A graduate of Central St Martins BA fashion print design program in 2006, de Paula’s signature of soft floral prints and lingerie-inspired ready-to wear seems perfect for the current trend of underwear as outerwear.

Rachel Freire is a London based designer whose debut fashion collection was presented at London Fashion Week with On|Off in February 2009 at the Science Museum in London.  Already her work has been seen in publications such as Dazed and Confused, AnOther, Issue One, Timeout London, Juxtapoz, Illustrated Ape, Art Business Today and Metro London.

Educated at Central Saint Martins, her influences stem from her love of historical costume combined with futuristic imagery. Behind the dramatic silhouettes and decadent embellishments, the pieces are designed to be wearable, durable and flattering.

Nicomede Talavera is a Central Saint Martin’s BA Menswear fashion design student. For Spring Summer 2010 Nicomede turned to the future using the work of Anton Giulio Bragaglia as inspiration.

The Sunday Telegraph confirmed that Central Saint Martins grad Mark Fast will be doing a collection for Topshop.

Central Saint Martins alum Bora Asku showcased their Spring 2010 collection at London Fashion Week. The collection  features an assortment of this new hybrid of sheer and opaque tights with sequins, which might be the next big thing after leggings.

On May 25th Atlanta native Wes Gordon got the great privilege and honor to close the world famous Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design womenswear fashion show with an amazing and innovative collection.

The seven pieces shown incorporated one of the most unique design elements seen on the runway to date: blown glass. Gordon worked with Peter Layton to create 7 expertly blown glass pieces which Wes used as oversized collars, sleeves, a bodice, and epaulettes.

Other CSM alums who have previously closed the womenswear show include John Galliano, Stella McCartney, and Alexander McQueen.

There is no doubt that Wes Gordon will continue to make a large impact in the fashion industry in America and Internationally.

Be sure to check out his website at www.wesgordon.com and become a fan of his on facebook.

This CSM ‘09 collection is very Harajuku-inspired, something I’m sure Gwen Stefani would go crazy over.  I can’t say this is stuff that I’d actually wear, but it’s definitely creative.

GALLERY: Central Saint Martins ‘09

SOURCE: Dazed Digital

For his Fall 2009 collection, Giles Deacon took us on a time machine tour of his design history. Not only reviving the circular leather skirt from his graduation show at Central Saint Martins, Deacon even reintroduced the runway to knit pieces he did just over a year ago. To put it simply, if you aren’t an avid Giles Deacon follower, the designer was his own inspiration, recreating some of his favorite moments for the fall. The collection, a bit less ready-to-wear than previous seasons, has certainly set the London stage for inspirationally, structurally and aesthetically defying the runway rules. 

GALLERY: RUNWAY RUNDOWN: Giles Fall 2009

LINKAGE: Style 

Second runner-up: Xiao Xiao Dong

First runner-up: Rachel Chan

Kumiko Tani

Stefano Beruschi

Shao Yen Chen

Last week was the Central Saint Martins Fashion Design BA show. “An eclectic mix of inspirations could be seen in all the students’ collections, taking everything from the ultra-futuristic to the performance-based, cubism to print-on-print and embellishment to minimalism,” as stated by Dazed Digital.

David Swetman

Hyung Soo Kim

Winner: Alithia Spuri- Zampetti

Emma Hedlund

Craig Lawrence

Alice Kirkpatrick

Particularly exciting collections came from David Swetman, Hyung Soo Kim, Kumiko Tani, Stafano Beruschi, Alithia Spuri-Zampetti, Shao Yen Chen, Xiao Xiao Dong, Emma Hedlund, and two Dazed favourites: Craig Lawrence, a young knitwear designer who makes knitwear for Gareth Pugh, and Alice Kirkpatrick, who appeared in Matt Irwin’s film for Armani Exchange last year. The L’Oreal New Talent Award for 2008 went to Alithia Spuri-Zampetti; first runner-up was Rachel Chan and second runner-up was Xiao Xiao Dong.