JCA | London Fashion Academy hosted its second London Fashion Week show in partnership with THIS IS ICON. The show was the amalgamation of the highlights of former designers’ latest collections, a glimpse of the MA Designer Entrepreneurs and the debut of the DBE Students.

Stephen Smith, Founder and CEO of the JCA comments: “Returning to London Fashion Week for our second show since opening the JCA in 2021, has been an incredible experience. We have extended the show to include three fantastic graduates from last year, who are making waves in the fashion industry, along with our current, DBE AND MA cohorts. Partnering with THIS IS ICON has been a great opportunity for us to support a cause that we are really passionate about. We believe that this show will give the emerging designers a platform to display their creativity. At JCA we strive to create fashion entrepreneurs who will flourish within the industry.”

Taking place at De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms, the event commenced at 9pm and led to a Fashion Charity Gala. Former graduate Annabelle Barton’s brand Size A opened the segment, presenting her latest collection My Roaring Twenties, which includes only one size of each garment, conveying the concept of a personal fit. Melissa Kate showcased Genesis III:V, a collection inspired by the story of Eve in the Garden of Eden from the Abrahamic religions. To conclude the alumni’s segment, Noon Khouri presented her Angel’s Wear Nada collection Heavensent in collaboration with JENSJWLS.

The second segment revealed the Academy’s Fashion: Design, Branding, and Entrepreneurship (DBE) students, Cherlyn Ornika, Kinar Ornika, Maisy Binns, Niamh Nowlan, Valeria Peeva and Vesela Valeva.
For the final segment, the current MA Designer-Entrepreneurs, Aaiyma Masoud, Icela Berra- Rocio Sanchez, Mariam Saeed, Olivia Black, Polly McKevitt and Saleha Hussain previewed one look of their upcoming collection, giving the audience a glimpse of what they will present during their full reveal in October, during the internationally acclaimed London Frieze Week, at the JCA’s Mayfair campus.

FORMER MA GRADUATES:

Size A by Annabelle Barton
Size-A, the luxury petite clothing brand, is showcasing six looks from the ‘My Roaring Twenties’ collection. The collection captures a range of embroidery, print and weaving techniques to emphasise on being a specific stereotype, the ending of your childhood and being restricted within your profession.

XO by Melissa Kate
Bringing self-love and confidence to the wearer through bespoke Demi couture pieces that adapt to each individual. Designed and hand made in her atelier, Melissa-Kate is set to create a world influenced by witchcraft and pin-up style, hand crafted by female for the feminine.

Angel’s Wear Nada by Noon
Angel’s Wear Nada was founded on the principles of sustainability, inclusivity, individuality and quality. Jewellery brand, JENSJWLS, is here to test the limits of what jewellery was, is, and could be. Inspired by craft and playfulness, Angels Wear Nada and JENSJWLS collaborate to present a neo-nostalgic collection: Heavensent.