And so Graduate Fashion Week is over for another year as the graduates go off in to the fashion design world and attempt to make their mark. There has been some exceptional talent on show this year so even being shortlisted is a tremendous honour. Caryn Franklin hosted the awards with three main prizes up for grabs, the River Island Gold Award, Zandra Rhodes Catwalk Textiles Award and the Pringle of Scotland Visionary Knitwear Award.
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- Angela Gbemisola: University of Salford
- Zoe White: Somerset College of Arts and Technology
- Cheng Yiu Hung: Thames Valley University
- Britt Beale: Winchester School of Art
- Caroline Roughley: University of Westminster
- Kanako Aino: Nottingham Trent University
- Chloe Belle Rees: UCCA Epsom
- Katy Holmes: Northumbria University
- Priya Patel: Birmingham City
- Maria Louise Manfredi: UCLAN
- Elaine Kinney: Salisbury College of Art Technology
- Amy Pan: Arts Institute Bournemouth
- Sophi Small: Northbrook
- Jessica Au: Ravensbourne
- Sarah Kennedy: Northumbria University
- Craig Fellows: University of Northampton
- Karly Simone Whitehead: UCLAN
- Jennifer Jarvis: De Montford University
- Ria Thomas: Nottingham Trent University
- Edward Yip: Manchester School of Art
- Kathy Craig: UWE Bristol
- Amy Sidgewick: De Montford University
- Dominigo Rodriguez: Liverpool John Moores University
- Ayumi Hirakida: Ravensbourne
- Abyssinia Sollit Davies: Edinburgh College of Art
- Rebecca Barden: Rochester
- Siobhan Ramswell: University of Northampton
- Nabil El Nayal: Mancester School of Art
- Simon Waller: University of East London
Photos by Kirsten Borst
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