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Meet the GFW19 Winners: Katherine-Jayne Watts

Meet the GFW19 Winners: Katherine-Jayne Watts

Katherine-Jayne Watts was the winner of the Sportswear and Leisurewear award sponsored by Tessuti at GFW19. Her menswear collection, inspired by the old nautical charts of the Blackwater Estuary her grandad used to navigate the network of salt marshes and mudflats. Katherine shares her experience of GFW19, her advice for final year students and what she’s up to now.

Meet the GFW19 Winners: Jainelly Portocarrero Torres

Meet the GFW19 Winners: Jainelly Portocarrero Torres

Now working as a product merchandiser at Burberry, Jainelly Portocarrero Torres graduated from Ravensbourne University and went on to win the Considered Design Award powered by Farfetch, as GFW19. We caught up with Jainelly to learn about her final project RE-UP, what she leant during her time at university and her advice for final year students.

Meet the GFW19 Award Winner: Ivy Lam

Meet the GFW19 Award Winner: Ivy Lam

Meet former Savannah College of Art and Design student, Ivy Lam, who won the International Fashion Show Award at GFW19. Ivy tells us about her collection, what it was like to be at GFW, her top 5 pieces of advice for final year students and her plans for the future.

Ivy Lam Wins the International Fashion Show Award!

Ivy Lam Wins the International Fashion Show Award!

Congratulations to Ivy Lam from Savannah College of Art and Design Hong Kong, who was announced as the winner of the Gap Inc. International Fashion Show Award at the Best of GFW show on Wednesday!

Get to Know Brian Mc Lysaght

Get to Know Brian Mc Lysaght

Straight off the back of winning three awards — the Christopher Bailey Collection of the Year Award, the Considered Design Award and the Hilary Alexander Trailblazer award — at the Graduate Fashion Week 2019 Gala, we caught up with Edinburgh College of Art graduate Brian Mc Lysaght! Brian tells us about his final collection, inspirations, the time it took to create his show stopping wooden garments, and his plans for the future.

Congratulations to all the Catwalk Award Winners!

Congratulations to all the Catwalk Award Winners!

As Graduate Fashion Week 2019 comes to an end, the winners of this year’s Gala Catwalk Awards were announced, celebrating the ‘Talent of Tomorrow’ with graduate stars such as award winners Brian Mc Lysaght, Alexandra Fan and Hannah Stote.

Meet All the GFW19 Exhibition Award Winners

Meet All the GFW19 Exhibition Award Winners

We caught all the exhibition award winners as they came off stage at the Best of GFW19 Show! Hear from some of the winners and judges of awards like the Fashion Marketing, Fashion Publication and Fashion Design Portfolio award and more!