Graduate Job News

Hundreds of fashion students are hoping for their big break as Graduate Fashion Week continues.

Running until June 6th, the event is showcasing clothes designed by 1,000 final year students from 48 universities.

The judging panel this year includes Victoria Beckham - and the most talented graduates may well be picked up by some of the world's top fashion houses.

As reported by the Independent, Jeff Banks, fashion designer and founder of the event, said: "It's their moment. Imagine spending three or four years of your life studying and condensing it into two minutes.

"Over the years I've seen the standard go up and up. The icing on the cake is that employers such as Donna Karan and Gap actually come into London for four days and get a view of which students have potential."

Mr Banks set up the event 16 years ago, largely to provide an opportunity for students on design courses outside London to get their work seen by top industry professionals.

James Lawrence won last year's Graduate Fashion Week award and now works as a menswear designer in Hamburg.

He said: "There are so many fashion students graduating every year it would be naive to think you're going to get a job from the Fashion Week, but it is a perfect showcase.

"There are many employers looking for new designers and many companies looking for freelance workers."

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