MA Students Close London Fashion Week

On what other catwalk would you see a pink, rubber trench coat, men in four-inch platform soles, and head-to-toe leopard print outfits? The Central Saint Martin's show is the answer, and it closed London Fashion Week with the MA student's final collections.

This is not only the place to spot outrageous clothes, but where the star designers of tomorrow are identified and recruited. The college is alma mater to Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney and John Galliano, and graduates working behind the scenes at brands such as Gucci and Prada.

This year's class was no disappointment. Sophia Amanzi-George opened with bright folkloric dresses trimmed with broderie anglaise and stamped with the odd Chanel logo for good humour. Lee Cleal mixed multicoloured roses, stripes and marbling on A-line jersey dresses. Danielle Scutt, closing the show, used oversized leopard sports for the Thierry Mugler-style belted, figure-hugging dresses.

Professor Louise Wilson, the course director, told The Independent she was optimistic the college would maintain its reputation as a Fame-style fashion academy. Sarah-Ann Creaven won the overall year prize for her photo prints and surrealist dress of fabric chains.