Graduate Fashion Week (George)

According to the Telegraph GFW is 'the place to discover the future of fashion'. This year, the event ran from the 31st May to the 3rd of June, showcasing the work of over 1,000 graduates from the most influential and inspiring UK and international universities.

This years fashion week came to my attention when I noticed the hashtag #GFW on Twitter. The event attracts over 20,000 guests each June, and features 22 catwalk shows, exhibitions from over 40 universities and an acclaimed Gala Award Show.

One of the most noticeable features about this year's GFW was the 3D Scanner presented on the opening day. This device can scan the human body 0.1mm at a time. The inventors of the 3D Scanner come from an engineering background and contacted George to pitch “a whole new way of buying clothes”. 3D Scanners allow the body to be scanned and for you to see how individual garments will look without having to try them on, ultimately revolutionising the shopping experience. 3D Scanners are currently working on this concept with shoe design.






Here are some more images from across GFW, found from various sources:




^ Grace Weller, winner of the #GFW2014 George Gold Award




(Below) Aimee Dunn @officialgfw #gfw2014  NTU WINNER Best Menswear Award

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Jane Bowler Workshop @ V&A

On Saturday I went to a V&A 'Create!' workshop for Fashion Design with designer Jane Bowler, based on the Glamour of Italian Fashion Exhibition which just opened on April 5th.

At the start of the workshop Jane inspired us by showing us her recent work including designs for London Fashion Week, magazines e.g. GQ and performers such as Rita Ora and Lianne la Havas. After we had seen her designs we had a look around the exhibition to choose ideas which we could base collections on. I was really inspired by the use of layers of material and also by Emilio Pucci's beachwear.

Using this inspiration, I completed a mood board and then fashion sketches as shown below:

I decided to use pastel colours with embellishments, similar to Dolce and Gabbana but I also liked the idea of dramatic accessories - I was inspired by designs from Vivienne Westwood and headwear I had seen at the Isabella Blow exhibition during LFWend.

I had a fantastic time and I plan to attend more workshops like this as the experience I gained was invaluable. To find out more on Jane Bowler please visit: http://janebowler.co.uk/

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