Thanks to the wonderful and talented fashion historian, Judith Watt, the London Starworks office got a sneak at some of London’s brightest new talents. The BA Hons Central St Martins course finale show is always well attended; established designers, big brands, tutors, stylists and editors all entangled in a typically London (chaotic) show.
Many of the designers you will associate with London have come from this course, or it’s next step, the much lauded and highly regarded ‘MA’ headed by scary/incredible Louise Wilson – she makes em and breaks em. So the likes of Chris Kane, Marios Schwab, Jonathan Saunders etc etc etc have all been down this well trodden path…
This year was no exception, with the likes of L’oreal Professional Award prize winner Marie Hill (pictured below) sending out some sharp dresses with what seemed like electric static fringing – almost alive with light – can’t wait to see how those ideas develop in the MA – unless, like an increasing amount of students, she is snapped up by a luxury , or even high street brand.
Our own Peter Jensen, who presents his R-T-W in London, whilst simultaneously leading the Menswear MA at Central St Martins, was there presenting awards alongside fashion heavy weight Caryn Franklin, and new young whipper snapper Mark Fast – he of the tightest of tight and shortest of short knit dresses – another recent graduate of a college that has historically created and will continue to produce some of the world’s finest fashion designers.
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