Trend Alert

Creative Manifesto | 3rd Year Collections

“In a world where people are clamouring for truth and transparency, the urge to be different, to be heard, and to make an impact will intensify – both above and underground. Creativity and self-expression will become increasingly essential skills, and should be encouraged in business and des

CTCFD Trend Analysis for 2015

Though the course of 2015, our students have been working hard to produce work of the highest standard. Each fashion design category holds a new and different trend, just as it is in the fashion industry worldwide. Take a look below at the trends our students have researched and designed for —

Lingerie Trend Alert: Futurist

Second term for second years at CTCFD means one thing: lingerie. The students move on from the relatively oversized, full scale denimwear of term one, to the small pattern pieces and precision that makes up the art of intimates. Trends have moved on from the nude palette of a few years ago, and fr

Trend Alert: Conflict of Texture

Each year the third years wait with baited breath for their collection direction. They’ve varied over the years from ‘your favourite movie’ to ‘decades’, and this year’s direction is one of the most exciting yet. Following trends straight off the international runways, th