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ITS 2018, International Talent Support, is now in the 16th year! Ready to gather a new generation of creativity in Trieste on 27 June 2018, the initiative has just announced the shortlists for various categories, including Accessories, Jewellery, Fashion and Artwork.
Currently working on her SS19 collection for her eponymous brand, Ruth Peterson, is a distinguished GFW and Kingston University alumni. From showcasing her graduate collection in Paris post-GFW and turning her horror obsession into a clothing brand, Ruth has been busy since graduation.
Siri MacDonald, the Head of Womenswear Design at Superdry, has a wealth of knowledge working with many retail brands such as ASOS, Marks and Spencers' and Next. As a Graduate Fashion Week alumni, we were eager to find out how her experiences at GFW and university have shaped her creativity today. From New York to Northumbria, Siri has spent time working within design, styling and editorial, choosing to focus on design.
Carter Wagner, Creative Director at Cell Workout and graduate of Plymouth College of Art, has recently returned to London after exploring her career options. After having her garments featured in ELLE Slovenia and a short period working on a freelance basis in Germany, Carter is embarking on her next career step as the newly appointed role of Creative Director of Cell Workout.
As a designer that enjoys the process of creation from inception through to pattern cutting, and production to the final collection, there are many areas to consider when selecting a specific discipline. Whilst Yu ponders her future career, we sit down to discuss fashion as a platform to spread awareness of political issues, her experiences at university and living in the moment.
A Fashion Promotion & Imaging graduate, Alec Mather explored various paths into the industry from menswear styling to events, before finding his niche in model booking. From connecting models with stylists, understanding how images are created through collaboration and progressing to Senior Agent, Alec is in the midst of an exciting career.
Dan Hanvey, Menswear Design Manager at Superdry, has spent a career experiencing the industry, exploring fresh ways to incorporate history and sub cultures into design whilst remaining inspired and generating new ideas. Treading the line between lifestyle and fashion, Dan has worked for FatFace, RipCurl and White Stuff. Having been at Superdry for seven years, we look back at how it all began...with Graduate Fashion Week!
Amy Vanderwal, emerging designer inspired by rebellious youth culture and mentored by Oliver Spencer, won a scholarship at GFW17 last June. Since then, the menswear graduate has been busy creating a collection to be released for Tu in Sainsbury's, learning that mistakes are a natural part of progression and why menswear is the most exciting element of the industry right now.
From exploring new knitting techniques at university, to interning at the ethically conscious Missoni, Sophie Whatling has been taking steps into the industry since showcasing her Menswear collection at GFW17. The menswear collection created at Arts University Bournemouth captured attention at Graduate Fashion Week last summer, and it's not solely for the illustrative aesthetics.
Recently, De Montfort alumni were invited to Hong Kong, to take part in the GREAT Festival of Innovation! The four day festival imagines the future by exploring how technology functions in various industries- including fashion. We've already seen the potential of fashion working alongside technology to decrease it's carbon footprint, but the potential for greatness is limitless.
De Montfort University is the lead education partner at GREAT and showcased the work of students, graduates and academics in VR, Game Art, Fashion, Architecture and Cyber Security. Fashion Design graduate Abisola Akanni and Master’s student Raabia Arif brought their stylish, colourful collections to Hong Kong. Hair and make-up was arranged and the models were made up at the British Consulate before heading for the venue, where the innovative designs captured the attention of the international audience.
Abisola Akanni has presented her designs at both Africa Fashion Week and was chosen to participate in the Best of GFW17 show last year. Her focus on loud prints and using shape and colour to explore the notion of 'clashing' was a primary talking point at GFW17, and led to Abisola taking her designs to Fashion Futures in Dubai along with other creative emerging designers from the event.
Contour Fashion student Carys Gill was also on hand to help organise and co-ordinate the pop-up fashion salon, and helped show the work of DMU knitwear designer, and Best Of GFW17 participant, Bethany Griffiths, to the audience. Hong Kong is a major hub for the fashion industry, with a booming design industry and a base for many international brands . As part of their #DMUglobal experience, Fashion students visited lingerie company Clover and Royal Spirit, which produce garments for high end and mass market names.
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Tom Bird-Jones, graduate of Manchester Metropolitan University, currently holds the position of a design assistant at a large online retailer. We caught up with the GFW17 alumni to hear why he feels completing internships is crucial, how his student collection explored the notion of fairytales through heavily embellished and theatrical pieces and how elated he felt as being chosen to showcase at GFW17.
We caught up with the emerging designer to learn more about her vision for the future of fashion, how integrating into an established design company works and how her award winning graduate collection has a mind of it's own.
Menswear Designer Susan Forrest, who recently travelled to Dubai with us to showcase as part of the Fashion Forward Dubai (FFWD), took her vibrant designs to the streets of London during London Fashion Week. Susan is an alumni of Graduate Fashion Week 2017 and was selected as the finalist for the best of GFW17 show.
Menswear designer, Poppy Russell who graduated from the Arts University in Bournemouth and participated in Graduate Fashion Week 2015 gave us the chance to catch up with her to find out where she is at now and how her design journey is going. Russell reflects on her time at University, her collection and the concept that inspired her.
This season, three Graduate Fashion Week Alumni, Claire Tagg, Amy Thomson and Maddie Williams, showcased their AW18 collections at Fashion Scout during London Fashion Week.
Emily Clark, menswear designer and alumni of Kingston University, presented her capsule collection at Graduate Fashion Week as part of the Best of Show. Inspired by the colourful originality of Salvation Mountain in California, and with an aesthetic focused on graphic prints, Emily was coined as an particularly inventive emerging designer.
After spending time at Pylot ('I learnt to break the rules') and beginning many passion projects, That's What She Said stood out as particularly poignant, and is set to rapidly expand with the help of agency Revolt. Read on to hear more about Izzy's experiences at Salford University, advice for succeeding at GFW18 and why she adamantly follows the mantra, “It is easier to build strong children than repair broken men” by Fredrick Douglass.
We caught up with Lian Poulson, a graduate from Carmarthen School of Art in South Wales to discuss her triumphs she has landed since showcasing her work at GFW17.
Harriet Eccleston, recent graduate of Northumbria University, showcased her designs at Graduate Fashion Week 2017. After being shortlisted for the Tu Scholarship award, the talented young designer has been awarded the Young Designer of the Year 2017 Award at the Midlands Fashion Awards! We caught up with Harriet to hear about her future plans, creative outlets and experiences in the industry so far.
Megan Davies, graduate of University of South Wales and winner of the Clarks Footwear Award at GFW17, garnered interest whilst showcasing her historically inspired designs to the 30,000 guests that head through Graduate Fashion Week each year.
