Work from Nadia Scullion. Producer/Creative Director Saskia Reis // www.saskiareis.com Photographer Roberto Aguilar // www.photoaguilar.com

Presenting Nadia Scullion – MA Fashion Design Technology (Womenswear)

LCF: What is the inspiration for your collection?
Nadia: My inspiration comes from utilising materials disassociated from fashion within a commercially viable range.

LCF: Where were you born?
N: Glasgow

LCF: Where did you do your first degree?
N: Edinburgh College of Art, BA Design and Applied Arts (Womenswear), in 2010.

LCF: Have you interned or worked?
N: I currently work at fashion magazine archive Elegantly Papered. Prior to this, I worked as fashion assistant at Scottish newspaper The Herald and did freelance editorial work. I have interned at Holly Fulton, Bally, Richard Nicoll and Wonderland magazine.

LCF: What are your future plans?
N: The press show should expose my work to press and buyers and I hope to win support from a London based initiative, such as Fashion East or Vauxhall Fashion Scout, allowing me to set up my brand. I will continue to explore the use of unusual fabrics, such as upholstery fabrics and silicone, through design while also aiming for commercial appeal.

LCF: Why did you decide to study at LCF?
N: Having seen previous LCF press shows, it was apparent that each student was encouraged to develop their own unique design handwriting instead of having to conform to an institutional aesthetic.

LCF: Why fashion?
N: I find the process of translating conceptual research into 3D wearable forms both challenging and satisfying. After researching, fabric sourcing, designing and pattern cutting, the final product is often completely different from what you initially envisaged, which is really exciting.

LCF: Do you have any interesting industry contacts?
N: I have stayed in touch with Bally, who have proven very supportive in providing feedback on my work and also in giving advice on gaining employment after graduation.

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This week, Vauxhall Fashion Scout, the internationally renowned graduate design talent platform has announced a whole host of talented LCF alumni designers are to showcase their latest collections as part of their ongoing initiative to support, nurture and break new design talent into the fashion industry.

Announced as ONES TO WATCH for SS13 and presenting in September are Charlotte Simpson, Hana Cha and Ming Pin Tien, all of whom graduated from MA Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear in February 2012, showing their final collections on the catwalk at the annual MA catwalk show, where Cha was announced as the winner of the Womenswear Collection of the Year award. Read the rest of this entry »

Jena.Theo AW12 on the Catwalk at London Fashion Week

This London Fashion week saw a host of esteemed LCF alumni debuting or returning to showcase their collections to the international fashion elite.

Design duo Jena.Theo, A.K.A Jenny Holmes and Dimitris Theocharidis showed, their Autumn/Winter 2012/13 collection ‘Heavy Metal’ on the first day of London Fashion Week.

• Read the British Vogue show report

Nova Chiu, having won the coveted collection of the Year at the 2011 LCF BA runway show, was immediately picked up by Vauxhall Fashion Scout for their ONES TO WATCH. Nova’s show marked her debut on the catwalk since her graduate collection.

• Read what Rachel Oku of Creative Idle thought of the collection
• Read an exclusive interview with Nova on Pop Magazine’s blog

Autumn/ Winter 2012 by Nova Chiu. Image courtesy of Vauxhall Fashion Scout

Menswear graduate and recipient of the British Fashion Council NEWGEN sponsorship, J.W. Anderson showcased his womenswear collection which he debuted in 2010, and his menswear collection as part of the Menswear day.

• Read the interview ‘Meet Mr Anderson’ profiling one of London’s young rising stars by Rebecca Gonsalves in the Independent

Fellow menswear graduate James Long, who showcased his womenswear collection as part of Fashion East, also showed on Menswear day and live streamed his show from the BFC Live website.

• Read the Dazed Digital show report and images

Ada Zanditon, a graduate from BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology – Womenswear presented her AW 12/13 collection ‘Simia Mineralis’ as part of the Digital Schedule at the BFC Screening Room at Somerset House, whilst also showcasing her ready to wear collection at the Estethica exhibition, the British Fashion Council’s ethical initiative.

• Read what ethical blog Ecouterre thought of the presentation and see show images

Baartmans & Siegel AW12 at Vauxhall Fashion Scout. Image courtesy of Alina Negoita, Vauxhall Fashion Scout

Baartmans &Siegel, after being selected as ONES TO WATCH by Vauxhall Fashion Scout last year, design duo Wouter Baartmans and Amber Siegel – who met whilst studying menswear at both MA and BA level at London College of Fashion – showed on Menswear Day as part of Vauxhall Fashion Scout.

