STRIKE the pose!

The best of student design was showcased by budding Vivienne Westwoods and Alexander McQueens last night at Southampton Solent University’s Graduate Fashion Show.

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Weird and wonderful creations were paraded on the catwalk at Southampton Guildhall, allowing the designers of the future to display their work in front of industry professionals.

Themes varied from a celebration of Barbie’s 50th birthday to superheroes, but with the recession in mind the show also took on a credit crunch-inspired style-on-a-shoestring philosophy, with students encouraged to make do and mend, or recycle where possible.

Earlier in the day, first and second year students showed off their Anglo-Mania and Tailoring With a Twist project work to teenagers from local colleges.