The message behind the "Blooms" collection is mainly inspired by ideas that unite the fusion of flowers and women, between softness and delicate natural fragility but sharp and striking. A metaphor to say that women are like a beautiful flower, all will bloom in...
Aisha Bah
This collection is part of a maternity wear line with the aim of creating styles that challenge the idea that maternity wear needs to be functional over fashionable, and instead, allowing women to choose both. The pieces created, are angled toward the longevity side...
Megan Babbage
My graduate collection ‘a(A/a)’ documents my journey of finding myself on a personal level and as a designer. The need to find and understand oneself before promoting to the rest of the world was vital; and took advantage of such opportunity. I have experimented with...
Lottie Pullen
Weighting for Perfection Weighting for Perfection is collection inspired by the pressing issues concerning the fashion industry today. The glamorisation of generalised skinny models has been seen to trigger many physical insecurities. Growing numbers of individuals...
Gemma Thorne
My graduate collection “Finding your Purpose'' is a reflection on me finding who I am as a designer and the impact I want to make on society and the environment. It shows me finding tranquillity in life through the exploration of Japanese culture. I have explored...
Kelly Isaac
The concept behind the Social Butterfly collection developed from researching the early 2000s, Y2K pop culture, mixed with childhood nostalgia. Inspired by escapism from the COVID- 19 pandemic, the collection aims to bring freedom, comfort and memories of simpler...
Rhian Clutterbuck
‘ 興味 ’ (kyomi) is a collection that’s inspired by my own interests, curiosities, and ethical values. This collection is an emphasis of my personality. Combining the relevancy of the Metaverse and how people are free to express themselves and their fashion anyway they...
Mary Chandaman
I’m an aspiring fashion activist and expressive artist mainly focusing on conceptual concepts within my work. Designing for everyone: menswear, womenswear and unisex clothing. I like to focus on designs that embody an abstract technique. I'm often drawn to...
Holly Morgans
As a designer, my work incorporates clean lines with a minimalistic approach where key features and textiles bring richness to my aesthetic. Personally, I have a strong appreciation for Asian culture, in particular the history which has stemmed from my grandparents’...
Pippi-Mae Woodfin-Stewart
The title ‘Reshaping the Boundaries’ was to be influenced by the dividing lines of society. As a designer, the narrative and concept behind my work develops from craftsmanship, textile exploration and fabric manipulation techniques. Exploring and developing...
Emily Tate
I created a response to the concept of Freedom. It's a reflection of the colour, lights and the music of rave culture. it's a story of stepping into those lights to move alongside them and express that individual brightness within. The colour of the garments is only...
Emma Louise Broad
My project titled ‘Childhood Euphoria’ explores channeling my inner child through the sense of nostalgia found in reflecting on my childhood experiences. I have been heavily influenced by my time spent in hospital as a child with a heart defect, taking the get well...
Ruby Pickford
A contemporary womenswear designer with focus on creating feel good, playful and interactive clothing through focus on tactility and surface design within the fabrics. My garments are designed to provoke feelings of joy and nostalgia through sensory exploration within...
Emma Jones
Society as a whole had decided to separate genders by pressuring individuals into thinking that the person was defined by their respective sex/gender and have the ideal body. Everyone, including myself has been through these experiences where society has judged them...
Rowan Ringrose
“Art is not, as the metaphysicians say, the manifestation of some mysterious idea of beauty or God; it is not, as the aesthetical physiologists say, a game in which man lets off his excess of stored-up energy; it is not the expression of man’s emotions by external...
Chloe Burgess
Studying BA Fashion Design at Cardiff Metropolitan University whilst partaking in a Rendal Fashion internship has allowed me to explore my creative interest in the fashion industry. I am particularly interested in womenswear, and I always look for ways to design more...
Madison Eliza Drew
Fashion is often viewed as a tool of social power. However, as we delve deeper into this new age of individuality society has begun to use fashion as a celebration of the self. My collection is a celebration of the person who helped shaped my own identity. My work is...
