So Graduate Fashion Week has now come to an end… Being a recent graduate myself, I of course was involved in Graduate Fashion Week as an exhibitor showcasing the work I produced for my final major project (visit http://mook-magazine.blogspot.com for more details) but also was lucky enough to be classed as VIP Press (well on the Tuesday anyway) as I spent the day assisting fashion journalist and blogger, Susie Bubble, renowned for her blog, Style Bubble. I was invited to attend all of the shows on that day, seated of course on the coveted front row! :p
(Me with Susie Bubble)
Although I only managed to catch around 7 shows in person, I began to notice a few trends cropping up across the different courses’ collections… This will most likely be seen as a negative to all the students/designers concerned (being truly original is desired amongst all creatives.) However, I believe they should all see it as a positive reflection upon the depth of their initial research and inspiration, highlighting their trend forecasting skills to be top notch!
TREND NO.1 Draped Fringing...
(Left to right: Donna Marie Ratcliffe - De Montfort, Melanie Austin - Arts University College Bournemouth, Alexxsia Elizabeth - Bristol UWE, Frezia Alnisa Zaraat - De Montfort, Jo Bee - Nottingham Trent)
TREND NO.2 Perspex Neck Pieces...
(Left to right: Thi Nyugen - Ravensbourne, Roxanne Newman - AUCB, Maria G N Lazari - De Montfort, Alice-Jane Hutton - De Montfort)
TREND NO.3 Faux Hair...
(Left to right: Izabela Targosz - Nottingham, Naomi New - Northumbria, Alexander Grace Warland - AUCB)
TREND NO.4 Digi Print...
(Left to right: Jessica Hart - Bristol UWE, Jessica Thompson - Central Lancashire, Sera Ulgar - Ravensbourne, Rachel Browne - AUCB, Martha Ingle - Nottingham, Gina Webster - Birmingham)
