Out And About....Graduate Fashion Week Backstage 2017

   

                                            Halina North - Christopher Bailey Gold Award and Hilary Alexander Swarovski Trailblazer Award Winner

Had fun yesterday and on Sunday backstage at Graduate Fashion Week. This is a small selection of images I actually shot. There were 460 catwalk shows over the 4 days with 1500 students taking part. With all this going on I have to say it was the calmest backstage I have ever seen.

Out and about....Graduate Fashion Week 2011 final round up

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Originally from Brighton Sapphira Van Door is a womenswear graduate from UCA Epsom. Her personal style is Japanese street style Lolita. Her final collection was based on Japanese and European traditions. Her surprise was that she loves sausages. Her coat is from Innocent World, dress and bag are vintage. She made the flowers in her hair herself and her tights and shoes are high street.

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Abby Lee is a Middlesex Uni graduate in fashion and textiles. Her describes her style influence is dark tribal. She made her hat, her top and her necklace. Her surprise for us was that she was an international gymnast.

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Ross Williams is my 1st menswear designer and has just graduated from Kingston. He told me he hadn't slept in days and a gin and tonic in the car over earlier was keeping him going. His style is vintage inspired with the 1940's being his favourite era. His coat is vintage, suit and shoes are Topshop and his shirt is Ralph Lauren.

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Bree was at the shows with her boyfriend who has just graduated from Eposm. Originally from South Africa Bree is studying Film at Westminster Uni and has just finished her 2nd year. Her style is influenced by Japanese Lolita street fashion. I must say I love it too and feel really happy to have photographed two people for today's post who are influenced by it as this is the first time I have seen it in London. Bree is wearing a shirt and skirt from Innocent World, shoes from Schuh, tights from Topshop and is carrying a bag from Angelic Pretty and umbrella from Japanese accessory brand Swimmer.

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Amy Heath is a 1st year womenswear designer from Kingston Uni. Her and her friend Sadie were at the shows to help out backstage. Her style influence is everything, street style and especially music. She is wearing a cardy from Ragged Priest, shoes and dress from Topshop, her cool bad is from the charity Fenchurch and is made from ring pulls. Her toothy necklace is from All Saints.

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Sadie Clayton like Amy is also a 1st year fashion student at Kingston Uni and was helping backstage at the shows. She told me she is "proper into vintage" she likes bits of everything but the 70's is her favourite era. Her coat is from a antiques market in Kingston. Her earrings and dress are from Brick Lane, she bought her shoes on eBay, socks are American Apparel and she is wearing 2 pairs of fishnet tights for the effect we are seeing.
I am on holiday now guys so please forgive me if my posting and commenting is erratic. Have a wonderful weekend. Xxxx

Out and about....Graduate Fashion Week 2011 part 3

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Sian Wren is studying for her GCSE’s at the moment. She was at the shows as one of her friends mums is a lecturer. She looks great and has wonderful poise for her age and wasn’t put off at all by her friends shouting at her from the side. I was very impressed. Sian told me her style influence is Marylin Monroe. Iconic indeed. Sian’s look for her trip to GFW comprises of Zara jacket, New Look top, she couldn’t remember where her trousers were from, shoes from Bank and a Louis Vitton Bag.

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Yohanna Mamelqvist is originally from Sweden and works for Vauxhall Fashion Scout and was at GFW scouting this years up and coming talent. She describes her own personal style influence at the moment as 70’s relaxed. Her surprising thing for us is that she is a boxer and a pole dancer. Two fitness regimes which fit nicely together for her. Her jacket and boots are Acne, her dress and bag are Topshop.

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Emily has spent her 1st year in the UK studying Photography and Video, her next 3 will be her degree in Fashion Journalism at Epsom. She also has her own blog you can check out here. Emily told me her style influences were many – punk since she has been in the UK, romantic, sporty, feminine, and edgy. A mix of everything really. She also mentioned Agnes Deyn and Olivia Palermo as style icons. I love her red, white and blue, it is put together with a New Yorker jacket, H&M T, jeans from Religion, shoes from Diesel and bag from ASOS.

Out and about....Graduate Fashion Week 2011 part 2

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Dominique De-Beau is a singer based in Liverpool and had been invited to London to see the shows. She was also reporting on the designers. She says her style influence is her own. She is wearing a Next hat and top, jacket is Zara, she borrowed her jeans from her sister, shoes are Kurt Geiger and she bought her bag on a trip to LA.

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Simi Fapohunda told me she was from the TheLabelLine.co.uk (site still under construction) which will be a platform for undergraduates and graduates to showcase their work.  When I asked her what her style influence was she told me that today she wanted to wear a hat and went on to shape the rest of her look around that.

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Siobhan Perry rocks. She was leaving the shows when I caught up with her. I am so used to directing these days it is always a breath of fresh air when I find I have stopped a model and they just work it. She was first scouted when she was 15 but didn't start modeling properly until a year and a half ago. In 2008 she was the winner of the Ford UK supermodel competition. She is traveling quite a bit now and is loving it.

Graduate Fashion Week 2011 part 1

After weeks of lovely weather we have a Fashion week here in London and low and behold it is raining again.....hey ho.
Just by coincidence the first two shots I am bringing you from this years GFW are of Bournemouth graduates. The Bournemouth stand is lovely this year. They have their own little bit of summer happening and have even brought their own little caravan along to complete the set.

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Amba Hudson-Skye is a jewelery designer and stylist. She is wearing her own jewelery pieces in the shot. She chose her necklace today to go with her socks, giving us 2 little pops of red. Her style is influenced by fairy tales, make believe and dreams.

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Emily Seymour is a women's wear designer. Her influence for her final collection is the 1940's, quirky and fun. She says it is a happy collection.

Out and about....hope 2011

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The sun shone yesterday, hooray it sure lifted my spirits. Hope it lifted all of yours too. I got so much done it was brilliant. Jennifer is from Manchester and is in her final year of a Fashion Design course. When we met she was in London picking up some supplies for her collection. When I asked her about the future she told me she hopes to make Graduate Fashion Week and then find some work experience.
Her style influence for now is making do and borrowing. But ideally and again looking to the future it will be Givenchy. Surprisingly she told me that "although I look demure I really am quite naughty". Here she is wearing an old Burberry mac borrowed from a friend. Her fringed bag is Lipsy, boots are Carvela and her scarf is vintage from Pop.