Melissa Lee, Northbrook College
Northbrook students showed that they could take a theme and run with it. The student designers showcased collections with strong stylistic references and a twist of modernity thrown in for good measure.
Leading the pack of Northbrook designers was Melissa Lee with her collection inspired by Asian culture and industrial androgyny. Standout details included the oversized collars, menswear tailoring and the occasional hint of bright orange. She designed for the kind of girls that don’t need to dress for men. Independence was the word that came to mind.
Louisa Payne, Northbrook College
Boarding school was always a dream as a young lad, but if I had known that girls could look like that in uniform then I would have tried a little harder to make it a reality. Louisa Payne used her impeccable knitwear to layer up the models in British wool. Plaids, cable knit and pleats flowed together to create a collection with obvious influences, but the collection was completely up-to-date and wearable. The campus trend feels alive and certainly cosy in the hands of Payne.
Lara Dannielle Dumbleton, Northbrook College
It was evident that Lara Dannielle Dumbleton was having a blast working out her graduate collection. The mild circus theme led her collection to be whimsical without being cartoony. Striped shirting and well-fitted suiting separates kept the looks wearable and fun. The vibrant red coat at the end should be arriving at Betty Draper’s house any day now.
Joe Goode, Northbrook College
Joe Goode brought the Northbrook show to an exciting close with some fresh menswear that mused African body modification and casual tailoring in the same collection. The voluminous layered knits were juxtaposed with beaded imagery of faces that graced the dark streetwear. A murky palette and mixed fabric textures created an effortlessly cool feel that could find some sort of resonance with most young guys.
Image credits: Photography by Simon Armstrong
