ECA Fashion Show 2012

Ok sorry I only have images from the programme at the moment, trying to locate the actual photos from the show. This year the show was at the Playfair Library in the Edinburgh University, following the two institutions merger.

I have chosen four of the students work that I just thought was amazing, not mentioning the performance costume portion of the show which was just incredible!!!



Eva Ng

The work experience at Gareth Pugh really shows up in this collection, it was beautiful soft tailoring wrapping and twisting often with asymmetrical cuts, it was just beautiful, the colour palette was very dark to emphasise the texture, but these in lighter colours would be beautiful this A/W.

Jacqueline Mclardie

This collection was inspired by 1940's film noir and it was obvious light and shadow played a part, but it was a shame that finishing details such as the belt were missing in the show because I felt it was such a key part of the look to hold it together.

Nicola Davidson

Ok so this is my complete favourite collection, the tailoring was beautiful and the leather jackets were the key thing to me, I wouldn't be surprised if they were all bought up during the degree show, they were truly exceptional. The leather had been plaited, woven, patched with embroidery. I think the designers blurb sums it up.

"I've found continuity in both layering and texture that has resulted in a study of leather manipulation to accompany both woven and knitwear fabrics."

Simply exceptional, watch out for it in the Graduate fashion week in London.

Lyndsay McNeill

Ok I think collection, like a lot of them to be fair just showed some excellent tailoring, I have been the to ECA fashion show before but this year the detail and fit were definately better than previously, really wearable pieces in a very current colour palette.