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SATURDAY JUNE 7, 2014
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Graduate Fashion
Week. The success
comes during a par-
ticularly special year
for the school as we
celebrate 170 years
of art and design in
Nottingham.”
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Name: Olivia (Livy) Montgomerie
Age: 20
Area: City centre
Course: Fashion communication and
promotion
Blog Address: www.walkinwardrobe
fashion.blogspot.co.uk
Olivia’s outfit
Hat: Topshop
Coat: Topshop
Dress: Topshop
Tights: H&M
Boots:
Topshop
Watch:
Fossil
Scrunchie:
Urban
Outfitters
Bag:
Givenchy
Necklace:
Urban
Outfitters
Sunglasses:
Topshop
I’ve always
been
inspired by
Paris and
this outfit
took on a
twist of the
original
nautical
theme. I
mixed it up
with maroon
and added a
pop of pastel.
I love stripes because they fit
perfectly into every season and if
worn with the right accessories, can
be dressed up or down. I then added
the hat because it’s always been a
signature item for me. I own four
different bowler hats and a million
other beanies and bobble hats!
I’m a big fan of chunky coats and I
have just about every colour coat
there is going. They add a different
dimension to your ensemble and I
see a coat as a great accessory to
complete and complement an outfit.
I don’t tend to stick to one
particular style, or follow one
particular trend. I take my style as I
feel from day to day.
By Kate Parker
what you’re
wearing
ITV’S DAYBREAK presenter
Susanna Reid was the lady in
red when she stepped out at
the Baftas in London in a
vibrant floor-length Biba
gown.
The 43-year-old brunette
beauty, who wowed TV audi-
ences with her routines on
Strictly Come Dancing, put
her best foot forward in spark-
ling silver shoes, a glittery em-
bellished clutch and a dash of
red lipstick.
This red carpet look can
easily be recreated for any
glamorous events you have
coming up this summer.
Just make sure, if like the TV
presenter you are opting for a
pop of colour, you keep the
accessories simple.
Road to
Get into the football spirit this
summer and let the World Cup
transform your wardrobe. Lucy
Budge picks out the best in
Brazilian style
capital gains
Cowl back maxi dress,
£149, Biba at House of
Fraser, Victoria Centre,
www.houseoffraser.co.uk
Silver beaded clutch bag,
£19.99, New Look, Lister
Gate, www.newlook.com
Silver jewelled sandals,
£68, Next, Victoria
Centre, www.next.co.uk
Lasting finish lipstick
in shade 1, £5.49,
Kate Moss for
Rimmel at Boots,
Victoria Centre,
www.boots.com
get the look Susanna Reid
Bikini top £8, bikini brief £6 and sunglasses £4, all
Matalan, Springfield Retail Park,
www.matalan.co.uk
Brazil T-shirt, £12.99, New Look,
Lister Gate, www.newlook.com
Carnation
rose gold
earrings,
£399, Tresor
Paris at
Cope
Jewellers,
Parliament
Street,
www.tresor
paris.co.uk
Carnation rose gold ring, £69,
Tresor Paris at Cope
Jewellers, Parliament Street,
www.tresorparis.co.uk
Mint bikini set,
£34, Topshop,
Victoria Centre,
www.topshop.com
Brasil sandals,
£20, Havaianas
at Schuh,
Long Row,
www.schuh.
co.uk
England 2014
T-shirt, £4.99, New
Look, Lister Gate,
www.newlook.com
Yellow clutch bag, £25,
Topshop, Victoria Centre,
www.topshop.com
World Cup
shopper bag, £19,
Accessorize,
www.accessorize.com
Carnival
necklace, £8,
Accessorize,
Victoria Centre,
www.accessorize.
com
A sweep of Nottingham designs strutted down the
catwalk in the capital this week as Graduate Fashion
Week unfolded. Lucy Budge headed to the event and
spoke to the talented Nottingham Trent University
students
wanted to show how the se-
quins can look different when
put against black and then
white material. On black they
look neon green and on white
they look bright pink.