• Read the Amelia’s Magazine show report with original illustrations

Joseph Turvey, having only graduated this year and showing his collection a mere 3 weeks ago at the LCF MA_12 catwalk show, debuted at London Fashion Week as part of Vauxhall Fashion Scout.

• Read what Fashion 156 made of his London Fashion Week debut

Asger Juel Larson, was the last LCF designer to showcase on Menswear day at London Fashion Week. Asger, who came through the ranks at LCF having studied both at BA level and MA level and was heralded as a ‘ONE TO WATCH’ for AW11, who is showed on the catwalk in a collaboration with designer T.Lipop.

• Read the Fashion 156 report and images

Charlotte Simpson being interviewed by Jessica Bumpus from British Vogue at the Vauxhall Fashion Scout Exhibition. Image Courtesy of Rowan Papier, Vauxhall Fashion Scout

Up and coming designers Jennifer Morris (MA Fashion Design Technology Womenswear 2011), Charlotte Simpson (MA_12 graduate from MA Fashion Design Technology Womenswear), Christina Hamilton (MA_12 graduate from MA Fashion Artefact) and Lucia Liu (BA Fashion Design Technology Womenswear 2011), were all featured designers at the Vauxhall Fashion Scout Exhibition which ran throughout London Fashion Week.

• Read the exhibition highlights on the Vauxhall Fashion Scout Daily Blog

The Exhibition at London Fashion Week – which is a carefully curated selection of 120 emerging and established accessories, jewellery and ready-to-wear designer brands -played host to an unprecedented number of ONES TO WATCH from LCF, including footwear designers Camilla Skovgaard, Kat Maconie and Joanne Stoker, all graduates from footwear courses at Cordwainers at London College of Fashion. Joining the footwear stars was accessories designer Kate Sheridan, and ethical lingerie designer Charini Suriyage, who showed as part of the Esthetica exhibition.

Fannie Schiavoni, who studied for a Diploma in Production Tailoring (now available as  foundation degree) before going onto BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology Womenswear will showed her collection to international buyers having already gained notoriety winning the BFC NEWGEN sponsorship.  Also showcasing his collection at the BFC exhibition was Omar Kashoura, who graduated from London College of Fashion’s BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology course in 2004 with first class honours.

Film still from Fanny & Jessy's fashion film, 'Kings', directed by Danny Sangra

Fanny & Jessy, who graduated in 2009 presented their collection as part of the Digital schedule this year under the new Fash/On Film initiative, with their fashion film ‘Kings’ being screen at the Canon cinema space.

• Watch the full length fashion film on Fanny & Jessy’s blog

All in all it was a fantastic London Fashion Week for LCF alumni, with a definite buzz about these young designers showcasing their work – we can’t wait to see what the future holds for these rising stars with very bright futures ahead of them.

Joseph Turvey's collection on the catwalk at the MA show. Image: Chris Moore / Catwalking.com

London Fashion Week officially begins today and is a highlight of the international fashion calendar. This season promises to be another stand out year for LCF’s incredibly talented alumni who are debuting or returning to showcase their collections to the fashion elite.

Here we bring you a roundup of the freshest LCF talent breaking into the fashion industry at London Fashion Week February 2012, including MA_12 designers who showed a matter of weeks ago in the beautiful surroundings of the V&A and Victoria House who have already been snapped up to showcase their graduate collections.

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Charlotte Simpson's collection on the catwalk at the MA Show. Image: Chris Moore/ Catwalking.com

Vauxhall Fashion Scout, the internationally recognised home of new talent has announced today it has snapped up three London College of Fashion MA_12 graduates for their forthcoming AW12/13 season.

Joseph Turvey, Charlotte Simpson and Christina Hamilton will present their collections with Vauxhall Fashion Scout at LFW later this month, after only showcasing their work as part of the LCF MA_12 Season just a week ago.

Joseph Turvey, MA Fashion Design Technology – Menswear has been selected as part of the line up for Ones to Watch MEN, while Fellow MA Fashion Design Technology – Womenswear graduate Charlotte Simpson and MA Fashion Artefact graduate and winner of the Leathersellers’ Company Business Start Up Award Christina Hamilton have both been selected for the AW12/13 presentation, where their collections will be presented to international fashion press, industry and buyers.

Joseph Turvey's collection on the catwalk at the MA show. Image: Chris Moore / Catwalking.com

Specifically tailored to the men’s market on LFW’s dedicated Menswear day, Ones To Watch MEN is a collaborative platform for four of the hottest new talents, selected by panel of industry experts. This season the Judging Panel included Katy England, Holly Shackleton Editor of i-D, Jessica Bumpus of Vogue.com, Style Bubble’s Susie Lau, Marios Schwab, Felder Felder, David Koma Hanna Emslie from Selfridges Zara Martin for Village Bicycle, Rebekah Roy, and Vauxhall Fashion Scout´s Founder and Director Martyn Roberts.