Jessica Shaw
My collection ‘Restricted Creative’ is an acknowledgement of challenges experienced through the creative process. This looks at how clothing can restrict and manipulate the movement of the body in the same way that imposter syndrome also restricts and manipulates my...
Jennifer Ley
Growing up in the early noughties combined with my cultural influences from growing up in Thailand, has enabled me to surround myself with the blissful joy I associate with Y2K fashion which has a heavy influence on my designer character and outcomes. I consciously...
Mireille Juliana Harvey
Strong historical references, intricate detailing and hourglass silhouettes define my brand and portray a conversation which taps into the complex relationship between Fashion and Society which has created a dialogue within clothing throughout the ages. I strive to...
Chloe Coleman
My time at Cardiff Metropolitan University has presented me with opportunities that...
Ellie James
My Final Major Project “Shoot Hoops Not Guns” explores the themes...
Charli Patterson
I’m final year Fashion Design student born and raised in the Valleys in South Wales....
Menna Angharad Evans
“As a designer I am heavily inspired by nature. Growing up, my...
Erin Olivia Williams
My graduate collection ‘Home Comforts’ documents my experience of the COVID-19...
James Hunt-Cosh
I am a mixed-wear, luxury fashion designer, specialising in textile print. My inspiration...
Kurt McCoy
I am a 24-year-old Fashion Design student based in Cardiff. Working predominately with menswear fashion...
Millie Wootton
Dissidence This collection is driven by the 1950’s British subculture the ‘Teddy Girls’ and...
Alice O’Donnell
My final major project, ‘Becoming’ is inspired by my personal story. I have...
Georgia Smith
Being an organised and motivated designer, I approach work with an enthusiastic...
Prativa Rai
Nepal, as a nation has suffered for many decades – from natural disasters to a corrupt government. The 2015...
Chloe Gibson
Growing up the question ‘’Where are you from?’’ was complex for a ‘pad brat’ like...
Katrina Joseph
Are you ready to experience the NU YOU? Confined to her room in a shared...
Alice Louise Kent
As an emerging womenswear and childrenswear designer I like to...
Anna Barnes
My focus has always been on womenswear and textile manipulation. I love claiming...
Eleanor Clarke
The original concept behind this collection “UNKNOWN ABYSS” was influenced by the deep sea,...
Daria Austin
‘SCENE19’ has been hugely inspired by the 90s rave scene, the evolving rave scene and...
Rebecca Hearne
As a designer, I am continuously influenced and stimulated by the world around me and the...
Elakija Thirumohan
Hi, my name is Elakija Thirumohan. As a designer, I am influenced and inspired...
Darcy Clinton
Beauty is pain The initial inspiration behind the collection came from challenging the pressures from society always expecting...
Perzha Fattah
East meets west is a collection of womenswear inspired by my...
Hajer Hussain
My collection Out with the old, in with the new is inspired by my heritage being half Iraqi and...
Priya Kaur
My collection is based on 'Psychology behind Pattern' which aims to focus...
Evie Scammell
My collection is based around the struggles individuals have felt with themselves since lockdown. I wanted to portray that it is easy to think of...
Charlotte Rose Lucas
My project was originally inspired by Rebecca Campbell’s oracle deck ‘Work your light’, which displays astonishing...
Olivia Pomphrey
Goddess Sisterhood For my collection my inspiration came from paintings that are inspired by...
Megan Preston
As a designer, I realise the importance of inclusivity, as gender identity becomes more fluid, I...
Megan Purnell
My passion lies in genderless clothing, so for my graduate collection ‘Truth’ I wanted to delve into...
Alana Louise Edwards
“Wasting away” is inspired by the natural process of corrosion and erosion on materials and metals which...
Leona Wilkinson
For my final year collection, I reflected on what I have enjoyed the most in my...