Opening
Space

2021 Graduate Show

A warm welcome to the Manchester Fashion Institute Graduate Showcase, ‘Opening Space’, celebrating the 2021 graduating cohorts from our fashion design, communication and business undergraduate programmes.

In response to the pandemic these graduates have adapted to living and working from smaller spaces with reduced access to resources and materials. Yet they have shown incredible resilience and resourcefulness, and through adversity we have seen innovation, originality, and a sense of responsibility for the social, environmental, and ethical impact of fashion.

This graduate showcase is a literal ‘Opening Space’ for the class of 2021 as they move from working independently in the confines of their homes to a large-scale virtual exhibition. It is an opportunity to open, share and come together to celebrate after a year of closed spaces and social distance.

We invite you to visit our programme pages where you can meet the graduates, follow their journeys, and explore their work, ideas, and reflections. You are also invited to our ‘Opening Space’ events series, which includes a virtual gallery and catwalk show, themed panel sessions and links through to showcase events at Graduate Fashion Week and London Fashion Week.

Before we leave you to explore the work, we would like to thank our brilliant, talented Class of 2021. We are very proud of all your achievements, and we look forward to watching you grow into fashion leaders, entrepreneurs, practitioners, innovators, and activists. Thank you also to the guest editors, who are representing their cohorts on the programme pages.

Thank you to our academic, technical, and professional services colleagues who work together to support the students and to the digital, marketing and event teams who made this showcase happen. And as always, we extend our heartfelt thanks to our global industry and education partners, to the guest speakers, placement providers, alumni and collaborators who bring our programmes to life and offer such generous support to our students and graduates.

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You are also invited to the Faculty of Art and Humanities digital platforms at Manchester School of Art  and  Manchester School of Architecture.

Online Events

We are proud to announce a series of online events celebrating the work of our graduating students that extend the Opening Space of the digital platform. Join us to experience the graduate work in a variety of formats, together in real time, or on demand. The events and booking details are listed below.

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Estrella Hidalgo Gonzalez

BA (Hons) Fashion

Sarah Bowyer

BA (Hons) Fashion Business and Management

Joanna Woolley

BA (Hons) International Fashion - Business Practice

Ona Greenwood

BA (Hons) Fashion Art Direction

Katherine Lee

BA (Hons) Fashion Business and Management

Holly Hale

BA (Hons) Fashion

Olivia Lupton

BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Technology (Womenswear)

Emily Woodman

BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Technology (Womenswear)

Jahnavi Jethani

BA (Hons) Fashion Business and Management

Isabelle Johnson

BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Technology (Womenswear)

Isabella Pedersen-Vaern

BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Technology (Womenswear)

Larissa Day

BA (Hons) Fashion Art Direction

Stefania Lombardo

BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Technology (Womenswear)

Kiera Murray

BA (Hons) Fashion Promotion

Kate Renney

BA (Hons) Fashion Art Direction

Lauren Baxter

BA (Hons) Fashion Promotion

Natalia Siukstiene

BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Technology (Womenswear)

Shamoya Ellis

BA (Hons) Fashion Buying and Merchandising

Ella Mendes Da Costa

BA (Hons) Fashion Buying and Merchandising

Ellise Ferguson

BA (Hons) Fashion Art Direction

Liv Kubiak

BA (Hons) Fashion Art Direction

Amanda Townshend

BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Technology (Menswear)

Georgie Hardy

BA (Hons) Fashion Promotion

Poppy Catchpole

BA (Hons) Fashion Buying and Merchandising

Hannah Robertson

BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Technology (Womenswear)

Rebecca Franks

BA (Hons) Fashion Buying and Merchandising

Bianca Sano

BA (Hons) Fashion Buying and Merchandising

Benjamin Simpson

BA (Hons) Fashion

Ida Starck

BA (Hons) Fashion Art Direction

Lucy Green

BA (Hons) Fashion

Victoria Elizabeth Hilditch

BA (Hons) Fashion Business and Management

Pascal Leonard

BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Technology (Womenswear)

Zoe Wilson

BA (Hons) Fashion Buying and Merchandising

Maisie Bowler

BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Technology (Sportswear)

Miala De Burca

BA (Hons) Fashion Buying and Merchandising

Meg Toal

BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Technology (Menswear)

Lawrence Prince

BA (Hons) Fashion Business and Management

Sophie Walker

BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Technology (Menswear)

Hannah Powell

BA (Hons) Fashion Business and Management

Tamar Levy

BA (Hons) Fashion

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