The next Graduate Fashion Week masterclass is held by GFW Managing and Creative Director Martyn Roberts and renowned British Fashion journalist Hilary Alexander OBE the 10th of November at Edinburgh University.
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Yesterday evening Graduate Fashion Foundation, the charity behind Graduate Fashion Week in association with UK Fashion & Textiles Association (UKFT), hosted an exclusive reception at the Houses of Parliament, celebrating their strong ties with leading industry experts, bringing together fashion’s brightest young graduate talent and key policy makers.
Marks & Spencer have combined their in house expertise with young design talent, to produce a collection of exclusive evening wear pieces. The collaborative collection consists of 11 pieces with creative prints and classic silhouettes. Claire Tagg, runner up at GFW17, has created a collaborative collection with the experts at M&S, and it's available to buy now.
Graduate Fashion Week's Managing and Creative Director Martyn Roberts and renowned British fashion journalist Hilary Alexander OBE held a masterclass at University the Brighton on 3rd November.
The exclusive House of Parliament reception is an annual event hosted by Graduate Fashion Week in partnership with UK Fashion and Textiles Association (UKFT). The event will be held at The Riverside Terrace, Houses of Parliament on Tuesday 14th November to celebrate and support the best talent from 2017 and, to launch GFW 2018.
Graduate Fashion Week is going global, are we're thrilled to announce that thirteen of our graduates will be showcasing their inspiring collections in Dubai for Fashion Forward 2017.
Graduate Fashion Week isn't just an exciting event that takes place at the end of the university year- we have several initiatives that run all year round in order to support our graduates through the transition between student life and being part of an international industry.
We are so excited to announce the launch of The Protégé Project for GFW. A scheme especially designed to support the award winners of the Graduate Fashion Week event that we host each June. The protégé project was created to aid our graduates as they enter the industry.
On Wednesday 11th October, GFW Managing and Creative Director Martyn Roberts and former British Fashion Journalist of the Year and freelancer Hilary Alexander OBE held a Graduate Fashion Week masterclass at Northumbria University.
This year at Fashion Scout during London Fashion Week, showcased three of our Graduate Fashion Week alumni's pieces. The designs were in full view along the red carpet entrance to the Gallery catwalk in Freemasons' Hall. Each designer had mannequins displaying their work through the exciting event!
Every year, Graduate Fashion Week celebrates the most extraordinary talents from UK and around the world, ushering them into spotlight as they take home the most prestigious awards given to graduates in fashion.
UKFT rolls out manufacturing masterclasses across five UK universities as part of the Made It campaign with Marks and Spencer.
Located in the heart of Rome, the Accademia Costume & Moda for over 50 years has homed a number of students for both undergraduate, and master courses of many subjects. Combining history, theory, and craftsmanship into their studies, Accademia Costume & Moda prepares their students for the future world that they go into, whether fashion or costume design, media and marketing, or accessory design.
Ahead of pride celebrations in Brighton this weekend, Boohoo man have released a special collection in honour of the LGBTQ+ rights celebration in collaboration with activist and creative Philip Normal.
It was inspiring to see such a refreshing take on menswear at Graduate Fashion Week 2017. Almost every university showcased a men’s collection, but several graduates stood out by challenging the conventional ideas of menswear, using ‘feminine silhouettes’ and fabrics like silk, lace and sheer fabrics. We also saw a more diverse selection of models, with Ellen Fowles’ collection modelled entirely by older men at the Ravensbourne show.
We would like to say a big thank you to our partners Design-Surgery, for providing the mannequins used during GFW Live! and the Swarovski International Exhibition. All of their mannequins reflect today’s body shapes and incorporate a number of useful aids. Every one of them is made by hand using traditional methods and recycled materials.
It was wonderful to see so many graduates using fashion to take on meaningful topics that are important to them. Some designers were more direct with their social justice statements. Lauren Sian Black from Liverpool John Moores University, sent one of the models down the catwalk carrying a bright yellow sign saying ‘Black Lives Matter’, with one of the tops featuring Eric Garner’s final words ‘I can’t breathe’. Her menswear collection showed a clear stance of support for the international activist movement which campaigns against violence and systemic racism towards black people.
It was a pleasure to welcome back the amazing L’Oreal Professionnel team at Graduate Fashion Week and to have L’Oreal Professionnel as our official sponsors once again! Hair has always been an integral part of fashion and essential when creating a total look, so naturally hair stylists play a crucial role backstage at catwalk shows.
At the beginning of the last day of GFW 2017, we had senior professionals from Clarks talk to us the process of creating and crafting a shoe. Head of Evolution at Clarks Rosie McKissock led the talk through the intricate collaborative processes between senior designers Helen Richard-Rees, Christopher Anderson, and last maker Kerry Hooper behind Clark’s footwear products. Kerry even did a live demonstration of building a shoe from scratch -the audience were amazed at how fast and talented she is at her work.
After the huge success of the Gala Awards show, we are delighted to have some of our finalists show at 'Graduate Fashion Week Gala Roadshow’ this July! The bringing forth of graduate creativity doesn't stop when the Truman Brewery closes it's doors- we're dedicated to discovering and recognising the movers and revolutionary spirits emerging n the industry all year round.