London Graduate Fashion Week 2012

This post should of been done weeks ago, and it's probably completely irrelevant now, but I think that it's better to do things later than never.
Graduate Fashion Week took place from 9th-13th of June in Earl's Court 2, London. This is where fashion students from all across the country had the opportunity to show their innovative and prestigious collections, and had the chance to show the world what they were capable of.
I was lucky enough to be part of this experience on Monday 11th of June, where I was helping at the Front of House: greeting models and taking them backstage, directing people to their seats at the Northbrook College & Bournemouth fashion show and scanning passes that people from the industry carried. 

I wore: H&M silk tuxedo like trousers, New Look shirt with black bow, H&M black blazer and black Primark flats which then turned into New Look gold high heels to match my gold cuff. 

Tendría que haber hecho este posteo semanas atrás, y ahora probablemente es completamente irrelevante, pero mas vale tarde que nunca.
Graduate Fashion Week tomo lugar del 9 al 13 de Junio en Earl's Court 2 en Londres. Aqui es donde estudiantes de moda de todo Inglaterra tuvieron la oportunidad de mostrar sus innovadoras y prestigiosas colecciones, y demostrarle al mundo de lo que son capaces. 
Tuve la suerte de formar parte de esta experiencia el lunes 11 de Junio, ya que estuve ayudando ese día: recibiendo a los modelos y llevandolos al backstage, mostrandole los asientos a la gente que iba a ver el desfile de Northbrook College & la universidad de Bournemouth, y escaneando los pases de la gente de la industria. 

Going to GFW not only allowed me to see other people's work and give me ideas for the rest of my two years at university or even my future career, but I also had the chance to watch three different fashion shows: Lancashire University, Northbrook & Bournemouth and Nottingham Trent. I must say that despite all of them being really good, my favourite one was Lancashire. 

Habiendo ido a GFW no solo me dio la oportunidad de ver los trabajos de otras personas y darme inspiración para el resto de mis dos años en la universidad, y quizás hasta mi futura carrera, pero también me dio la chance de entrar a tres desfiles: Lancashire University, Northbrook & Bournemouth and Nottingham Trent. Tengo que admitir que por mas que todos estuvieron buenos, el que mas me gusto fue el de Lancashire. 

Bath Spa University

Southampton Solent

Bournemouth University

Cleveland College of Art & Design

Lancashire University

University of London

Northbrook College stand @ the exhibition

Lancashire fashion show was filled with feminine, colourful and shocking womens and menswear. The show was predominated by sportswear, inspired by the Olympics taking place in London this year, with bold patterns and textures. The models walked down the catwalk to upbeat music, with voluminous, frizzy, curly and asymmetric hairstyles and eye catching make up.  
El desfile de Lancashire estuvo lleno de ropa de damas y caballeros con cortes y modelos femeninos, coloridos e innovadores. El show fue predominado por ropa deportiva con texturas y estampados atrapantes que llamaban la atencion. Los modelos caminaron por la pasarela al ritmo de musica movida y entretenida, con pelo voluminoso, enrulado y asimétrico, y maquillaje impactante. 

While Lancashire fashion show revealed a unified trend to a certain extent, Northbrook & Bournemouth one was more about diversity (to the extent that Bournemouth had a 65 year old woman modelling for them). Northbrook was all about high street designs with digitally generated bold patterns and darker, more conservative colours. Whereas Bournemouth was more simplistic and minimalistic. Pastels dominated the collections, as well as plain but oddly shaped clothes. One thing that stood out to me was a children collection where a few little girls modelled the clothes and people couldn't resist going "aw" while smiling (at least I know I couldn't). Models had natural and sleek hair styles and minimalistic make up, which allowed people to focus mainly on the clothes rather than the models. 
Mientras que el desfile de Lancashire demostro una tendencia mas unificada en cierto punto, el de Northbrook y Bournemouth se baso mas en la diversidad (hasta el punto que Bournemouth tenia una modelo de 65 años). Northbrook mostro diseños callejeros con estampados generados digitalmente y con colores mas oscuros y conservativos. Por otro lado, Bournemouth fue mas simplista y minimalista. Los pasteles predominaron, como tambien lo hicieron los cortes simples pero bizarros. Una de las cosas que mas me llamo la atención fue una colección de niños, la cual modelaron unas nenas chiquitas y la gente no pudo resistirse a sonreír mientras que exclamaban "aw" (al menos yo no pude). Modelos llevaron peinados naturales y maquillaje minimalista, que ayudaban a que la gente se focalizara mas en la ropa mas que en las modelos. 

Northbrook College

Bournemouth University

Finally, Nottingham Trent hosted an hour long show, which I thought was impressive but perhaps a bit too long. Designs were diverse but mainly futuristic, minimalistic and feminine. Colours varied between monochromatic and pastels. Layers, textures and cutouts were big, as well as simple lines and pale shades. Some of the clothes were very "out there", but others were rather sophisticated and conservative. Hair styles were sleek, and most girls had their hair up in buns or back with hair bands. What made the show so interesting was mainly the music and the lighting, which appealed to people's different senses making them live an incredible experience. 
Finalmente, Nottingham Trent dio un show de una hora, el cual pensé que fue impresionante pero quizás un poco muy largo. Diseños fueron diversos pero principalmente femeninos, futuristas y minimalistas. La paleta de colores vario entre monocromáticos hasta pasteles. Las capas, texturas y cortes predominaron, como también lo hicieron las lineas simples y tonos pálidos. Algunos de los diseños eran bastante bizarros, pero otros eran mas sofisticados y conservativos. Las modelos llevaban pelo lacio y engominado, y la mayoría tenían el pelo en rodetes o tirado para atrás con vinchas. Lo que hizo el show tan interesante fue principalmente la música y la iluminación, que envolvieron los sentidos de distintas personas haciendolas vivir una experiencia increíble. 

Nottingham Trent University

Excuse the quality of the photos, I had technical problems and had to switch from my little digital camera to my humble BlackBerry with scarce MegaPixels.
Disculpen la calidad de las fotos, tuve problemas técnicos ese día y tuve que usar mi camarita digital y mi pobre BlackBerry con muy pocos Megapixeles. 

C