“Concrete Playground” is inspired by performance artist Liu Bolin from his series of works  ”Hidden in the City” whilst also referencing patch-working and traditional knitting techniques. My concept grew from the idea of the clothing on the artist Lui Bolin and how they’d appear separately away from the backdrop of  the city. I used the setting of London [...]

“The Campaign for Wool is a body of industry leaders convened by HRH The Prince of Wales to raise awareness of the many natural qualities of wool, encourage consumers to buy more wool and inspire designers and retailers to create and sell more wool rich products, hopeful that the end result will have a positive effect on the global wool industry”

As the first day of Graduate Fashion Week kicked off, visitors to the Kingston University stand were in for a treat. In addition to the previous year’s portfolio and video presentation, this years display has been re-designed to include a static exhibition of three dimensional design work. This work is not only a taster of things to come, but an exclusive chance to catch a glimpse of even more of what this university’s abundance of raw talented students has to offer, as these designers are showcased in addition to those who will be exhibiting in the catwalk show tomorrow.

Amy Komocki, Laura Helen Searle and Lauren Sanins are just three of the students benefiting from the exhibition as visitors get the chance to appreciate their designs in much more detail by getting up-close and personal with the pieces. The work from these students is particularly successful in this format due to the embellishment used.