Maria Francesca Pepe from Milan attended London's Central St Martins school.

However, he already has links with London, with a tutoring role at Central St Martins.

Nathan Korn is about to resume his studies, in textiles and fashion, at Central St Martins

Both wanted to revolutionise fashion, both attended Central St Martins art school, in London, both staged extraordinary graduation shows.

But last week Olga, an artist herself, took Fielding and me to an exhibition at Central St Martins in London.

There is a stronger focus on cut, layering and proportion that Ta traces back to his earliest days at Central St Martins.

Having studied knitwear at Central St Martins, Goddard taught herself pattern cutting using old-fashioned baby dresses she found in her mother's attic.

Sebire said Williams attended two fashion design courses at Central St Martins College, in Clerkenwell, in 2009 and 2010.

Now 25 and following a degree from Central St Martins, she has set up her own ceramics business at the London-based studio organisation Cockpit Arts.