The LCF BA Show

London College of Fashion brought graduate season to a close last night as it showcased the collections of its 26 best BA students across the disciplines of menswear, womenswear, fashion textiles, fashion contour and accessories.

The theme of the evening was collaboration when it came to the winning collections: Victoria Smith (womenswear) and Hae-Na Kim (textiles) for best overall collection; and Sofia Ilomen and Jinhee Moon (womenswear) and Mengna Ye (millinery) for best use of colour and textiles.

Smith and Kim went light, bright and colourful in a collection of billowy and ballooning shirts and dresses in shocking shots of cerise and blue, while Ilomen and co gave us Seventies-style Little Bo Peeps, all glittered up in a patchwork of frills and floppy hats.

London College Of Fashion

And if collections weren't shiny and spangly, they were trailing - ribbons, ropes, twisted and distressed denims or frayed fabrics sprawling. Or they came in a state of undress - coats designed to fall off shoulders and slink into another beneath, dresses and tailoring perching on and then unravelling around the body.

Menswear, as we have been seeing across all graduate collections this year, was especially strong: Xunfeng Shan gave us an elegant slant on utility combining ruched chiffon and strapping while Carl Jan Cruz opted for a softer take on skater styles with frayed and stiff denims and tunics styled with dainty scarves.