Future Proof: Graduate Fashion Week Gears Up
GRADUATE FASHION WEEK is nearly upon us once again, and with it a new wave of fashion talent from around the UK. Now in its 26th year, the event is one that has been gaining more and more momentum in recent years, and to mark 2017's graduates the organisers have selected eight aspiring designers to showcase their work in a stunning editorial shoot.
"The work being produced this year is of the highest calibre and the campaign is truly extraordinary, reflecting the talent on show at Graduate Fashion Week," said managing and creative director Martyn Roberts. He will be joined this year by illustrious fashion names, including Angela Missoni, Sarah Harris and Fabio Piras, to select the winners of the prestigious gold award (which Christopher Bailey first scooped 26 years ago) which will see the winning student receive £10,000 and their university be awarded a prize of £2,000.
"London is one of the most supportive capitals in the world to the creative industries and I have always felt like there is an initiative available to me to help me further my business," he told us. "The challenge is the volume of people looking to get into the industry and providing enough support for everyone is just impossible.”