Future fashion: The ones to watch
This summer, young fashion designers from across Yorkshire graduated from university, ready to take their next step. Their final catwalk shows were attended by fashion industry professionals and press, ever looking for “the next big thing”.
They were eagerly watched also by their tutors, family and friends, those who have looked on and supported them as they have developed their skills, ideas and personalities, witnessing the self-doubt, the exasperation, the creative highs and lows and the small and great triumphs of a loved one who has chosen to pursue a career in fashion design.
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Hide AdIt’s not all about becoming the next Christopher Bailey, Stella McCartney or Vivienne Westwood, although some may well do. Some of these young designers intend to launch their own labels, some want to pursue their creative dreams in Europe, the US or Japan, while others have already found creative roles within the UK’s leading High Street fashion retailers. Thanks to Yorkshire’s manufacturing heritage and excellent universities and colleges, we produce some of the UK’s and indeed the world’s most talented and creative fashion designers.
Here we showcase the work of just a few of the ones to watch.