More than 100 students from Waltham Forest College showed off their creative flair on the catwalk in front of friends and family. Nearly two hundred people attended the Total Look Hair and Beauty Show, in the college’s new Learning Resource Centre which was transformed into a fashion cat-walk.

Judge Emma Grayling, senior stylist with Toni&Guy, said: “I was so impressed with what I saw, it was more like a professional competition.

“Competitions like this are important as they allow students to show how far they have come, and really explore their creativity.”

The winner of the Level 3 Hairdressing competition was mature student Keerati Davidson.

Her model Mira Majerikova showed off a flamboyant fruits and flowers ensemble, which took two months to create.

She said: “I spent a while creating this piece and just went with the flow to see what I could do. It is very very heavy, but I wanted to create a look that was dramatic fun and quirky. I’m very pleased with the outcome.”