The first Gala show of the evening was to feature all the student designers shortlisted for the various prestigious awards. Nominated for The Stewart Peters Visionary Knitwear Award, Genevieve was one of the three designers shortlisted along with students Wonjee Chung from Nottingham and Trent University and Charlotte Walters from The University of Salford. Genevieves colourful and crayon-like designs, incorporating both cut outs and fur trims, added a playful element to a grown up silhouette.

So, here it is. The moment every fashion student has been anticipating and hoping for, for the whole of their degree course. Three years of hard work crammed with creativity, culminated into one 45 minute catwalk show. For the 24 students selected to show their designs on the runway, the mood was one of nervous excitement as the audience filled Theatre A and awaited to be wowed. They were certainly not disappointed.