Mollie-may Boyd on the irrelevance of the outcome
The BA Fashion Design with Marketing graduate questions a fashion education relying on theoretical concepts and overly polished images
Isidora Durovic: The case for improvisation in design
From childhood modelling for Celine to designing during the pandemic, Serbian designer Isidora Durovic digs into the Working Girl handbag for her graduate collection
How Alexandra Armata unpicked her Polish heritage with her MA collection
She explored the utilitarian wardrobe of Soviet Poland, the impact of politics on dress and the contrast towards today’s hyperconsumption
Alex Wolfe on chairmen and playful masculinity
Alex Wolfe’s graduate collection, titled ‘The Boredroom,’ challenges traditional menswear codes, expressing playfulness and sensuality
Julia Ballardt: The poetry of punk
The German designer Julia Ballardt is inspired in her collection by the subculture’s signature emblems of belonging.
How Yasmina Atta is channeling surrealist African cinema through her graduate collection
The Nigerian designer talks on capturing the feeling of in between-ness that exists when two cultures merge through a single collection that bonds traditional Nigerian doctrines with modern crafting techniques
Karen Heshi: “Why must a suit look like a suit?”
The designer reflects on the tension between functionality and identification in her graduate collections.
Sarah Lim: “Clothing is meant to be worn.”
A down-to-earth approach to design ready to embrace an uncertain future.
Catherine Hudson: The tension of displacement
The British designer wants to reflect the diasporic experience of the Rastafari subculture in her garments.
“I don’t really see myself as a fashion designer,” – Belgian artist Chris Lensz on mixing fashion design and photography
His graduate collection presented lots of tailoring and revolved around the concept of Victorian mourning
Rin Choe on the artistry of pattern cutting and deconstructing Korean tradition
Choe fell into the industry unexpectedly, but in doing so, her collection aims to rewrite the traditions of her Korean heritage
