It’s been a busy day of judging here at Second Home in Shoreditch, where 20 judges from across the fashion industry have been busy deliberating over the work of graduates from our member universities. From Fashion Range Planning to Fashion Illustration, the awards have been an opportunity for GFF to support and celebrate the incredible work of the Class of 2020.
Photo by Marianne Taymani
Photo by Marianne Taymani
“There are so many amazing concepts and so much innovation— it’s very exciting to see where the new generation in fashion is moving,” said Rachael Healy, social content creator from @UKAfrolista. Rachael and Ella H of @AuthenticallyElla were the judges for the New Fashion Media Award, meeting graduates in person and on video calls to learn more about their work and chose their top 3 finalists for the award.
Ella H and Rachael Sealy / Photo by Marianne Taymani
“There were so many different concepts and ideas,” said Ella. “it’s really exciting to see how well everyone has adapted COVID and was able to present such incredible ideas over Zoom calls and in person. I wonder if none of this had happened, what we would have actually seen.
Photo by Marianne Taymani
Other judges included Gok Wan, Henry Holland, Rob Jones from Teatum Jones, Fabio Piras from Central Saint Martins, designers Bianca Saunders and Priya Ahluwalia, GFF President Hilary Alexander OBE and designer David Koma.
We’re back again tomorrow with the next crop of judges, awards and graduates to meet and we can’t wait to see what they have in store! We’ll be announcing the finalists for each award on Monday so stay tuned for more!