With a super-long runway and celebrities in the crowd, this year’s London College of Fashion (LCF) BA collection, sponsered by Barnett Lawson trimmings, was one hell of a ride.

Featuring designs by surface textile, womanswear, menswear, knitwear and even pattern cutting graduates, the final 26 collections ranged from wearable to outright bizarre. This year’s London College of Fashion students’ work certainly made a statement.

Pieces that stood out included crimped woolen hats, low-gusset trousers and an elegant sophisticated Eastern European-style mix of grey silks, boxy silhouettes and tailored woolen pieces by Yelena Loguiiko; who won the Design and Technology award. Womenswear designer Karishma Shahani also wowed the crowd with her ‘fashinista’s wardrobe’ winning her the Fashion Textiles award.

Amber Siegel had a great collection of leather manbags that any lady would be jealous of, while Natalie Rae Richardson’s wooden accessories were a clever touch.

The Barnett Lawson Trimmings Award for use of embellishment, went to Vilvin Sabu from India. From her use of rich natural dyes, silks and bamboo Vilvin has created a strong collection of Aztec and Mayan inspired designs.

At the other end of the scale, mention should also be made of womenswear designer Kai Yeung Yau’s collection of kitchen utensil hats in eye-popping colours that made everybody smile and his use of Chinese florals to outline Hong Kong’s pop culture. Sporty chic was channeled in the form of Wei Ting Hu’s collection of space age jersey with cut-outs of orange perspex.

Finally, the winner of the year award for their final collection, menswear designer Nattaphon Sampataphakdee played with patchwork to produce a sleek collection of red, white and black jackets, an occasional skirt and elegant black suits.

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