EVENTS

A NEW ERA OF CREATIVITY: FASHION CROSSOVER LONDON x ISTITUTO MARANGONI GRADUATE SHOW 2019
4th July 2019

Almost a month following the hustle and bustle of Graduate and Mens Fashion Week, we find ourselves back in the audience, this time to admire the work of the Marangoni London campus graduates. Leading up to the catwalk show, we were invited to an industry event, with Hilary Alexander OBE hosting a panel talk with Queen Elizabeth II Award for Design winner, Bethany Williams and established womenswear designer Eudon Choi. The Istituto Marangoni graduate show, New Era, took place under the impressive glasswork roof of the Lindley Hall, a regular host to big fashion labels with the likes of Stella McCartney, Moschino, Mary Katrantzou and many more and the students were definitely up to par.

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LORD AND LADY FASHION: FASHION CROSSOVER LONDON x KINGSTON BA FASHION SHOW 2019
17th June 2019

Invited personally by Lord Stanley Fink and held in the prestigious surroundings of Parliament, the House of Lords was host to this years Kingston School of Art 2019 BA Fashion Show. On Thursday 6th June, Parliament transformed into a fashion frenzy. The highly anticipated show presented 19 of Kingston’s most promising graduate designers, with their collections sashaying down the regal runway. From menswear to womenswear, the elderly to the young; this season saw a focus on diversity and inclusivity. Driven by Elinor Renfrew, she has pushed Kingston to the forefront of graduate fashion.

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ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART GRADUATES TURN HEADS AND HOOPS
13th June 2019

Tucked away in the heart of Mayfair, we were invited to experience the work of yet another batch of graduates, this time from the prestigious Royal College Art at the Cork Street Galleries. The industrial venue, with exposed breeze blocks, piping and a bare interior, created an edgy yet high-brow atmosphere, beautifully contrasting the graduate collections. Upon walking in we were greeted with a work of rebellion by Laura Frandsen. As a member of the extinction rebellion, she made an installation carrying the message that we are destroying the planet trying to maintain our expensive lifestyles, threatening our whole existence as we consumer fashion. Disruptive fashion at its finest, setting the bar for the graduates that were to follow.

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GRADUATE FASHION WEEK 2017
7th June 2017

Mix together 22 catwalk shows and 60 of the best fashion universities, and you’re left with Graduate Fashion Week 2017. It is the showcase for the imagination and risks; influencing the way fashion works and appears. Showcasing over 1,000 students work and attracting over 30,000 guests, the yearly event boosts the careers of the UK’s smartest fashion talent into conventional consciousness.



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