Judges for the £20,000 George Gold Award also include; Daphne Guinness, Suzy Menkes, Christopher Bailey and Fiona Lambert (from title sponsor’s George at Asda).

Other industry personalities who are giving their time to this year’s event include Matthew Williamson, Mary Katrantzou, Jefferson Hack, Livia Firth, Julien Macdonald, Emma Hill, Mark Fast, John Rocha, Bip Ling, Lorraine Candy (Elle), Francesca Burns (Vogue), Jo Elvin (Glamour), Luke Day (GQ Style), Ruth Chapman (Matches), Caroline Burstein (Browns), Sarah Curran (My Wardrobe), Marigay McKee (Harrods) and Ed Burstell (Liberty)
 
Showcasing the very best talent from the UK’s premier fashion and design universities, Graduate Fashion Week is one of the most un-missable events on the calendar for both the international fashion contingent and the general fashion loving public.  GFW is a charity and receives no support from the government, it was founded in 1991 by Jeff Banks CBE, Vanessa Denza MBE and John Walford, to unify the many British fashion colleges which at that point showed around the country with no synergy or focal point.

Debra commented, “Young British Designers is all about celebrating and giving opportunities to the best talent in the UK and it’s an honour to be invited to judge Graduate Fashion Week and to help some of Britain’s brightest young stars”.