Alternative Fashion Week line-up

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Over seventy innovative new designers will be exhibiting their highly original collections at this year's Alternative Fashion Week.

Fashion shows at 1.15 pm to 2.30pm daily in the Spitalfields Traders Market, Crispin Place, Brushfield St, London E1 6AA (Liverpool St Station)

The lineup on the runway is:

Monday 19 April
Lucie Ashworth, City & Islington College, Amy Cossins, Richard Evans-Lacey, Chantal Gibbs-Jones, Charlotte Haggerty, Chloe Haywood, Kensington and Chelsea College,
Sini Moilanen, Beatrice Korlekie Newman, Olga Shishkina, Laura Theiss, Lisa Tran, Heidi Wikar, Anna Wilkinson

Tuesday 20 April
4.2morrow, Charlie Chambers, CoolTan Arts, Dorota Damian, Hackney Community College Art Dept, Hanna Kille, Prilly Lewis, Pavel Merxuz, Georgia Nash,
Stacey Richards, Tanya Smith, Kimberley Startup, Hayley Trezise, West Thames College

Wednesday 21 April
Alq Associates, Adel Andic, Yeshaswini B.K., Colchester School of Art & Design, Amy Day, Elisabeth Hamlyn, Havering College, London Printworks Trust, Maartje de Man, Mary Ratcliffe, Nicola Sawyers, Gemma Wadsworth, Amanda Wai Yin Ng

Thursday 22 April
A Team Arts, Alice Barcham, Barnet College, Nicole Gill, Alex Seroge Ignatian, Jayant Kumar, Thomas Lovegrove, Sara Goodwin & Lucy Hunter LuaSarcy Ltd, Gemma Maher, Elif Muzaffer, Tijana & Mila Popovic, George Strood, Renata Suchanova, The University of Derby, UCreative at Rochester

Friday 23 April
Cristiane Chaves, Chelsea College of Art and Design, Laura Fox, Viveka Goyanes, Olivia Grogan, Toni Ann Haines, Sarina Hosking, Astrid Amalie Juliussen, Newham College, Laura Panter, Wilfried Pletzinger, Kim Seoghee, Imanni Da Silva, Waltham Forest College,
Elizabeth Wilcox

New models from the Alternative Arts Training Course and model agencies Beau-Belles, BM models, Dynamic, Gingersnap, Risque, Rogue Maidens, Sapphires, Spirit, Skinnerbrown.

The fashion market exhibits fabulous clothes, textiles, jewellery and accessories every day
from 11am to 5pm.

Front row seats will be reserved for press and buyers. Photographers / film crews may use the specially allocated area. Please register at the Press Desk on arrival.

This year Alternative Fashion Week is supported by Hammerson, the Spitalfields Estate, Garmin, FUK.co.uk and YELP.com

Visit the Alternative Arts website here.

Designers 2010:

