Bethan Smith by Krister Selin.
On Friday afternoon I nestled in rushes amongst the clacking grasshoppers and giggling tweenies to watch the Latitude graduate fashion shows, played out along a catwalk linked to the Waterfront Stage. A selection of new faces from Elite Models formed a somewhat confusing parade between two stop offs on either side of the lake, not helped by a complete lack of clarity in announcements of each designer – What follows is the best of what I managed to catch, so if I’ve got any wrong please or not labelled your designs at all do let me know. It was near on impossible to find out who was who. Ahem, lack of individual designer websites ahoy!
Luckily I have now found out all the right names, but really girls, you gotta get yourselves a much better presence on the web… it’s a mantra I seem to find myself repeating quite a lot.
Photography by Amelia Gregory.
First up came the students from Chelsea College of Art and Design:
Ellen Chatelain didn’t disappoint with her patchwork knitwear.
Ellen Chatelain by Abby Wright.
More colourful weave, from Sorcha Herbert.
Gorgeous printed textiles by Charmaine Dresser worked perfectly shooting into the sun.
Spectacular lasercut tailoring by Francesca Prudente.
Ruched swimwear in mustard and greens from Alice Powell. Illustration by Michelle Urvall Nyrén.
More patchworked style courtesy of Cat Finch.
Felicity McDonald-Bing does subtle tones of caramel and slate.
Padded and stitched capes combined with strange animal and psychedelic prints by Sophie Parker.
Bethan Smith by Krister Selin.
Sadly the wonderful creations of Bethan Smith never crossed the lake – I guess the models were worried they might fall in. Fair play.
Triangle wooden panels by Lauren T-Franks.
More monochrome geometrics and slate shades from Helen Lawrence.
For Shawana Grosvenor creamy circular layers rule.
Matthew Inett by Alexis West.
Tagged onto the end of the first half Matthew Inett reprised his 2008 London College of Fashion catwalk show, which featured almighty curved shoulders and exaggerated hips in pastel checks.
Matthew Inett by Natasha Thompson.
Next up, my review of the Central Saint Martins show.
Categories ,Abby Wright, ,Alexis West, ,Alice Powell, ,Bethan Smith, ,Cat Finch, ,Central Saint Martins, ,Charmaine Dresser, ,Chelsea College of Art and Design, ,Elite Models, ,Felicity McDonald-Bing, ,Francesca Prudente, ,Graduate Fashion Show, ,Helen Lawrence, ,Krister Selin, ,Latitude Festival, ,Lauren T-Franks, ,London College of Fashion, ,Matthew Inett, ,Michelle Urvall Nyrén, ,Natasha Thompson, ,Shawana Grosvenor, ,Sophie Parker, ,Sorcha Herbert, ,Tweenies, ,Waterfront Stage
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