GRADUATE FASHION WEEK - AN INCREDIBLE DISPLAY OF RESILIENCE AND CREATIVITY
“I have chosen to base the theme of my project on my own blended heritage. Celebrating both British and Fijian culture exploring what makes them beautiful and unique, demonstrating how our 'British' culture is far more diverse and interwoven than we realise. As a print designer all the fabric was designed in response to these words, considering celebratory ways of expressing the concept 'Interwoven'.” - Jasmin Bourne
Another tasking year for the Class of 2021 and yet nothing can hold talent back and this years graduates have proved yet again that with hard work, talent and determination you can achieve anything.
Caroline Rush chief executive of the British Fashion Council added: ”This years students have demonstrated an incredible display of resilience and creativity”.
Huge congratulations go to Jasmin Bourne of the Manchester Fashion Institute - winner of the prestigious Christopher Bailey Award (named after the first winner of the award in 1991) at Graduate Fashion Week 2021.
GFW celebrate 30 years this year and remains an essential launch platform for the fashion industries next generation.
Jasmins BA collection needs almost no explanation - It’s a visual delight - and stands out as an impressive portrayal of technical expertise, printed perfection and creative excellence.
JASMIN BOURNE - BA (Hons) Fashion 2021
“Our human instinct should be to just simply love, celebrating life, and bonding in acts of community and friendship. To just “love each other deeply”, regardless of race, cultural identity and heritage.
Celebrating what makes us culturally unique is absolutely a basic human necessity. Hate towards one another only hides the true beauty of each other’s cultural differences, tarnishing peoples amazingly unique heritages, that pay tribute to their ancient cultural traditions and fascinating ancestral stories.
I have chosen to base the theme of my project on my own blended heritage. Celebrating both British and Fijian culture exploring what makes them beautiful and unique, demonstrating how our 'British' culture is far more diverse and interwoven than we realise. I hope to encourage conversations about other people’s beautiful blended ancestral stories. I hope by doing this we can tarnish negative stigmatised hate towards race and cultural differences.
As a print designer all the fabric was designed in response to these words, considering celebratory ways of expressing the concept 'Interwoven'.
Creating garments with the climate crisis in mind felt crucial. I attempted making my own dyes and inks from plants and food waste. I repurposed fabrics, hand painting and digitally printing onto unwanted fabrics. I also worked with a local business who have committed to reducing their printing waste.
The remainder of the materials were comprised of recycled denim taken from old jeans off Ebay. I took the fastenings that I needed off the old jeans for the collection. For design development I only used secondhand research garments found on Ebay to inspire shape and silhouette for my menswear collection” - Jasmin Bourne.
We wish Jasmin and the Class of 2021 every success and they begin the next chapter.
Good luck and shine bright…
Watch the full catwalk below:
Manchester Fashion Institute is world renowned.
Challenged by remote learning and limited access to technology in very difficult circumstances “Class of 2021” have stepped up to the challenge and achieved the impossible. Well done…
