VIDEO: Wolverhampton university fashion course ends in style on catwalk

Final year students from the University of Wolverhampton's BA Honours Fashion and Textiles course presented their graduate fashion show at Wolverhampton's Grand Station on Sun Street, which originally opened in 1854 as Low Level Station.

The event showcased an array of students' fashion designs which they have been working on since the start of the calendar year.

The shows saw more than 20 new creative outfits on the catwalk with students themselves organising the show, setting up the stage and models – giving them real hands-on experience of the fashion industry.

Collections on show included newly-designed cycling shirts, black and white and high-contrast collections, reversible clothing and much more.

Around 400 guests attended the two shows which were both sold out.

Students whose hard efforts were showcased in the fashion show included Namrata Bhatia, Rachael Baker, Mary Thomas, Samantha Davies, Amy Ferguson, Alexandra Bujak and many more who all study the Fashion and Textiles degree at the university.

Course leader Sharon Watts said the fashion show was a great way to celebrate students' achievements on the course and finish the course in style.

"This is just a fantastic showcase for our hard-working students who we are all so proud of," she said.

"It's a collaboration of all the hard work they have done and this year what we really wanted is not just to show the final project but to show the process and understanding behind the creations.

"The technical experts we have on the course have been a great help to the students in giving their collections a lovely finished product.

"The students have worked incredibly hard and this is the event they have been leading up to for so long.

"They are so excited to be putting there work out there and I'm sure it won't be the last time their efforts will be showcased in events like this. The Grand Station is also a fantastic venue in Wolverhampton to do that. The University of Wolverhampton has a real mandate to get encourage students to get ready for the fashion industry.

"Many are in the process of setting up their own businesses and have many industry contacts. Some may make a textile route into the industry – there are plenty of opportunities for them.

"For many of them, this is just the start of a really exciting career ahead in the world of fashion."

"It's a hard industry to get into but the course was designed to give students the environment to to express their ideas and creativity. And it is great to see that happening."

One of the student's whose designs were on show was Namrata Bhatia, who is moving to London next month to try toand gain forge a career into the fashion industry.

The 23-year-old said: "It's great to put on these shows which highlight our work we've done. I've loved fashion from an early age and these kind of shows are brilliant because it is a way of getting your work and ideas out there to people in the fashion world."

"Learning the degree has been a brilliant experience and gave me the desire and ambition to seek new challenges. I'm really excited about the future and I have the university to thank for that.

"It's been great to learn fashion and textiles over the three years I have had here. The support I've had and skills and ideas I have gained have been brilliant for my learning."

Students will also be heading to a number of events in London in the coming months to showcase their work outside the university environment before going on to graduate later in the year.

Video footage courtesy of agwamedia.