Westminster, as far as I can ascertain, is a hot ticket at Graduate Fashion Week, having introduced the likes of Christopher Bailey, Stuart Vevers and Katie Hillier to the fashion world. Many of these industry names continue to support the course, returning to assist with selections, judge awards and simply offer insights to current students of their working life; indeed, Bailey and Markus Lupfer were ensconced on the front row as this year's show kicked off.
Westminster is noted for its professionalism, its outsized graduate lookbook-cum-style magazine a case in point; in some courses this can lead to a dearth of humour in collections, but this show seemed to keep the balance of professionalism and experimentalism. Interestingly, the GFW executive committee was involved in the selection process this year, which may be why the show was more eclectic in some respects: I think perhaps there were some collections chosen for impact that might not otherwise have been in keeping with the careful image the course has been cultivating.
//// Awen Teifi: created linen garments in neutral colours, accessorised with flexible wood veneer collars and shoulder embellishments.
//// Stephanie Norris: white cotton garments supporting overlayers of evenly-cut fringing created the look of fluidity with structure.
//// Krishna Chavda: his techno schoolboys play cricket offered neoprene, slim fit playing shirts with blazers and jersey separates in a mix of old-school colours and neons.
//// Emma Griffiths: this was my stand-out collection from the show - her look was military inspired, replete with mini bearskins. The body-con, tailored separates, for example drainpipe trousers made from interwoven wevbbing, contrasted with long hair capes created a dark, gothic and strong look.
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