Last night, I headed to the V&A Museum to watch the London College of Fashion MA show. The college always has a high calibre of graduates, and this year was no exception. One thing which struck me, was how many students opted for menswear this year. 2011 is already hotting up to be a great year for menswear as more focus is placed upon it (not least because of the launch of Mr Porter), so Read more
If you really want to get ahead in fashion, you need to look to the graduates who are just starting to make their name in this increasingly competitive market. I attended Graduate Fashion Week earlier this year and witnessed some truly, original designs. It can be difficult and expensive to set up your own label, so select students and graduates from UK universities have joined together to start Read more
Whilst official Graduate Fashion Week doesn't kick off until Sunday, some of the London universities are ahead of the game. London College of Fashion BA students presented their graduate collections this evening showing a range of pieces from knitwear to cutting edge womenswear. One of the most memorable moments of the evening has to be the use of mature models alongside young faces. It showed Read more
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
Last month Graduate Fashion Week offered fashion students from across the UK the chance to showcase their work to press from all over the world. Photography students from London College of Fashion are now also getting a great break as they prepare to showcase their work at the Richard Young Gallery. Richard Young is a world famous celebrity photographer so it's an amazing platform for the budding 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
Yesterday Covent Garden's Flower Cellars played host to the London College of Fashion BA graduate show. Years of hard work culminated in this presentation for 28 students who each had their individual interpretation of current trends and their own personal style. The show opened with Joanne Jones' Rodarte inspired collection with amazing zip-back coral leather trousers and neutral pieces. Annick Read more
Unless you haven't been online for the past week or so, it's been difficult to avoid reading about Graduate Fashion Week. Well, if reading the coverage has left you yearning after a key piece ASOS could have the answer. The online e-tailer teamed up with students from London College of Fashion for a competition that asked them to design pieces to be sold on the website. The selected pieces will Read more
It's that time of year again when a whole new bunch of graduates are released in to the real world with their fresh, young talent. Yesterday, BA graduates from the London College of Fashion showed their final collections at the Royal Academy of Art. This year the level of talent was high as competition for jobs in the industry grows. Giles Deacon and Matthew Williamson attended the show possibly Read more
Christopher Bailey has taken to Twitter this week in the build up to the Burberry show at London Fashion Week on Monday. He has been talking about his musical choice all week and even gave away the location for the Autumn show. He tweeted, "New showspace in Kensington Gardens overlooking Royal Albert Hall & the Royal College of Art - amazing places." Christopher was once a student at the Read more
