Graduate news and archive

GFF teams up with Boohoo to present sustainable design competition

The Graduate Fashion Foundation (GFF), a charitable organisation that supports newly graduated/undergraduate students and provides a platform for new talent, has partnered up with online fashion retailer Boohoo to present a sustainable design competition. Applicants must design four ready-to-wear summer outfits for Boohoo’s sustainable clothing...

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Graduate to Watch: Chloe Jackson, Nottingham Trent

Graduate Fashion Week showcases the work of more than 1,000 of the very best students across fashion and Nottingham Trent University always brings a strong selection of textile-heavy collections, and this year’s standout designer had to be Chloe Jackson. Her playful and colourful collection inspired by her experience at Camp Fernwood in America,...

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Graduate to Watch: Sinead Blagbrough, Salford University

Graduate Fashion Week isn’t just for women’s and menswear designers, this year also saw an influx of fashion designers showcasing impressive childrenswear collections, with Salford University’s Sinead Blagbrough scooping the Mothercare Childrenswear Award at the prestigious gala show. Blagbrough impressed the judges with her “attention to...

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Graduate to Watch: Hazel Symons, De Montfort University

Graduate Fashion Week is an important time of year for the fashion industry, more than 40 universities showcase their brightest graduates, and FashionUnited was once again on the ground to scour the catwalk presentations and portfolios to highlight some of the next generation of fashion designers you need to watch out for. Over the next month,...

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Parsons: Three to Watch Part III: Elizabeth Bastian

As the student fashion shows wrap up for another year, and graduates’ job search plans are put on short term hold while well-earned vacations are embarked upon, I’ve had a moment to reflect on this year’s stands outs. If Parsons represents the cream of the crop, it is there I must return to seek out the three BFA students whose visions for their...

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Parsons: Three to Watch Part II: Shen Zhang

As the student fashion shows wrap up for another year, and graduates’ job search plans are put on short term hold while well-earned vacations are embarked upon, I’ve had a moment to reflect on this year’s stands outs. If Parsons represents the cream of the crop, it is there I must return to seek out the three BFA students whose visions for their...

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