FAD is delighted to announce the 17 finalists of the 2016 FAD Competition. Please scroll down to see their entries.

ALICE BAYLISS
Bath Spa University

Inspired by photographs I took of everyday corners of San Francisco. When zooming in on textures and cropping into views that I passed in the street, I discovered that an image of something considered un-interesting and ordinary could be turned into a wearable piece of the city.

HANNAH BASCOMBE
University of Central Lancashire

For this collection, I slow down to take inspiration from my favourite books. A collection of books written from members of ‘The Beat Generation’.

MARY MAGGS
UCA Epsom

The Kindred of the Kibbo Kift. Drawing on the nature of my beloved Buckinghamshire landscape. Rambling the hills, touching the trees and breathing the clean air of Ballinger Grange. Looking into the history of crafts in my local village and discovering the ‘back-to-the-land movement’ of 1920's Kibbo Kift.

LAUREN GLEN
Manchester School of Art

I am in Ningbo, Eastern China, standing in the middle of one of the country’s many abandoned buildings. The cracked paint and walls carpeted in undergrowth are imposing and leave a lasting impression on me.

DANIELLE O'NEAILL
DeMontfort University

Looking at my sense of place; my studio at university. Observing and being inspired by the technical elements happening around me day-to-day, the deconstruction and construction of garments in the studio. Challenging knitwear’s sense of place. Re-creating traditional tailoring garments and herringbone fabrics in knit.

BIANCA VON STEMPEL
Kingston University

We can all miss the beauty around us, but for those who are visually impaired this is even more so. Murky colours bleed together through light entering my eye. This draws me to the moving and intense light in ripples and reflections, in water or caught by the glass of my magnifier. To capture and communicate the barrier of the blur that separates me from detail.

MARIKA FUJITA
Sheffield Hallam University

I share my vision of the city around me. Without the aid of contacts or glasses, I reveal the beauty and purity of my blurred vision. Neon lights and static skyscrapers are seen as sparkling stars and spectacular fireworks of silver and gold. A new appreciation for the imperfect.

ALICE POTTS
Norwich University of the Arts

To get a sense of place you need to remember your own roots, and realise we all live within our own realities. The contrast between my reality and society is my social anxiety.

HANNAH XINYAN TAN
The Glasgow School of Art

A journey through the urban environment I live in. Everyday men on the streets influence the silhouettes. I found style lines in the most insignificant and over looked details such as drain pipes, maps, overlapping buildings and the influence of artists such as Charles Sheeler.

BEATRICE JACKSON
Arts University Bournemouth

Reflecting on my childhood growing up by the sea and collecting fossils with my Dad. Looking closely at the layers and patterns of shell formations.

ELEANA BURROWS
University of West England

Being in a boat…there is more to it than most people are aware. As a competitive sailor I have sailed, watched sailing, been watched while sailing, analyzed boats and their components in great detail.

CHARLOTTE ROLLINGS
Nottingham Trent University

The Rear Window. It is out the rear window where three lines are strung about a post. The Morning awakens to a basket, brought out to the line full with laundry.

ELEANOR RICKERS
Manchester Metropolitan University

Fishing in the city. Clocked off at high tide. Swells were pushing Old Queeny hard today; these overalls don't keep me dry for long. The smell of salt water lingers, its like the smell seeps out of my rucksack on my walk home from the docks. I sometimes feel like I'm caught in a net, struggling my way through the harsh lines of the city buildings while I walk under the neon lights.

CHLOE JACKSON
Nottingham Trent University

Once you have past that Fernwood Gate. I found my inspiration from spending three months at Camp Fernwood, located in East America. Life was stripped back to basics, no technology and no electricity. Fernwood represents simple living and the enjoyment and beauty of natural surroundings.

EMILY WITHAM
University of Middlesex

During a summer spent working in retail on Carnaby street in Central London, my main encounter was with hordes and hordes of tourists and tour guide groups. Observing their behavior, clothing and spending rituals, I became fascinated with their perception of London. I think it’s ironic, that all over the world the only reminder visitors have of a prestigious monument, historic figure or significant location is often a cheap re-appropriated plastic souvenir.

ANDREAS BUCHER
London College of Fashion

Monday 9.11.2015, 8am, Overground from Highbury and Islington to Hoxton: 90% of the passengers are busy staring at their phones, liking this celebrity's new hairstyle, tweeting that the train is 1 minute late, or splashing balls in this cool IPhone game...My project 'Communis' (latin for sharing) is inspired by a return to face-to-face, non-digital communication between people.

CHARLOTTE GOODAYLE
UCA Rochester

No Swim. On my walk I notice a whole range of washed up treasures floating alongside the bank. So many unloved objects drift by daily. These mundane, lost objects are just disregarded and thrown away. With my entry I want to unearth the beauty in the most abstract of things.

2016 FAD COMPETITION JURY

“The brief was to promote original design by integrating art and culture into fashion, and the work that emerged certainly did that. Many pieces were formed from unusual fabrics and complicated bondings into fabulous shapes. There was an enormous amount of talent on show.” Jackie Annesley, Editor of The Times Style Magazine

Read the full report from Jury Day on the FAD blog.

