was not disappointed. The show opened with Sarah Benning's collection of muscle printed leggings Read more
