Central Saint Martins

For the first time since February 2020’s MA show, the fashion school presented students’ collections to an actual audience – and it was an optimistic, overdue return to form.

Central Saint Martins grad Bailey Slater’s inaugural magazine celebrates all things British, gay, and early Noughties – get ready for an adrenaline-fuelled ride, soundtracked by Girls Aloud.

In prison at 18 and facing a 10-year sentence, artist Johnny Costi decided to turn his life around. Here, Jackson Payne and Jack Layfield’s film, Bapou, traces his journey up until now.

This year spells a new chapter for the London label, as Knowles and Alexandre Arsenault embrace a dark and sensual feline energy.

Designers like Ahluwalia, Saul Nash, Bianca Saunders and the emerging grads from Central Saint Martins’ MA Fashion course are reigniting the flame. Here, THE FACE charts their unstoppable rise.

The French designer and Central Saint Martins student’s hedonistic take on bondage culture transcends the boundaries of wearability through seductive, larger-than-life 3D pieces.