Celebration of FAD FF1 2007 - Exhibition at LCC (17-21 Sept 2007)

It’s a tall order: five days to teach 50 students the A-Z of fashion design. But that’s the aim of Fashion Futures 1, which this year offered six workshops in London and Salford. For the first time since the creation of FF1, this year saw a celebration of the programme with an exhibition at the London College of Communication. The opening night held on the 17th September brought in teachers, students and parents for a private view of the pupils’ design work and creations.

The theme for this year’s brief was ‘Tropical Monsoon’ and students were asked to design and make a garment that could be partnered with a customised T-Shirt to create an inspired outfit based on this theme. The colours, fabrics and patterns found in Indian culture led the way for students to get really imaginative and the richness and vibrancy of their prints, embellishments and embroidery was truly dazzling. The students were also shown how to construct a record bag, which they then decorated to complement their outfits.

The evening was colourful and vibrant, and a special viewing of a short film that documented the FF2 workshops was shown. Speeches were made by Joanne Matthews, FAD Project Manager, and John Hall, of Aim Higher. John Hall praised the benefits that Fashion Awareness Direct had created for these young people.

So, what did they think of FF1? FAD detained a few first-time fashion models to find out… "I loved each and every minute", said Bana, 15 (The Skinners’ Company School for Girls).

"So cool!" says Anil, 15 (Clapton Girls’ School).

"I’d never made a full outfit before. This was my first chance to do so." But FF1 isn’t just a one-off experience. Lennox Barton, Head of Art at Skinners’ School says FF1’s benefits are lasting:

"What they get for the classroom from FF1 is confidence and enjoyment. It enables them to look at art and design in a much more positive way."

Read more about the FAD's FF1 2007 projects.

Download a copy of the Greenwich flyer here

Download a copy of the Salford flyer here

Download a copy of the Newham flyer here

Download a copy of the Lambeth and Wandsworth flyer here

Download a copy of the Hackney flyer here

It’s a tall order: five days to learn the A-Z of fashion design. But that’s the what FAD Fashion Futures 1 helps Year 10 students to achieve, with week-long fashion workshops where participants create their own, made-to-measure outfit, and model it in a photoshoot and catwalk display.

This year, FF1 students are going “On Safari”, to create fashionable outfits inspired by East Africa, combining sand and desert shades with bright tribal patterns and animal inspired prints to create their own unique designs. Fashion Futures 1 covers everything from customising a t-shirt to heat transfer printing, making a garment to fashion illustration; and also offers the opportunity to learn about fashion styling and modelling.

“It shows you a range of skills you can use to continue in the fashion industry, and it gives a taster of what happens in the fashion life.”
VW, Parliament Hill School, Camden

“I enjoyed meeting new friends and working with them. The best things about the course is that the teachers showed us how to do things step by step.”
NT, Swanlea School, Tower Hamlets.

“The teachers were patient and made learning about fashion exciting.”
MM, Mount Carmel School, Islington

“The best thing was being able to create your own ideas and not having restrictions on what you can make.”
AO, St Thomas More School, Kensington & Chelsea

“The whole making thing, and the fashion show and the whole course was EXCELLENT!”
HG, Parliament Hill School, Camden

In 2008, FAD will be running 6 Fashion Futures 1 courses. If you are a teacher in one of these boroughs and would like to take part, please contact Reyes: reyes@fad.org.uk

Camden, Islington, Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea
31st March – 4th April 2008 at London College of Fashion

Salford.
23rd-27th June 2008 at the University of Salford

Hackney and Tower Hamlets.
7th-11th July 2008at London College of Fashion)

Newham – UEL
14th-18th July 2008 at the University of East London.

Newham – Newham College
21st-25th July 2008 at Newham College.

South London: Greenwich, Lewisham, Lambeth, Wandsworth and Southwark.
21st-25th July 2008 at Lewisham College.

Download a copy of the CLP flyer here

Alicia Stone, 21, from Nottingham Trent University walked away with the top prize at the 2008 FAD Competition last night, 22nd April 2008, with her design praised as ‘wearable, buyable and covetable’ by fashion journalist and jury member Melanie Rickey (Fashion Features & News Editor, Grazia).

A deceptively simple yet stunning design in a grey and white palette, interspersed with eye catching yellow and vibrant red detailing and accessories, displayed an innovative take on the brief which asked students to create one outfit that could be transformed through additional layers, altering its silhouette to create a new outfit fromthe original piece. Alicia Stone’s design received a unanimous vote from the jury and won her £2000 and a work-placement in Madrid with prestigious Spanish brand Hoss Intropia.

This year’s jury comprised a panel with a reputation for spotting new talent; Melanie Rickey (Fashion News and Features Editor, Grazia), Luisa de Paula (Buying & Merchandising Director, My-wardrobe.com), and Francesca Forcolini (owner of acclaimed London boutique, Labour of Love) lent their industry expertise to select the winner from ]]> a collection of strong designs from the 12 finalists. 2008-05-23T23:29:22Z 2008-05-14T09:45:03Z tag:www.fad.org.uk,2008://1.155 2008-05-14T09:45:03Z