If you want to be really fashion forward, the best way is to pop along to Graduate Fashion Week.  It is a great way to find out about new designers and find out who will be the next up and coming designer. If you find a designer that you like at Graduate Fashion week you may be able to get hold of their creations for a fraction of the price of some of the more established designers. Ity is a great opportunity to look original, support British designer talent and possible bag your self a real investment. Previous winners of graduate fashion week that have risen to success have included Christopher Bailey, Giles Deacon, Hussein Chalayan, Stella McCartney, Danielle Scutt and Amy Molyneaux.Graduate Fashion Week was launched in 1991 as a forum to showcase the very best BA Graduate fashion design talent in the UK. This year the annual event took place from 8^th -12^th June at Earls court and concluded with a grand finale Gala awards evening. Scouts from all over the world attend graduate fashion week hoping to spot the next big British talent with a touch of that quirkiness that makes British fashion so successful on a global scale. The event included a static exhibition and 23 shows over the four days. The show is sponsored by high street fashion store, River Island. The most outstanding collection is awarded the River Island Gold Award. The lucky winner will receive an impressive £20,000 prize and this is the only Award of its kind within UK fashion education.