We caught up with the young designer while he’s preparing for London Fashion Week, where he will present his collection supported by House of Peroni.
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The GFW Catwalk Textile Award winner shares with us the unexpected turns in her career and what showcasing at GFW17 meant for her.
There are many developments in the fashion industry that are disrupting the way that we produce, wear and talk about clothing. From the technological advances that produced the AI models of instagram to aeronautical engineering solving the waste problem surrounding baby clothes, the new generation are creating and evolving new ways of working.
Jennifer Healy, graduate of Manchester School of Art, was awarded the Tu Womenswear Scholarship at GFW 2018. With a penchant for the 1960's and charmed by the abstract movement in the art, Jennifer worked digitally to retain the essence of a brushstroke, and keep the individuality of handcrafted pieces in her final collection.
We caught up with graduate of LJMU, Helena Green, to find out what she's been up to since receiving the Superdry Outerwear Award in Truman Brewery this June. Helena’s work was originally inspired by the 1950’s teddy boy subculture with statement prints inspired by the iconography of astroid and space invader games prevalent in the 1980's.
Charlotte designed her menswear collections using inspiration from Baz Luhrmann’s interpretation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and the retro beach setting for coach. Read how Charlotte used the pastel colour palette taken from Beate Gutschow’s work, to create a straightforward and relaxed Spring Summer collection with a delicate 70s touch.
Lucy Nolan, graduate of Northumbria University, won the Boux Avenue Swimwear Award at the 27th Graduate Fashion Week this summer! We caught up with the emerging swimwear designer to hear more about how the technicians at Northumbria expanded her skill set, aiding her creative development, and why marketing goes hand in hand with design.
The esteemed Gold Award Winner at GFW18, was Arts University Bournemouth graduate Rebecca Wilson, who received the prestigious prize this June. Inspired by the photographs of Victorian working class families, taken by August Sander and Horace Warner, Rebecca set out to create a collection that combined traditional and contemporary techniques.
In a world where freelancing is an ever increasing segment of work, and creatives may lend themselves to several different job titles, Smin Smith has embraced this multiplicity, through pursuing curation, styling, marketing and writing.
After graduating from Nottingham Trent University, Amy Carter felt ready to pursue a career in the knitwear industry. Armed with the technical skills, creativity and passion, Amy landed a position British Knitwear brand John Smedley. Responsible for heading up designer collaborations and showcasing these at international fashion weeks, Amy has exploded onto the knitwear scene.
We caught up with the young designer on why developing a signature style is crucial to the success of an emerging designer, how a learning curve at Kingston University taught her how to believe in her vision and work with integrity, and where she's going next.
We caught up with the University of Brighton graduate to hear more about how her university experience taught her to trust her creative judgement, why 1980's clubwear and beach silhouettes are the basis for her aesthetic and why wearable shelters are the way forward.
Judged by Rose Forde, Stylist, Phoebe Lettice, Creative Director at Illustrated People, and Amy Bannerman, Fashion Director at Cosmopolitan, GFW18's Styling and Creative Direction award was a demanding category. India Wright, graduate of Leeds Arts University, was awarded the accolade this June for challenging gender roles for her project 'It's a boy thing'.
Encouraged by the discovery that the West's problematic relationship to clothing has a damaging environmental and social effect upon the rest of the world, Saskia Lenaerts began to design with a particular consciousness. Recognising the multi-cultural world in which we live, Saskia used her creative pursuits to explore the remnants of colonisation, otherness, the way in which we form our identity.
We caught up with the winner of the first ever Level 4 ASOS Future Talent Communications Award winner Lauren Roberts, to hear more about her photography and styling projects, and her university experience so far. From finding endless inspiration in modern female magazine The Gentlewoman to the relationship between art and fashion, find out what inspires the emerging stylist and why network network network is always on her mind...
We caught up with the emerging designer to find out how her time at Arts University Bournemouth taught her to have more self confidence, learning to use the Lectra software and why she chose to go out of her comfort zone with her designs...
Charles Mein, the winner of the Clarks Footwear Award, is a young designer with an unusual back story. From redoing first year to learning how to see the world through a creatives eyes, Mein's design philosophy is one of constant learning, growing and expanding underpinned by hard work and focus.
Each year, Graduate Fashion Week holds an international catwalk competition, this year titled the Swarovski International Fashion Award. Danqi Chen, hailing from Beijing, won the award at GFW18, with her thoughtful and structural pieces. We caught up with the emerging designer to hear more about her cultural inspirations, plans to work in Paris and her advice for future talent.
Menswear designer, Manchester School of Art graduate and GFW15 Gold Award Winner, Hannah Wallace has recently been selected as one of only eight emerging designers to participate in the 'House of Peroni' initiative.
The new residency program, created by Italian beer brand Peroni Nastro Azzurro awards eight talented young designers the opportunity to receive a seven-month residency at its start-up in London and showcase during London Fashion Week next February.
Hannah is known for championing practicality and wearability, by using breathable fabrics throughout her work- finding inspiration in the protective garments worn by rioters and astronauts. Since winning the GFW Gold Award in 2015, Hannah has been freelancing for Topman and working as a Menswear Designer for COLLECTIVE.
A huge congratulations to Hannah, who alongside Joel Boyd, Kyle Lo Monaco, Rose Danford-Phillips, Pelin Isildak, Daniel Crabtree, Matthew Duffy and Stacey Wall, will relocate to East London and begin designing her collection.
The emerging designers were chosen from hundreds of applicants by The House of Peroni’s creative council, which includes designer Jonathan Saunders, journalists Pandora Sykes and Alexander Fury, and British Fashion Council co-curator Anna Orsini.
Georgia Lyne, a Nottingham Trent University graduate, has a penchant for creating award winning sportswear. Heading up on stage in a tracksuit, the emerging designer received accolades at GFW18, in the way she knows how.