Jackie Annesley, Editor of The Times Style Magazine

Julian Fuller, Head of Design at Debenhams

Vanessa Spence, Womenswear Design Director at ASOS.com

Jane Kellock, Founder & Creative Director at Unique Style Platform & FAD Trustee

Professor Clare Johnston, Former Head of Textiles at the RCA

Maria Alvarez, FAD Founder & CEO

Olivia Overton, 2015 FAD Competition finalist

2016 FAD COMPETITION FINAL

ALICE POTTS, Norwich University of the Arts

ALICE BAYLISS, Bath Spa University
www.alicebayliss.com
@alice_jade_bayliss

BIANCA VON STEMPEL, Kingston University
@BVONSTEMPEL

MARIKA FUJITA, Sheffield Hallam University

HANNAH BASCOMBE, University of Central Lancashire
www.byhannahrebecca.com

MARY MAGGS, UCA Epsom

BEATRICE JACKSON, Arts University Bournemouth
@beajackson_design

DANIELLE O'NEILL, De Montfort University
@danielleoneillknitweardesign

LAUREN GLEN,Manchester School of Art

HANNAH XINYAN TAN, The Glasgow School of Art

CHARLOTTE ROLLINGS, Nottingham Trent University
@c_rollings

CHARLOTTE GOODAYLE, UCA Rochester
@the_goodowl

ELENA BURROWS, UWE Bristol

ELEANOR RICKERS, Manchester Metropolitan University
www.eleanorrickers.com
@eleanorrickers

ANDREAS BUCHER, London College of Fashion
showtime.arts.ac.uk/AndreasBucher

CHLOE JACKSON, Nottingham Trent University
@chloerose_jackson
www.chloerosejackson.com

EMILY WITHAM, Middlesex University
www.emilywitham.com
@withamemily

2016 FAD COMPETITION WINNERS
Written by Ellen Atlanta @ellen_atlanta. Read the full report on the FAD blog.

On Monday 22nd February, the penultimate day of London Fashion Week, seventeen talented finalists took over the Fashion Scout runway to showcase their work in the grand finale of the 2016 FAD Competition.

Industry experts, fashion-lovers, friends and family packed-out Freemasons’ Hall to watch the 34 looks as they graced the catwalk.

Sixteen UK universities were represented in the show, highlighting the best of the country’s up-and-coming creative talent. Over 100 entrants from across the UK had been shortlisted to just seventeen, and the winners were about to be announced.

Special Mention Danielle O’Neill, De Montfort University.

First to be congratulated was >a href="http://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2016/february/danielle's-unconventional-knitwear-takes-to-catwalk-and-wins-2500-bursary.aspx" TARGET="_NEW">Danielle O’Neill, who received a Special Mention from Jackie Annesley, Editor of the Sunday Times Style Magazine, for her innovative approach to knitwear. “I can’t believe it; I’m so overwhelmed, it’s been such an amazing experience,” Danielle said, still in shock.

Next were the runners-up, announced by jury panel members Julian Fuller, Head of Menswear design at Debenhams and Professor Clare Johnston, former Head of Textiles at the Royal College of Art.

Runner-up: Alice Potts, Norwich University of the Arts.

“This one really stood out for me,” explained Julian Fuller as he handed over the runner-up prize to Alice Potts from Norwich University of the Arts. Alice’s designs were created using interlocked neoprene and origami paper silk, all with minimal stitching.

Chloe Jackson from Nottingham Trent University was also congratulated as a runner-up, for her designs inspired by her work at a summer camp in America. Chloe’s whimsical looks featured amazing attention to detail and she even created her own packaging and accessories.

Runner-up: Chloe Jackson, Nottingham Trent University.

“I’m really chuffed to be picked as a winner.” Chloe said. “Especially because I’ve shown at London Fashion Week and there are industry experts here; you don’t know what the future could hold, it’s such an exciting opportunity.”

Finally, it was time for the jury to announce the overall 2016 FAD Competition winner (drum roll please…) as Charlotte Rollings from Nottingham Trent University was awarded first prize!

“I’m so happy, shocked really. It’s been perfect to come here today and it’s a great opportunity to showcase my work. It’s inspired me for the future, to have those in industry say my work is good is an amazing feeling, it has given me so much confidence to just carry on and know that I’m on the right track,” Charlotte said, as audience members flocked to congratulate her.

2016 FAD Competition Winner Charlotte Rollings, Nottingham Trent University

“We’ve seen fabulous suiting and great knitwear, there really was a great array of different expertise on show, it was very heartening. I feel really privileged to be on the panel, the competition has attracted an enormously high standard of entries and we’re really excited to unveil the winners.” Jackie Annesley, Editor of Sunday Times Style Magazine.

Read the full report from the 2016 FAD Competition final on our blog. Keep up to date with all the news from the #FADCompetition; follow us on twitter @fadcharity and Instagram @fad_charity.

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2016 FAD Competition final at Fashion Scout on Monday 22nd February. Missed out? watch the catwalk show and the awards on the links below.

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CATWALK SHOW

FAD COMPETITION WINNERS