Definitely looking forward to the London College of Fashion BA Show on Thursday, a Bachelor’s degree is only ever the start where fashion careers are concerned but with a professor like Gentlewoman Editor Penny Martin it’s safe to say that LCF students have a little bit of a head start.
I was struck by the bright colours and loud prints, it seems like Gareth Pugh’s goth influence which was a fave with fashion students, has left the building.
Flett Bertam’s delicately tasselled pieces remind me of being small and hiding behind heavy curtains. The muted colours and the way she contructs her tassels by pulling threads from her taffeta add to the museum-y feeling.
Ryo Himuri is from Nagoya, a flat grey part of Japan I had the pleasure of living in for 6 months, but his colourful crafted designs carry little trace of his hometown. The soft sherbety colours and oversize accessories give the outfits a young, playful look.
Karishma Shahani has a recognisably Indian/Sub-continental touch to her designs with a distinctive bright colour palette. I’m interested to see where Karishma ends up, as her bio includes a degree in economics, experience in the buying dept at ASOS and at an NGO.
Stephanie Goynes has a fresh take on Native American weaves, the pattern is very much in vogue at the moment but she manges to rework the look. Goynes is working at knitwear company (and dreaded Fashionable Pub Quiz rivals) Sibling, which probably goes some way to explain the quality of her knits.
And still it keeps coming! I’ll be excited to see Wei Ting Hu’s bound cotton and jerseys up close and in the flesh. Vilvin Sabu is another native Indian who is looking to create a label back home, her sculptural fringework is intense and takes fringing to the next level. Lastly but not leastly Natalie Rae Richardson’s ethical collection contains a textural wonder in this blue coat with furry accents. Seeing photographs is no match for the catwalk, so stick around for a round up from the show sometime soon!
