Last night QUT fashion graduates, friends, family and fashionistas gathered to view the final collections of the hard working graduates. Each designers’ collection was breathtakingly different from the other, wowing the audience with their creativity and ability to produce such fashion forward garments. You may wonder why these collections are not ready-to-wear, but rather, haute couture.  After reading an article in QUT’s Frock Paper Scissors Magazine, I now understand the reasoning behind it.

Haute couture is used as an important marketing tool in defining and maintaining the status of high end luxury brands. These creative designs are seen as a way to showcase their talent and build brand awareness.  Well, they had me impressed, to say the least. A preview of some of the designs captured by photographer Christian Bowman last night are exhibited beow.

This fashion forward creation by Robyn Taggart (above), is one of the many intricate designs showcased at the QUT Graduate Fashion Parade last night. This womenswear collection, made from various knits and printed textiles, used cream as the main colour and bursts of coloured stripes and prints. It evoked a tranquil but fun and edgy feel, and was a definate crowd pleaser and perfect finish to the show.

If you look closely at this design by Jeremy Gillis (above), QUT Fashion Graduate, you can see the hint of femininity he’s created by adding delicate ruffles to the front of the blouse. This menswear collection worked well on the catwalk by using every day smart menswear with a quirky detail, print or splash of colour to intrigue the audience.