“I’ve started speaking to a lot
of fashion bloggers since the
show and they all loved it. I’ve
also got some freelance work in
the pipeline.”
Taking on the mighty task of
closing the show was interna-
tional student Kitty Mok. Her
collection saw the models
wearing designs relating to
game arcade cartoons such as
Space Invaders.
SHOWCASING their designs to
fashion designers, industry ex-
perts and photographers, uni-
versity students from around
the UK took to Graduate Fash-
ion Week.
This year’s event at the Old
Truman Brewery in London in-
cluded a fabulous show from
fashion students of Notting-
ham Trent University.
Student designers including
Sally McIntosh Light, Courtney
Moncur and Kitty Mok were
among the 24 who were se-
lected to head to the capital
and take their designs to the
runway.
Courtney, who is originally
from Edinburgh, particularly
stood out from the crowd with
her Disney-inspired collec-
tion.
The 21-year-old says: “I star-
ted designing my clothing with
Disney in mind but I then took
it from my own angle and gave
it a twist.
“Each outfit features my own
bear cartoon in the print and
there’s a lot of fur and different
textures on display.”
The six models wearing
Courtney’s designs strutted
down the catwalk to a remix of
a Disney music mash-up,
which the young designer pro-
duced herself.
Her friends and family were
among the many lining the
white runway, as well as a
crowd of industry professionals
and designers.
“I think the show went really
well and I’m happy with how
all of my designs looked. It was
a surreal moment,” she says.
“The show gives students the
chance to show our work to
people who you wouldn’t ne-
cessarily see or meet. I man-
aged to pick up a few business
cards and I have my CV, so
fingers crossed!”
The show went without a
hitch and resulted in an im-
pressive display of the stu-
dents’ creative talent.
Taking inspiration from her
surname, fellow student Sally
McIntosh Light, 23, caught the
attention of large fashion
house Gap after her designs
featured at the NTU show.
Her collection focused heav-
ily on the aspect of light, using
various light bulb shaped ac-
cessories and a print incor-
porating the names of types of
light bulbs.
She says: “The show was
great. Graduate Fashion Week
is something that is built up
from the first year of university
for the job opportunities it can
provide.
“Because my surname is
Light I wanted to make it my
kind of brand and do it in an
ironic way. The collection is
heavily connected to light.
“I’ve been given the name of
someone from Gap who was
interested in my collection so I
will definitely be contacting
them soon.”
Fashion bloggers were also
among the throng of industry
experts present at the London
venue and were impressed
with the designs of Nottingham
designer Louise Scarlett
Brown, who used large irides-
cent sequins throughout her
knitwear collection.
The 23-year-old, who is ori-
ginally from Lincoln, says: “I
Students’
Courtney Moncur’s
Disney-inspired designs.
(Photos by David Baird -
www.david-baird.co.uk)
Sally McIntosh Light’s designs relate to light and
light prisms while Kitty Mok’s collection (right)
saw the models wearing designs relating to
game arcade cartoons such as Space Invaders.
‘’The show gives students the
chance to show our work to
people who you wouldn’t
necessarily see or meet.
Courtney Moncur
The 22-year-old says: “I was
really happy and excited when
I found out I was not only
chosen to showcase at
GFW, but that I was also
closing the show. It
was a complete sur-
prise and I didn’t know
until a few days be-
fore.
“It was a mad rush
before the show be-
cause I had a lot
of last minute
alterations to
make, but it
came togeth-
er in the
end. I got
really
good
feedback
from
everyone
when it
finished.”
The young
designers
will be
graduating
from the
university
this sum-
mer with
high hopes
of gaining
jobs in the
fashion in-
dustry.
But with the big
success of Graduate
Fash-
ion Week, the industry is set
to snap up Nottingham’s tal-
ented students.
Marjolijn Brussaard,
Dean of the school of art
and design, says: “I am
extremely proud of the
stunning quality and pro-
fessionalism that our
students displayed at
Louise Scarlett Brown, who
used large iridescent sequins.