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WEDNESDAY 21-03-2001
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Photos: Heather Gluys
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Eva Kangave's collection "with an absence of seams" features loose fitting but sexy and sharp clothes made from vinyl, wool and felt. Omotanashi (Japanese for "satisfying a need before it arises") showed shredded and distressed post-apocalyptic tribal clubwear.
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Putting a new twist on previous eras, Newham College worked with a fabulous selection of materials and colours to turn old fashion into new trends. Models danced to tribal music for Sandra Bamminger's Kinetic Clothes featuring spacey spiral shapes and hoop skirts. Annika Graalfs's collection is aimed at women who know what they want and utilises simple designs and colours to symbolise strength, sex and femininity.
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The Era Collection by Akpo Obruche and Barbara Qasem is based on the 1940s tailored look with clean, conservative suits for men and sleek, structured womenswear. Rebecca Heidi Roper took inspiration from secondhand shops to create a recycled collection featuring unstructured pieces of contrasting textures.
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Laura Jane White believes creative ideas should be explored through poetry and fairy tales and her sartorial vision embraces ultra feminine dresses, funked-up tutus and embroidery. Created using high end technology and reflective fabrics, Cutting Edge by Charlotte Keating paid humble homage to Hussein Chalayan - it's minimalistic, modern and offers a futuristic, shiny and beautifully constructed pieces. Finally, Colchester College students presented a range of outfits that seemed to be aimed at psychedelic munchins. Nutty knitwear - woollen boots, sparkly, spartan leg warmers, bizarre capes and frocks combined to create a blindingly colourful but incomprehensible collection.
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