Celebrating the Graduate Fashion Week Gold Award

Graduate Fashion Week has been the launching platform for designers such as Christopher Bailey, Julien McDonald and Stella McCartney. For 13 years the Gold Award has been awarded to designers who have demonstarated outstanding creativity, personality and innovation. In this post we look at some past winner of this award and what they are doing now. 

 In 2011 Rory Langdon from Nottingham Trent University was recognised for his exceptional ability in design, cut and construction and excellent use of colour and fabric with the Gold Award. He now works in Italy as a freelance knitwear designer after having worked for Mugler, Belstaff and Max Mara. 

Not only did Chloe Jones from Bath Spa University win the Gold Award in 2012, she also took home the Womenswear Award. She then went on to show at London Fashion Week with Fashion Scout and now works as a Junior Designer at River Island. 

Last year's Gold Award winner Hazel Symons from De Montfort University, won the Award with her collection of monochrome pieces that were bolted together rather than sewn. This collection was innovative and forward thinking and truly unique. Sophie is currently working with Sophie Hulme, who was one of the judges, as an Accessory Design Intern. 

We are so proud of all the talent that has been exhibited at GFW and can't wait to see what is coming up this year on the 4th to 7th June. 

This year we are giving away a total of 4 tickets to 2 lucky winners to see a show during London Fashion Week! You can win 2 tickets to this year's Ones to Watch Show at the Fashion Scout catwalk on Friday 17th February at 3:30pm. The show includes Orange Culture, an ultra modern menswear brand and RU a womenswear brand inspired by exploding and cracking buildings. 

A separate winner will win 2 tickets to see the Fashion Scout Merit Award Winner - Katie Ann McGuigan Show where you'll see outstanding prints alongside modern and graphic silhouettes. The show will take place on Saturday 18th February at 5pm.

Both shows will take place at the Freemasons' Hall, London, WC2B 5AZ. No transport will be provided.

THE COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED

Our Top 10 Favourite Social Media Posts From Our Ambassadors

We recently announced our brand new Global Ambassadors and they have been busy sharing their thoughts online. We’ve been looking through their accounts and are excited to share with you our top ten favourite posts

1. We're more than half way through dry January and it seems like Henry Holland is struggling...

Can somebody PLEASE do something interesting or exciting to stop me thinking about booze. Please.

— henry holland (@henryholland) January 13, 2017

2. As a fashion commentator Caryn Franklin's Twitter it full of interesting tweets on fashion and diversity, however we're picking this as our favourite and wishing Caryn a belated happy birthday. We hope the neighbours were ok! 

Dear neighbours... It's my birthday so I WILL be playing Earth Wind and Fire quite loud and doing the bump. 58 Happy Cronehood here I come

— Caryn Franklin (@Caryn_Franklin) January 11, 2017

3. When is comes to style, she's the queen. In this Instagram post Susie Lau shows off her baby bump in style. 

38 weeks pregnant nap formation wearing @xanderzhou djellaba-esque lurex hoodie from @machine_a on new @olliella Atlas rug

See this Instagram photo by @susiebubble * 1,953 likes

4. We're not sure what Gareth Pugh is doing here, but we love it! 

Brighton Boyz Night Out... #tinyhands #ladsontour #ladsladslads

See this Instagram video by @garethpughstudio * 893 likes

5. It's ok Henry Holland, we think you look good. 

When you're in the back of a cab eating M a pork pie and your insta feed is wall to wall six packs and bulge. #winterlayers

— henry holland (@henryholland) November 21, 2016

6. We feel your pain Mandi Lennard. Hopefully it won't be bad during Graduate Fashion Week in June! 

LONDON TRAFFIC IS KILLING ME 🌨💦💧 @wales_bonner #LFWM @ RIBA https://t.co/bR9Bx6gxLY

— Mandi Lennard (@MandiLennard) January 8, 2017

7. Here's another one from Caryn Franklin. If anyone fancies a design challenge here it is. 

Arrg *shoulders hunched* just been kissed by @IanDenyer with ICY cold nose. Can someone please invent stylish NOSE GLOVES

— Caryn Franklin (@Caryn_Franklin) January 5, 2017

8. Here's Gok Wan showing us that home really is the best place to be with this adorable Instagram post.

So good to be home....

See this Instagram photo by @therealgokwan * 1,603 likes

9. We've all at some point wanted to go to Disney World; Alesha Dixon has fulfilled her dream.

#Magic @WaltDisneyWorld 🎆 #waltdisneyworld 🍭

See this Instagram photo by @aleshaofficial * 3,300 likes

10. Sara Maino is always scouting for talent, here's one of her latest finds from her Instagram.

A focus on Altos de Chavon school of design in Dominican Republican directed by @marina_spadafora #alwaysupportalent #voguetalents #creative #support #student link in profile

See this Instagram photo by @saramaino_vt * 285 likes