Hanoi (VNA) - Twenty-one students fromthe Hanoi-based London College for Design and Fashion (LCDF) will display theirgraduate collections here between August 3-5.

Dubbed “The Innovators”, the graduates willintroduce their creative and trendy fashion designs.

The fashion exhibition will take place at 3pm,August 3, at the college campus, 98 To Ngoc Van Street while the show will beorganised at 7.30pm, August 4 and 5, at Melia Hanoi Hotel, 44B Ly Thuong KietStreet.

The students chose their own topic for theircreations, like La Anh Chi’s "Roman Holiday", a collection inspiredfrom her memory of a holiday in Rome, or Nguyen Minh Trang’s “The Abandoned”collection, inspired by abandoned amusement parks.

“The highlight of this year’s collections ismost certainly our graduates’ ability to be experimental and dynamic with bothcolour and unique silhouette structures,” said Donna Bramhall, a lecturer ofthe graduates.

“New approaches to the design process this yearfocused on the development and exploration of concept research by encouragingmore observational drawing, mixed media and sampling that would in turn bedirectly used to create more innovative and unique silhouettes, textures, andtextiles," she said.

Metallics, laser cutting, 3D embellishmenttechniques and digital printing on diverse and sculptural silhouettes are seenas the key strengths of this year’s graduate collections, she added.

“As a result of the training at the London Collegeof Design and Fashion, I see already across Vietnam graduates a longevityassociated with their brands, having the creative knowledge and ability toreboot their brand on a regular basis, in order to maintain the buying public’sinterest, with the ability to increase their market share,” noted Prof DouglasMacLennan, an educational consultant from the UK.

The event will also provide an opportunity fordesigners to exchange ideas, meet business representatives and learn aboutmarket trends and demands.

Designer Lam Gia Khang, a former student at thecollege, will introduce his latest collection, while Prof MacLennan will sharehis experience in the field.

An area at the exhibition will showcase newuniform design for needy primary pupils in the city.

Visitors will have a chance to learn about thestudy programme, from entrance through to graduation, as well as receive freeconsultations on personal styles for different occasions.

Established in 2004, the college has trainedvarious popular designers for the domestic fashion sector like Kelly Bui, BobbyNguyen, L’Attelier, Rue des Chats, Vu Ta Linh, Lam Gia Khang and Vu Thao.

“I think the college should expand its number ofstudents and enhance the study quality so that graduates then will be capableto design on fibres and not only on textiles,” said Vu Duc Giang, Chairman ofthe Vietnam Textile and Garment Association, “The sector plans to produce 18-20percent of the whole textile products under the brand names of Vietnamesedesigners rather than by industrial plants by 2030.”  

Last year, the college opened two newprogrammes: graphic design and interior design.-VNA