Rising Stars - Menswear Graduate Student Designers

This year the rising stars of the menswear graduate student designers are:

Angus Chiang from Shish Chien University Taiwan who won the International Show Award at the Graduate Fashion Show this year.

Definitely reaching for the stars with a futuristic collection of space suits. Ranging from the practical and wearable black aviation style jumpsuits to the outrageous and show stopping astronaut suit covered in colourful fabric carnations – maybe saying it with flowers is the universal language for that alien encounter.

Shauni Douglas with accessories by Olivia Creber both from Edinburgh College of Art who won the Menswear award at the Graduate Fashion Show 2013.

Olivia’s false beards - surely the next must have sartorial accessory - certainly caught the eye as held in place by a mouthpiece, they bounced and swished as the model moved.  

The collection itself was a mix of Western tailoring and Middle Eastern layering of long tailored shirts to the knees and longer worn with shorter tops and coats. Prints were of oversized digital tartans and smaller checks alongside the richer tartans and geometric diamond patterns

American Intercontinental University ((AIU) London 2013 Fashion Show

For their 2013 Graduate Fashion Show and marketing exhibition venue, American Intercontinental University (AIU) chose the spectacular One Mayfair on North Audley Street.  Formerly St Mark’s Church, this Grade I building is one of the finest examples in London of neo-classical designs.  In the centre of the impressive Grand Hall, the pure white minimalist runway juxtaposed with the surrounding Gothic decor of ornately carved dark wood and row of high stone arches creating a stunning and atmospheric setting.

The catwalk show included 2 menswear collections:

 Zaira Xitlalitl Aguilar Santoyo blends nomadic heritage with city life creating a flamboyant sartorial collection reminiscent of the Harlem Jazz scene Zoot suit of baggy trousers and long sack jackets. Here in toned down blocks of earthy brown and neutral shades with accents of red on trousers and the wide cravat tie.

Taylor Scopes-Upton

 Award winner of last year’s December Fashion Show, Taylor creates an urban male lost in a concrete jungle with no awareness of heritage. This well dressed wanderer wears warm voluminous coats and jackets, striped knitted and waxed denim leggings, and chunky knits with a chunky knit shopping bag on wheels for all his possessions.

Images provided by AIU London

 

AIU London hosts Sustainable Student Fashion show

AIU (American Intercontinental University) London hosted its last fashion show of the year in Marylebone Gardens.  

 Design Student -Michelle Kasujja. Image privided by AIU London

 

Award winning designs of the night included Taylor Scopes-Upton’s pristine white arctic parka outfit from the Precollections category earning a cash prize from Vilene Freudenberg

Image provided by AIU London

AIU’s December shows always contain experimental pieces and for this year it was to stretch the design students’ imagination to create ‘better quality or greater environmental value’ garments from ‘useless products’ or ‘waste materials’. Titled ‘Upcycle’, the design brief for the students was Reduce,  Reuse and Recycle.   Upcycle was then broken down into three themes: Creative Drape, 3D form and Precollections.

Design Student - Flaminia Mechoulay

Designs were a collage of recycled fabrics including no longer worn garments, paisley fabric, plastic bags and old newspaper to well worn leather from old sofas and boots.

 Discarded coffee bags was Zaira Xitlalitc Agular’s choice of fabric.
 Inspiration was by those that become invisible in society, so the forgotten coffee bags become something new.

Beverely Animadu goes for a fusion between smart and sport with the insides out.

Jeffrey Van Hare goes for a grafitti theme.

Kyle Cooley's jacket was inspired by canvas sails for creative drape 














Other student designs included:

Design student- Sarachimeg Bekhbat

Design Student - Hazim Bangwar

Design Student - Isaias Ponce

Design Student - Isaias Ponce

Design Student - Melba Robles

Design Student - Zaira X Agular

Proceeds from the event will go to the FSSA Zambia, funding for Secondary School Assistance in Zambia.