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Get to know GFF Talent, Sally Stevenson. Sally is a fashion design and marketing graduate from Northumbria University, whose final major project is brand for 12-16-year-olds, which encourages the wearer to attach value and establish an emotional connection to their clothing. The first collection is inspired by the Lake District.
Meet GFF International Talent, Yung An Cheng from Shih Chien University in Taipei. We were so impressed with her work that we wanted to share it with you today. Check it out below!
Meet GFF Talent, Meg Gardner, a fashion design and textiles graduate from the University of Huddersfield. Her final collection is inspired by her family’s relationship with astronomy. Having inherited telescopes from her grandparents. Incorporating sustainable design principles, the collection is trans-seasonal and adaptable for multiple occasions.
Meet GFF Talent: Ruth Court, a fashion graduate from Herriot Watt University. Her final year collection is heavily inspired by the artist Kandinsky, as well as her interest in sustainability. “Kandinsky’s pioneering method of abstraction, as well as his ability to translate themes into contemporary terms, is why I feel incredibly inspired and motivated to use this art movement to approach fashion sustainability,” she says.
Meet GFF Talent, Sundas Javed, a fashion design graduate from the University of Central Lancashire. Her final major project honours her late brother, who passed away as a child from a rare genetic illness. Sundas’ 6 piece menswear collection takes denim and wool, distressing fabrics to symbolise deterioration.
Meet GFF Talent, Elena Massari, a fashion graduate from Heriot-Watt University. Her final collection is an exploration of the connection between clothing and emotion, borne from feeling isolated and homesick during last year’s lockdown. “This collection is born by acknowledging the current mental health emergency, hoping to provide a new solution by finding comfort in garments where we cannot turn to other people,” she says.
Meet GFF Talent, Tiani Etheridge, from Coventry University. Her final project is an exploration of intersectional feminism through a lens of ‘70s/’80s activism and art. Through felting, embroidery, collaging and painting, she has created a 6 piece womenswear collection inspired by 1970s utilitarian silhouettes.
Meet GFF Talent, Liene Ozolina, a graduate of Heriot-Watt University School Of Textiles And Design. Liene was inspired by her experience of growing up in Latvia, then moving to Scotland for university, to create a collection that has inclusive messaging at its core. Titled Disabled Totems, the collection is functional yet bold in its use of silhouette. “The idea of self-expression, individuality and acceptance in society was something I wanted to talk about,” she says.
Meet GFF Talent, Saveliin Uuskula, a fashion graduate from Coventry University. Her final major project is a womenswear collection inspired by the book "The Craftsman" by Richard Sennet. The focus of the book is about building deeper connections with our belongings, which Saveliin has translated into her work. “I wanted to make a meaningful collection of functional and aesthetic clothing focusing on telling a story about nurturing our clothes, show appreciation of craftmanship and ways to prolong the life of a garment,” she says.
Meet GFF Talent, Emily Bowden, a fashion graduate from Coventry University. Inspired by butterflies and the cocoon as a metaphor for living through lockdown for the last year. A journey of transformation can be seen through her collection.
Meet GFF Talent, Adel Molnar, a fashion graduate from Coventry University. Nostalgia and homesickness inspired her childrenswear collection, Euphoria. An oversized collection that taps into her childhood dream of being treated like an adult, she explores her own childhood relationship with clothing as a result.
Meet GFF Talent, Camille Lemoine, a fashion communications graduate from Heriot-Watt University. Camille’s final major project is a publication called Stubborn Weeds. It’s a publication building a space where fashion can exist as part of a more regenerative future and contribute to today's back-to-the-land movement.
Meet GFF Talent, Madeleine Ryall, a fashion design graduate from De Montfort University. Madeleine’s final collection is inspired by her grandma, and a desire to rethink stereotypes about older generations by designing a bright, bold collection using upcycled clothing.
Meet Munashe Ashlyn, a fashion graduate from Coventry University. Her final year project is a publication called Soft Silk Soul, which also includes merchandise and digital marketing to connect with a more inclusive and diverse group of women to inspire and entertain them. “I am a plus-size black woman who grew up with little-to-no role models to look up to,” says Munashe. “I am creating this publication for young adolescents and women to see imagery that reflects their reality. Overall, the publication is something all women can find relatable, inspiring and insightful.”
Meet Alice Joy Hampton, a fashion graduate at Norwich University of the Arts. Her final year project is inspired by a childhood passion for ballet and her favourite colour, pink. Not fitting into the traditional mould of a ballet dancer led Alice to quit at a young age, so this collection is designed to be worn by many different body types. “ After thinking about all those memories, I knew I wanted to create a collection inspired by ballet that absolutely anyone could wear, no matter what they look like, what size or shape they are and no matter how ‘imperfect’ they believe themselves to be,” she says.
Meet GFF Talent, Amber Bailey from Coventry University. Amber’s final project is called Freedom From the Land, inspired by the Land girls and the role they played in promoting female independence during the second world war. The focus is on prints, with two physical outfits that highlight the key silhouettes and textile techniques that reflect the two contrasting lifestyles of women during WW2.
Meet Nadezhda Valchanova, a fashion graduate from Coventry University. Inspired by her family connection to the Chernobyl disaster, her final project is an exploration of building back a better future. “My final collection is my way to thank and honour my Ukrainian roots, as well as reflect on the wider sociological and political issues provoked by the Chernobyl disaster,” she says. “My design approach reflects on the Post Covid-19 World and the need to rethink businesses and build a more sustainable, progressive future and redefine the industry by producing clothing in a completely new manner, which is to reduce waste by pioneering a new way of pattern making.”
Meet GFF alumni, Rebecca Lennox. After graduating from Nottingham Trent University and showing her final collection at GFW in 2018, she was inspired to launch a side business as a result of the makeup damage on her garments. The Makeup Mask was born, finding a gap in the fashion and beauty industry to prevent clothing damage during fittings, fashion shows and photoshoots. Rebecca tells us how her business came about and her plans for the future.
Meet GFF Talent, Cerys Jones, a fashion design with textiles at the University of Huddersfield. Her final year project, Imitation Jungle, is a womenswear collection inspired by streetwear, houseplants, urban jungles and the natural environment. Having experienced the reality of the fashion industry in her placement year with a fast-fashion brand, Cerys’ focus is on creating biodegradable, conscious clothing.
Meet GFF Talent, Anna Watson from Heriot-Watt University. Anna’s final year project is a high-end sustainable womenswear collection, that she designed to take busy people from the office to the evening. Using modular elements, reversibility and innovative pattern cutting, Anna’s work is aesthetically inspired by French history and the parallels between revolutions of the past and the various social justice movements that occurred in 2020, when she was ideating the collection.
