Astounding show from the international students this year, ESMOD Berlin opened the show with an eclectic mix of hardened leather and clean palettes. Strong outcomes from each university, Berlin and Milan I can safely say had the most exciting prospects.

A strong focus on print and colour to complement Rochester’s strength in the field of creative cutting contributed to an eclectic mix of both mens and womenswear collections on day two of Graduate Fashion Week.

Nottingham Trent’s Graduate Fashion Week show went back to basics and concentrated on the techniques of fashion design and how they can be developed to create new and exciting ideas. The pattern cutting was exquisite, the knitwear was sophisticated and technical and the show as a whole evoked a sense of class.

Global stories were reflected in Northbrook College’s graduate show at Graduate Fashion Week yesterday.

The collections from De Montfort were so on trend for the upcoming seasons, making use of every material possible from plastic to acrylic to metal and putting them all together to create some outstanding looks that were in line with the trends of techno textiles and hyper-modernity that will be hitting London Fashion Week in the next couple of seasons.

We were impressed by the University of Salford before the show even began, having seen their very interesting stand totally covered in camouflage giving it all a sense of mystery, we were very excited for the show to begin.

Graduates at Northumbria today presented their final collections to a packed-out theatre at Graduate Fashion Week 2012. From sixties nostalgia to Russian architecture and fisherman tribes, there was an eclectic mix of inspiration on show.

The collections from Edinburgh School of Art were a celebration of an array of textures, colours and unconventional fabrics. The collections showcased fantastic pattern cutting skills and new ways of using materials and joining them together in innovative ways.

20th Century art featured heavily at the University of Central Lancashire’s GFW show, with Picasso-esque, Warholian and Kandinsky-inspired influences scattered throughout the collections.

The collections from the University of East London showcased a whole array of talent and a flair for pattern cutting and craftsmanship amongst all of the students.