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.
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)