Fashion BA(Hons): What the industry says

Read some of the comments on the 2009 Kingston University Graduate Fashion Show.

Anne Tyrrell MBE: "Congratulations on your return to Graduate Fashion Week.  There were some hugely exciting collections with great style and fashion, with exceptional quality of technical skills."

Julius Schofield, Indesign: "Kingston University has an enviable reputation for producing young designers who immediately fit in to the studios of leading labels throughout the world.  Confident without being cocky and talented without being arrogant, the 2009 crop is no exception and Elinor Renfrew should be congratulated on producing such talented designers on every category."

Alex Brownless, Aquent Inc: "Kingston Fashion grows from strength to strength.  Yet again the course delivered a year of very talented students who are ready to walk into a design position wherever it may be in the world."

Cressida Pye, Smith & Pye: "The Kingston Fashion BA course is one of the best in the world.  Every year Smith & Pye sign up all the graduating students as their portfolios are of a standard that makes them immediately employable in the industry.  The 2009 show was excellent, as it always is, and we are looking forward to meeting this year's graduates."

Joyce Thornton, ARTS THREAD: "Another university with a long tradition of excellence in drawing and fashion illustration is Kingston.  Their 2009 BA graduating year boasts many talented illustrators with individual styles."

Chris Brook, Basso & Brooke: "Kingston University, where I completed my BA, is proving to excel itself year after year, and really is a college to watch.  One thing I particularly noticed this year, overall, was the application of more technological approaches, through laser-cutting, digital-printing fabric technology.  And for me it is key for a designer to push technology through technique, and for them to be doing this at graduate stage is encouraging." (for Vogue.com)

Catwalk Queen: "There was a lot of buzz about the Kingston show and, after an appropriately fashionable wait, the lights went up on an exciting show."

Fashion156: "Kingston University has outdone themselves this year, there was something outstanding within each collection."

FabSugar UK: "I was incredibly impressed by the high level of quality of the Kingston University show.  Each of the students ensured their pieces were finished to a high spec showing their individual style.  There was a lot of cohesion within the mini collection too as they ran with a theme and stuck to it."

Style Insider: "Sheer was the word at Kingston University's show. Sheer fabrics and sheer brilliance galore."

Fashion Capital.co.uk: "Kingston's show was packed and as I took my seat I heard rumours that Disorder Magazine and Dazed and Confused had turned out to watch these graduates, kudos indeed!"

BitchBuzz: "Standing out amongst the universities showing on the first day was Kingston who consistently demonstrated high levels of technical skills combined with creative and original designs."

Brandish.tv/Shiny Media: "Kingston University's show was a much-anticipated one, and the atmosphere was electric as the lights went down."