They might not be household names quite yet, but Glasgow School of Art's textile graduates are already making designs on the fashion industry.

They might not be household names quite yet, but Glasgow School of Art's textile graduates are already making designs on the fashion industry.

The seven students on the Masters of Design, Textiles as Fashion course will display their graduate collections tomorrow night in a catwalk show. Each designer will show a collection of five original outfits that they have hand-crafted this year, including accessories and shoes.

The design school, which has produced famous names such as Jonathan Saunders, Lousie Gray and Pam Hogg, is known for its high profile alumni and ability to create new fashion stars of the future. Lesser known graduates of the textiles school are now working for people such as Alexander McQueen, Philip Treacy and AllSaints.

Textiles Department head Jimmy Stephen-Cran said: "This unique masters programme supports textile trained designers to develop their textiles into fashion products. What is exciting about the class of 2008 is the polarity of approaches.

"Some have capitalized on the immediacy of digital technology, whereas others have favoured painstaking hand-executed approaches. Some have used cool monochromatic colour whereas others have gone for a frenzy. Voluminous silhouettes sit alongside more slender shapes, so there is certainly something for everyone."

Blantyre-born Lynsey Robertson is one of the promising young designers graduating from the course. At just 23, she is the youngest in the class, but her bold designs have already caught the attention of the Scottish Style Awards team, who are planning to exhibit her work next month in their catwalk show.

"We're all really excited about Thursday night," she said. "We've been working towards this all year and each of us has produced five outfits that we'll be showing."

The students, who have either previous fashion qualifications or experience within the industry, hail from places such as New York, Ireland and Scotland. After completing the course, the graduates will seek work placements and jobs at international fashion houses.

"I've applied for a placement at Richard Nicoll," said Ms Robertson. "He's one of my inspirations as a designer. I also like Diane Von Furstenberg and Stella McCartney for their use of print."

Her collection showcases her skills as a print-maker, including the use of digital printing. A specialist textile designer, she has created an abstract print based on photographs of disco balls and glow sticks.

"I wanted to play with the differences between casual clothes and couture clothes," she added.

"Between the ideas that you would wear some things to look glamorous and others for comfort. I wanted to mix that all together."

Ms Robertson is one of four Scots on the masters course, but there are also students from New Zealand, America and Ireland taking part this year.

Lisa Ryder, 25, from County Mayo in Ireland is one of the stand-out designers on the course. A fashion graduate, she is a passionate textile maker who has insisted on hand-creating all the prints on her garments for the degree show.

"I just wanted to do it all by hand. I see print making as fun, so I just go into the studio and play around with the paints and see what I come up with."

One graduate who wants to set up his own label is 26-year-old Aaron Buck, from Wisconsin. After working for American menswear designer Jhane Barnes in New York for four years, he decided to come to Glasgow School of Art to complete the masters course.

"I really want to focus on my own stuff now," he said. "I've been weaving for around seven years now and I want to concentrate on my own designs rather than working for someone else."

Each designer will show their collection during two catwalk shows tomorrow night. The shows are open to the public and will take place in the Mackintosh Gallery in Glasgow School of Art at 7pm and 8pm. Tickets are free.

Four of the best...

Jonathan Saunders
One of Scotland's most successful designers, Jonathan Saunders now displays his work at New York Fashion Week. He has dressed some of the world's most beautiful women and his clothes now sell in some of the most exclusive boutiques in the world.

Louise Gray
A relative newcomer to the fashion scene, Louise Gray won the New Talent Award at the Scottish Fashion Awards in 2007 and produced a collection under Fashion East for London Fashion Week.

Her work has also appeared in magazines such as Vogue.

Bebaroque
Both Chloe Patience and Mhairi McNicol studied at Glasgow School of Art before setting up their hosiery label, Bebaroque. They won the Accessory Designer of the Year category at the Scottish Fashion Awards this year, and have appeared in Vogue.

Pam Hogg
A cult Scottish designer who made her name in the 1970s and 1980s during London's thriving punk and new romantic scenes. Her clothing resembled clubwear and often relied on musical influences.