4.2MORROW Ballett versus Armour’– Conceptual, forward thinking fashion
ALQ ASSOCIATES Moroccan influenced collection for men & women
ADEL ANDIC Fine leathers coupled with elegant pleating
LUCIE ASHWORTH Lady Lucie Glamour & decadence of the 1920’s
YESHASWINI B.K. Nandini – True bliss and kaleidoscopic colours from India
ALICE BARCHAM inspired by the Sydney Opera House and Audrey Hepburn
BARNET COLLEGE Zero Waste’– Latest collection
CHARLIE CHAMBERS That Indie Look ‘Laundry Day’ – Reclaimed vintage clothing & fabrics
CRISTIANE CHAVES Cyberwitch’– subliminal message of seduction from Italy
CHELSEA COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN Modern Folk’– Latest collection
CITY & ISLINGTON COLLEGE Kitchen Sink Drama– Aprons with a 50’s flavour
COLCHESTER SCHOOL OF ART & DESIGN Recycled uniforms for the London Mens Gay Chorus
COOLTAN ARTS Twisted Tartan’– Scottish weave like you’ve never seen before
AMY COSSINS Architectual constructions & organic prints
DOROTA DAMIAN Deconstructing and reconstructing cultural costume into fresh concepts
AMY DAY Am Statik ‘Celestial Macbre’ – Extravagant latex costumes
RICHARD EVANS-LACEY Skilt London Kilts for the man about town
LAURA FOX British Heritage, Harris Tweed and Oilskin
CHANTAL GIBBS-JONES All about the cupcake – 1950’s inspired silhouettes
NICOLE GILL Sexy lingerie based on the Balinese Barong dance
VIVEKA GOYANES Amoelbarroco Brummella the Dandella – Retro and avant-garde looks
OLIVIA GROGAN Urban Submersion – Womenswear inspired by rising sea levels
HACKNEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ART DEPT Telling Tales – A narrative theme
CHARLOTTE HAGGERTY When I Grow Up – Inspired by the carousel
TONI ANN HAINES Based On Love – The stages of relationships
ELISABETH HAMLYN Knitwear inspired by Celtic Knotwork
HAVERING COLLEGE A striking avant-garde extravaganza
CHLOE HAYWOOD Hatastic! An electric range of unique hats
SARINA HOSKING Sarina Poppy Beauty and the Beast – alluring and attractive
ALEX SEROGE IGNATIAN Seroge Middle eastern influences and ancient Persian style
ASTRID AMALIE JULIUSSEN A collection with stylish attitude from Denmark
KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA COLLEGE Structural black dresses & faded memories
HANNA KILLE, ZOE KING, TYLER SIMPSON Les Trois Chaussettes Classic, clean, sharp
JAYANT KUMAR Dauphine Snips, Scissors and Neon Glow – Understanding structure & balance
PRILLY LEWIS Prillywear Knits & felts create beautiful clothing
LONDON PRINTWORKS TRUST Movie inspired collection
THOMAS LOVEGROVE men’s sportswear collection
SARA GOODWIN & LUCY HUNTER LuaSarcy Ltd Live a Little – A fun, fresh, modern edge
GEMMA MAHER Eliza Maher Firebird – Knitwear inspired by Diaghilev’s Ballet
MAARTJE DE MAN Imaginary Escape – A credit-crunch friendly holiday to South America
PAVEL MERXUZ Angels & Demons – Lavish decadence Vs ethereal warriors
SINI MOILANEN Tramp In Disguise Evolutionary knitwear based on the first organisms of the world
ELIF MUZAFFER The Struggle Within – Colourful prints, a study in depression & creativity
GEORGIA NASH The nut was too strong to crack – Inspired by ‘The Nutcracker’
NEWHAM COLLEGE Spots & Strips – Latest collection
BEATRICE KORLEKIE NEWMAN Korlekie Luxury, from Russian Tsars to Arabian Nights
LAURA PANTER This collection cries adolescent
WILFRIED PLETZINGER Exciting and eccentric sportswear from Sweden
TIJANA & MILA POPOVIC Cash for Trash Flowers of Romance - from Serbia
MARY RATCLIFFE Challenging the wearer & the viewer
STACEY RICHARDS Sample Remix The Acedia – Sloth, unfinished, disappointed, fragmented
NICOLA SAWYERS Ringmasters Boutique Quirky collection inspired by the Victorian circus
KIM SEOGHEE Another 7th Day Womenswear with attitude
OLGA SHISHKINA Metallic, reflective sensitivity with colour changing qualities
IMANNI DA SILVA The world of fetish & burlesque
TANYA SMITH The Natural Look – A trip to Kew Gardens
KIMBERLEY STARTUP Come On Now Kimi, Grow Up – A celebration of childhood
GEORGE STROOD Experimental knitwear
RENATA SUCHANOVA Future Romance – A mix & match of day & evening wear
THE UNIVERSITY OF DERBY Highly metallic, eye catching collection
LAURA THEISS The World, the Flesh and the Devil – Female Japanese Samurai in Knitwear
TOWER HAMLETS A TEAM ARTS Heritage Explorer and Fashion Anatomy
LISA TRAN Bittersweet Temptations – Provocative & seductive lingerie
HAYLEY TREZISE Raggedy Compare Readings – Recycled quirky couture for all occasions
UCREATIVE AT ROCHESTER Metamorphosis/transformation. Latest collection
GEMMA WADSWORTH Soled Out – Sportswear inspired by Tokyo trainers
AMANDA WAI YIN NG Frozen Illusion/Internal Torment – Dynamic asymmetrical silhouettes
WALTHAM FOREST COLLEGE Sock it to Me (Make do & Mend) - Recycled socks
WEST THAMES COLLEGE Latest Collection
HEIDI WIKAR Singing Silence – Scandinavian sportswear from Finland
ELIZABETH WILCOX Transform - Sportswear creating capsule wardrobe
ANNA WILKINSON Flattering hand knitted garments with lively colour combinations