CSM

Covering themes including opulence, decoloniality and gender identity, these are some of the students that beat the challenges posed by the pandemic to graduate.

In the midst of lockdown, the Viennese knitwear designer took her AW20 offering digital with a focus on sustainability.

Drawing inspiration from the history of the lesbian and non-binary communities, Ella Boucht is advancing the conversation around ‘butch’ identity through fashion.

CSM grad Shi Fan tells us how anime, fetishwear and ‘going out’ have inspired her gender-fluid designs.

CSM grad Cecile Tulkens subverts the gendered associations of both tailoring and knitting.

The CSM graduate tells elaborate stories about forest fires and pirates, rethinking masculinity in the process.

Paolina Russo discusses her CSM MA graduate collection, collaborating with the sportswear brand, and starting her business amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Drawing on her own experiences of feeling misplaced, Feben Vemmenby makes clothes that might not look ‘right', but will catch your eye all the same.

With schools shutting down and graduate shows cancelled, we spoke to final year students across the city’s schools to hear how they’re coping.

Strong Theveethivarak combines his native Thai spiritualism and his experience of the London scene through exacting tailoring.

Deadstock McQueen, rocks and Sarah Mower’s repurposed Manolos all form part of Matthew Needham’s CSM MA collection.

We caught up with the photographers, curators and tutors behind the show to hear what makes the school’s storied fashion department tick.