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Tuesday, 18 February 2014

COLLECTION| FAD AW14


SingYu Chan & Yuan Tian


Petulia Galvin


Lucia Graham


Sarah Kilkenny



Johanna Wahlman


Benjamin Callery


Bryony Strange


Hattie Buckwell

Veronica Davies


Annie Oakes


Cat Potter


Alexandra Olivier


Rhiannon Flora Wakefield


Amy Crofts


Nobuyuki Matsui & Moe Takahashi


Amy Konig


Fashion Awareness Direct is a fashion awards show which gives design students from Universities across the country an opportunity to develop their creative talent as they design looks based on a brief from FAD to be shown on the Fashion Scout catwalk. The lucky winner, as judged by a jury of fashion industry creatives, gains a £1000 prize to go alongside their invaluable experience.

This season's brief was ‘Multisensory’, and here is what our young designers had to offer:

Joint design team SingYu Chan and Yuan Tian kicked things off in style with laddered, textured knits and splashes of vibrant orange tones. 

Petulia Galvin experimented with a straight silhouette and a contrasting colour palette of white and bright orange.

Lucia Graham showcased abstract prints in a space age styled designs with metallic panelling.

Sarah Kilkenny’s creations were soft and feminine with elements of structure, her use of a neutral colour palette added to the delicate nature of her designs.

Johanna Wahlman went for thick wool knits contrasted over simple silk dresses in grey tones.

Benjamin Callery’s fisherman inspired looks featured blanket knits, patent inserts and a splash of neon.

Bryony Strange was innovative with her approach to fabrics as she used a folding technique in her designs and experimented with shape and layering.

Hattie Buckwell took a geometric approach to the brief, using geometric shaped panelling to create a sort of optical illusion.

Veronica Davies chose oversized cuts and metallic elements to go with her pastel colour palette.

Cat Potter combined soft ruffled textures with heavily line patterning.

Annie Oakes explored void spaces and the concept of loss of sight, she used braille labelling as decorative features.

Amy Crofts went for a super bright colour palette with neon features and innovative tasseling in contrasting colour tones.

Rhiannon Flora Wakefield’s menswear designs featured heavy, oversized roll-neck knits and suit jackets with yellow and blue block colouring.

Alexandra Olivier went for an elegance approach with use of mesh and pastel tones throughout.

Joint design team Nobuyuki Matsui and Moe Takahashi’s menswear looks featured soft, classic textures and innovative cuts.

Finally, Amy Konig’s designs took to the catwalk with a bold approach which utilised monochrome throughout and featured draping fabrics.

In the aftermath of the show, Rhiannon Flora Wakefield was announced as the winner, with Benjamin Callery as runner-up and Nobuyuki Matsui and Moe Takashi awarded the Orly Tenzer Prize for Textiles.

By Charlotte Muscat (@CharlotteMuscatLM9)
Photography by Jamike-Latif (@JaimikeLatif)