Final year students at London College of Fashion proved that it is possible to make the most of a few minutes in the spotlight and still produce mostly wearable clothes at their degree show on the first day of Graduate Fashion Week.

With about 1,000 students showing their ideas on the catwalk and at the exhibition in Battersea Park, there is always a danger of being overlooked by prospective employers seeking the next Stella McCartney or Alexander McQueen. And with only a handful of opportunities on offer from the more prestigious fashion labels, catching the attention without resorting to over-the-top theatrics can be difficult to pull off.

Tomomi Asai's quirky collection managed just that by taking the line that a girl can never have too many accessories.

Rika Shioya added touches of eastern glamour to her collection of six stark black dresses by adding touches of bright kimono fabric.

Aleksandra Stasic's vibrant print collection was inspired by the Eighties (as pictured).

Sponsored by Top Shop, Graduate Fashion Week unites 30 colleges from all over Britain and culminates in a gala award show on Thursday. British fashion students are the most sought after in the world, making up the majority among design teams of international fashion houses - 80 per cent of the designers at Louis Vuitton graduated from Britain.