Catwalk Charlotte Barry London College of Fashion Nova Chiu Stine Riis
Tomorrows Shining Stars, Today: LCF BA(hons) Fashion Show 2011Wednesday, June 15, 2011
London College of Fashion showcased their talented students on Tuesday at their annual BA Catwalk show, held at The Studio, in centra...
London College of Fashion showcased their talented students on Tuesday at their annual BA Catwalk show, held at The Studio, in central London.
The show highlighted the work of 25 up and coming womenswear and menswear designers. As a previous student myself I am proud of LCF’s reputation for nurturing fresh talent and developing designers to not only set up their own labels but also work within the industry designing for our fabulous British high street.
Among the guests were celebrity Jo Wood, founder of iconic store BIBA Barbara Hulanicki and New Young Pony Club vocalist Tahita Bulmer.
Awards were presented to Charlotte Barry who won the Barnett Lawson Award for Best Use of Trimmings and incredible detailing. Stine Riis was presented the Biddle Sawyer Silk Award for her innovative use of silk with wool, chiffon and patent leather, although Collection of the Year went to Nova Chiu from Hong Kong, commended for her “phenomenal technical skill and creative flair”.
I was impressed by all the collections on show, although the highlights were winning designer Nova Chiu for her use of colour, texture and silhouette and Charlotte Barry’s sensational surface textiles collection. As a surface textiles, for fashion graduate myself, I was in my element watching Charlotte’s intricately embellished collection.
Over the past seven months Charlotte has spent time in Philadelphia designing prints for high street store Anthropologie. Her graduate collection was based on Pompeii and Herculaneum, inspired by a fascination for “the famous body-casts, and the intense colours and textures throughout the cities. I wanted it to have a perfect ruin feeling” she said.
To find out more information on all the students and further events in the 2011 Graduate season, please visit the London College of Fashion Website for more information.