ARTSFEST Fashion Show 2022 - wearing an elaborate and vibrant hooded dress.
ARTSFEST Fashion Show 2022 - wearing an elaborate and vibrant hooded dress.

Future fashion stars…

For Fashion and Textiles students who took part in the catwalk show in Weston Hall on 16 June, intense creative preparations for the event went right up to the wire.

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Students took their style inspiration from around the globe. On the runway, many of the designs featured vibrant acid bright colours and an interesting mix of textures, demonstrating great technical expertise using a broad range of textiles.

Wiktoria Labaz, one of the final year students, who joined UWL as a foundation student, said:

The entire four years has been about working towards this moment – the final collection,”

Angela Onorato added:

We are going to be changing and adjusting our clothes all the way until the show.

We are constantly thinking about it – it is the same or even more important than the graduation ceremony,”

Wiktoria said:

We’ve been joking that it feels like falling in love! This is also the first catwalk in two years,”

There was also an alumni presentation for those who missed their big catwalk moment due to Covid.

As the graduates put the finishing touches to their garments for the show, they are being supported by level 4 students.

Karolina Idzkowska said:

Sometimes, no matter how good the design, or the cutting, the fabric simply doesn’t perform as expected so alterations are needed,

This is a good way for us to understand how to resolve problems and produce things quicker.”

Some of the most exciting designers like John Galliano, Vivienne Westwood, and Alexander McQueen are British, Wiktoria added:

I’m so lucky to be in London. This really is a great place to be for fashion.”

Find out more about ARTSFEST events.

ARTSFEST students' work

Highlights of final year students' portfolios and showreels from the London School of Film, Media and Design and the London College of Music.

A collage of examples of graduate's work from LCM and LSFMD

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Models posing on the catwalk as part of ARTSFEST Fashion Show 2022

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Models posing on the catwalk at ARTSFEST Fashion Show 2022

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Female model, posing in multi coloured outfit on the catwalk.

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ARTSFEST Fashion Show 2022 - student modelling a vibrant dress whilst holding a skateboard.

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ARTSFEST Fashion Show 2022 - students modelling on the catwalk.

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ARTSFEST Fashion Show 2022 - wearing an elaborate and vibrant hooded dress.

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ARTSFEST 2022 - fashion show showing all the students involved on stage.

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