Katie Newsam: June 2009

"Graduating Fashion Studies students from the University of Lincoln
displayed their three years of work at the 2009 Lincoln Fashion Show,
alternatively named Coming Into Fashion. The event took place on May 22 at the
Engine Shed, where parents, friends, and fashionistas alike came to check out
the latest collections.
This was the show’s second year, after last
year’s much-praised event. Unlike last year, this show wasn’t as star-studded,
but was presented by Judy Theobold, from BBC Radio Lincolnshire. The work of 27
students was shown this year, to over 1,500 guests present at
the event.
Stacy Pearson’s adaptation of her “Circus” collection was very much
something that you could imagine in high street shops. She captured the current
look with an off-white, red-striped blazer over a high-waist peplum
effect skirt.
Vanessa Mukasa’s “Metropical Deluxe” collection saw
bright, afro-centric, and traditional ideas modernized. The audience got excited
as the models seemed as if they had been injected with passion. They were fierce
and made the clothes look great. Miss Mukasa said her inspiration came from
“voluptuous flower shapes”, and she wanted the clothes to be worn by all
generations not just the “older market”. The shapes encourage curves with its
“big smile and colourful sense of humour”, she said.
Anna Sui’s “Tribal”
collection resembled similar modern silhouettes and ‘ikat’ prints. Lydia
Whites’s “Seeing through summer” took inspiration from Christopher Kanes’s soft
transparent cover coat, used as a type of overlay to a white bikini.
The
next collection was the amazing “English Rose”, designed by Carmela Manta. This
captivated the audience. The shapes were Victorian, with sexy demure shapes.
There was no doubt that she has a great knowledge of designers and could easily
be seen to have drawn inspiration from Giambattista Valli.
Katie Newsman showed the audience what fashion was really about when her
collection walked onto the runway. Dark, mysterious, and almost sinister, it
drew you in and made you pay attention. The pieces were contemporary art
entitled “Toxic Mechanics”, and one could almost feel the clothes with their
piercing texture and incredible innovation. Newsman used leather and feathers to
create a stunning one-piece. The audience erupte with applause as this
collection closed the show."
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By Gloria Dei Published on May 25, 2009 In Fashion
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