Charlotte Cohen

Lemon, charcoal and raven coloured designs make for an enticing collection. This collection boasts a wide array of themes combining functional sportswear, skin-tight stretch shorts with practical rain coats and topped of with avant-garde head harnesses. This creates the impression of futuristic armour. Separating these pieces out makes for very wearable and of course eye-catching sports/leisure-wear.

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Andrew Graham

If you´re afraid of standing out then this men’s collection is not for you. Andrews´ ode to bold colours is very well thought out. Starting the show with a white tightly fitted suit. But this well tailored suit was cunningly topped of  with a see through band around the thighs, made out of the blue material that surgeons gloves consist off. Moving on to a lime green suit and white trousers or T-shirts with artistic colour splashes bleeding into each other and creating otherworldly shapes. Any fashion forward gent would be mad to miss out on this fun look.

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Caitlin Charles-Jones

This years winner of the Visionary Knitwear Award shone through her elaborate craftsmanship. It seems like Caitlin took inspiration from crustacean animals as her outfits consisting of different geometrical shapes seemed to be fused together by mother nature. Just like Andrew Graham this designer wasn´t afraid to experiment with statement colours. Canary yellow combined with subtle light grey and lead on from there to orange and black stripes… Caitlin will convince even the most avid colour fob to lighten up and embrace these loose fitted dresses.

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Tara Holt

Creating the new Gentlewoman might seem out-dated in todays society, but Tara Holt manages to wrap her wearer up in an aspirational coolness. Tailored overlong black waistcoats softened with fine lace sleeves and floaty chiffon trains create an inviting juxtaposition. Tara´s designs easily translate from office wear to night wear. A winning all rounder.

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Laura Smallwood

White Sheepskin bloomers: trend alert!! Laura Smallwood’s innovative yet elegant designs will soon pop up on every sophisticated woman´s wish list. Using staple colours: grey, black and burgundy enable these pieces to be combined with a broad array of other colours and materials. Billowy shoulders where the main focus of this collection, maybe reviving the 80s power shoulder?

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Sophie Wetherell

Boys can look forward to a stylish yet warm winter wardrobe thanks to Sophie Wetherell. This designer truly captured the city dwellers take on leisure wear. Keeping to a natural colour palette, ranging from deep burgundy felt suits to cosy grey coloured knits. Dandies will stay stylishly warm in hooded coats and knit head bands.

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Victoria Riches

Wearable origami? Yes please! This collaboration of slouchy cut tops, made out of crisp cotton is very reminiscent of the Japanese art of folding paper into delicate shapes… These creased tops look like unfolded origami.  A dash of British Victorian dress with puffy bustles mixes in a complementary European aspect. Using white as the dominant colour enables light blue tops and a red berry coloured coat to take centre stage.

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Bethany Malyan

The 20s cloche hats seem to set the tone for this collection. Using long ethereal looking gowns in earthy colours gives the show a mystical touch. As some dresses are shredded at the back it creates a dishevelled flapper vibe. These gowns are timelessly edgy.

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Lydia Stedman

This luscious collection was one of the most beautiful and timeless shows. Who knew there where so many different ways to wear black! Lydia masterfully combines different luxurious black fabrics like: fur or leather to create mouth-wateringly delicious garments.  Her silhouette streamlined the figure, apart from the occasional wide band of black fur wrapped around the hips. Every fashionista is guaranteed to find her own black beauty within these designs.

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Megan Burmeister

Megan Burmeisters men’s collection was certainly anything else but boring. These designs hat a certain element of sportswear on acid air to them. How else can one make sense of the fantastical ridiculously long visor that if worn on the sports field would no doubt take someone’s eye out. Stripped down however one or two pieces are definitely wearable beyond the catwalk.

 

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Hannah Ashdown

Bondage reinvented. Looking for an elegant way to introduce a certain edginess into your style? Look no further! Hannah Ashdown subtly yet beautifully reinvented the bondage look. Creating handbags that are fastened around the arms with straps of leather, literally resemble the bandage look. Sticking to a soft pastel blue for the leather garments such as the handbags, tops and short armed coat create a fresh juxtaposition. Balancing out the hard leather with soft cotton leggins held in an array of stone grey hues is the perfect combination. These pieces speak to a wide age range as well as styles. A delicious pick and mix!