Martyn Roberts, Founder of Vauxhall Fashion Scout commented:

This season, the selection of Ones To Watch MEN is an enthusing, stimulating line up of new names. The hugely successful launch of the Ones To Watch MEN initiative at London Fashion Week has seen great talents, including T.Lipop, Baartmans and Siegel and Asger Juel Larsen launch their labels into the rapidly evolving menswear market. OTW MEN is a powerful vehicle promoting, supporting and presenting to the industry new names.

Christina Hamilton's saddlery designs displayed on a bicyle

Joseph, Charlotte and Christina join fellow LCF graduates William Tempest, Ada Zanditon, Nova Chiu, Baartmans and Siegel, Young Lilee, Asger Juel Larson and Jennifer Morris – all of whom have been selected by Vauxhall Fashion Scout over the last couple of years for their pioneering programme which offers unique showcasing opportunities via catwalk shows, salon shows, presentations or exhibitions, whilst also offering the designers business support and sponsorship opportunities.

• Read more about Vauxhall Fashion Scout: Ones to Watch MEN
• Read more about the LCF MA_12 season

LCF 2010 graduates Wouter Baartmans and Amber Siegel have been featured in the  London Fashion Week Ones To Watch MEN line-up for Spring/Summer 2012.

Wouter (MA 2010 graduate) and Amber (BA 2010 graduate) created the label Baartmans and Siegel together and met while working at Viktor & Rolf. The duo focus on beautiful fabrics and distinctive yet accessible shapes, and have already established collaborations with English shoemakers Grenson for their acclaimed suede-tipped Brogue range.

Ones To Watch MEN brings to the forefront the most innovative and creative new menswear designers, launching the next generation of talent and taking menswear in a new direction. Specifically tailored to the men’s market on LFW’s dedicated Menswear day, Ones To Watch MEN is a collaborative platform for four of the hottest new talents, selected by panel of industry experts.

• Read the story on Vogue.com

JW Anderson Womenswear AW11. Image Credit:Marcus Tondo / GoRunway.com

London Fashion Week is a highlight in any fashion calendar and with each season, we can’t believe the number of amazing LCF graduates debuting or returning to showcase their collections to the fashion elite.

Here we bring you a roundup of the freshest LCF talent breaking into the fashion industry at London Fashion Week – including most recent MA Fashion Design Technology Menswear graduate Asger Juel Larsen, who went straight from showcasing his collection on the catwalk at the 2011 MA Catwalk show on 2nd February to showing as part of Vauxhall Fashion Scout’s Ones to Watch Men on 23rd February.

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Here at London College of Fashion we can’t believe that Vogue.com has reached it’s fifteenth birthday. Over the years Vogue.com has been at the forefront of helping to break new talent from LCF – here is just a small selection of the stories that have featured our amazing graduates over the years.

• Jena Theo - London Fashion Week: Jena Theo Time
• Manjit Deu – In the Harrods Spotlight
• Laura Queening and Rob Goodwin – Best Foot Forward

Amber Le Bon Models William Tempest AW11. Image courtesy of William Tempest.

• William Tempest – Phoenix From The Flames
• Asger Juel Larsen – Boy Scouts

Asger Juel Larson's collection on the catwalk. Image credit: Catwalking.com

• Nicole Murray, Hasan Hejazi and menswear label Baartmans and Siegel – Harrods Launches
• Ada Zanditon – Going Solo
• JW Anderson – Anderson Antics
• Michela Carraro – Michela Carraro Fashioning The Future
• Ioannis Dimitrousis - Ioannis Dimitrousis Spring/Summer 2010
• Beatrice Boyle – Beatrice Boyle For Browns Focus
• Li Lee – In Full View

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Viking Wong SS11. Image courtesy of Emerging Fervour

BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear 2009 graduate Viking Wong and Hong Kong based artist Kila Cheung have joined forces to design a graphic ‘Work In Progress’ T-shirt range.

Wong has previously showed at On|Off during London Fashion Week. As well as launching his own androgynous yet elegant label. He has already exhibited at the V&A, Vauxhall Fashion Scout at London and Paris Fashion Week AW10. Wong is being selected as one of the five finalists in New York’s Gen Art Styles Vision Award, Avant Garde category.

• The limited edition tees are available on bigcartel.com
• Read an interview with Viking on emergingfervour.com