Last chance to see the Royal College of Art 08 MA fashion graduates' Future Designs Now exhibition at the Victoria & Albert museum

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Last chance to see new designs from the Royal College of Art go on display at the Victoria & Albert Museum

It’s your last chance to see the Future fashion now at the Victoria and Albert Museum this week. The display closes on the 31st January 2010, having successfully ran from 22nd May 2009 with some of the most interesting fashion designs you’re likely to see.

Apparently, over 3000 new designers enter the London fashion industry every year, so to be amongst the few to be on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum at the moment must be a pretty big deal for the lucky designers from the Royal College of Art.

The display of new designs chosen from the work of the college’s 2008 graduates includes some genuinely iconic productions, including Holly Cowan’s sculptural bag (pictured above). With its futuristic lines and contemporary feel, the bag was chiselled into shape using digital manipulation of a handmade foam and plaster model.

The bag exemplifies the genuine attention to detail, quality and design innovations of the graduates. The work that goes into a lot of the pieces at the museum is too much for my tiny little mind to get around, but it’s impressive to see the results.

Lisa Hjelm's fashion designs at the Victoria & Albert Museum

Amy’s work isn’t alone though. Other graduate designers like Lisa Hjelm (see dress, right) and Léa Carreño have also pushed the boundaries of excellence before they even set food outside the Royal College of Art’s big double doors. With such a good display from the 2008 grads, the ’09 crew have got a lot to live
up to.

4.1/5