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Jessica Rancano Piper

It seems the Belly Button is still considered as the current erogenous area. Jessica´s collection showcases mainly printed leggings topped of with cropped turquoise T-shirts. Even though this might not be a new look the designer manages to give her garments a whole new feel. As the T-shirts and Coats are made out of leather there is a nice contrast between this tough material and the soft everyday fabric of the leggings. Bondage also plays a small part in Jessica’s designs, as handbag chains consist of bandage like leather strips fastened around the arm.

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Kate Falcus

This collection is every skater girls drea.. Combining the rougher streetstyle element of skating with cute preppy schoolgirl pieces makes for a charming mix. Comfortable light coloured summer dresses that can easily be dressed up or down with a casual black skater jacket. Or old school tracksuit bottoms held in an invigorating green with red stripe, combined with a sporty yet sexy top. Watch out skater girls every girl will want to raid your wardrobe!

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Anna Collinson

Anna´s designs had a very tailored feel to them which made the clothes look quite sculptural. Chic colours such as whites and creams balanced out the sometimes over exaggerated silhouettes of shoulders. These architectural pieces can translate to breath-taking office wear as well as elegant dinner outfits. Just snap them up fast before they reach skyscraper prices.

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Rosie Toms

Clean and elegant. This collection showcased a clean and sophisticated approach to fashion, with subtle prints and feminine shapes this collection was sublime in white gleam.

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Bethan Lord

Army influenced, Bethan’s collection was sharp and bold with white and black jumpsuits, and exploding gold sets. The black jumpsuit with bullet holder waist band featured oversized pockets and was an individual piece to the show. With a slouchy and laid back, leather and soft material mix, this collection is a must have for your Spring Summer days.

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Clare Payne

Clean fetish. This is a crisp white look; the pieces reflected a fetish element and had artistic elements reaching out. Clare used belts and clear materials to create her dresses and outfits. This show was certainly a step forward into fashion and style.

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Sarah Stones

Spaceman, ace man. This menswear collection had a spacey appeal and a fetish look, an amazing innovative approach! Sarah has used a range of coats and hooded garments to create a sexy spaceman look. The headpieces cover the whole of the face leaving only the eyes and nose in visual, giving a mysterious look. So if you’ve got gorgeous eyes and want a way of appeal, get sarah’s contemporary fashions.

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Freya Rabet

Exciting textures and boldness. Freya has created a multicolour combination of clothes with a range of textures. Her collection expressed chunky woollen jumpers with sewn mittens attached to the sleeves of the arms complete and a range of pattern and shapes. This was a unique prospect to the garments and the colours she used brought her collection to life.

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Lotte Willis

Swinging  60’s. This collection was sixties inspired and had a gorgeous shine to it. Her use of glitter and under-layed voluminous tulle was neatly presented, alongside some pom pom duffle bags to give this look that extra coolness!

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Henrietta Jerram

Futuristic patchwork.  The pieces in this collection were abstract and imaginative; the catwalk was filled with blue and white patchwork, giving it a graphic and striking vibe.

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Holly Thompson

This menswear collection was a cool show of raincoats, short shorts and sun visors. Holly designed her collection with a sports vibe her collection consisted of oversized pockets, large zips and soft greys. This is wearable fashion with a twist.

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Lucie Halley

An artist’s fashion. Lucie Halley has designed a unique, forward thinking range of clothing. The collection expressed art and contemporary fashion. The layered silhouettes of fabric and translucent plastic create innovative fashion.

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Leanne Briggs

Sweet disposition. This collection had an outdoor feel, hooded jumpers with bulky flower outline giving the garment a chunky slouchy look. This unique fashion was a great expression of innovative fashion with a different take into inspiration.

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Louise Ross

On trend and floral Georgian. This collection left us stunned with the detail and fashion energy injected into these pieces. The heavily draped gowns alongside floral print complemented the silhouette and injected energy into the unique range.

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Penelope Tucker

These innovative designs stunned us at Graduate fashion week, the collection stormed onto stage with the midnight colours. The lemon splash strikes out and the inflated headpieces suspended above the garments to give that extra detail to the outfit. This menswear expedition was fashion fantasy and took us into another world.

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Alice Maughn

This collection finalised the show with its extravagant sofa jackets and curtain rail dress. The stunning garments were made with imagination. This collection showcased cat illustrations and proved in fashion, with print and passion, a material, garment and shape can be desired in any way.

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Words by Anna Jolly and Rebecca Harrison

Photography by Andrew Papadopoulos