THIRTY models strutted their stuff in the creations of 12 designers for Oxford Fashion Week.

The Cosmopolitan and Lingerie shows were the first of four catwalk events, marking the end of a series of events which began on Monday.

Face of Oxford Fashion Week Natalie Page was first to the catwalk at the Randolph Hotel, in a striking ruffled corset by Ivory Cost designer Larissa Mode.

Contrast was the name of the game on Thursday night, with Emma Gilligan’s statement chunky jewellery followed by the surreal, larger-than-life ‘doll dresses’ of international brand Olivia May.

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Offerings closer to home included Oxford-based Bianca Elgar’s Be Unlimited collection of silk scarves.

Bold printed pieces were looped around models’ necks, worn as capes and even tied up to form a top.

Speaking after the show at the hotel’s ballroom, Ms Elgar said: “I was amazed. One of the nice things about what I do is seeing how other people wear it.”

She added that she had been impressed by a men’s tweed collection from the Woodstockbased Cotswold Tailors, modelled by past Face of Oxford Fashion Week Indroneel Chatterjee, among others.

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One of the models on the catwalk.

The Oxfordshire delegation was concluded by Bicester designer Bianca Leach’s Fractured Elegance collection.

Ballerina-inspired pastel shades were mixed with ragged skirts and openshouldered sports jackets, creating an unsettling effect.

Show curator Antonia Mackay said: “My vision was channelling current spring and summer catwalk trends and an edgy 1970s disco-inspired look with embellishments and bright colours. It’s a really different show to previous seasons.”

Runway director and show curator Tiffany Saunders said the lingerie show was her favourite part of Oxford Fashion Week.

“This season we’re playing on the idea of heaven and hell,” she said.

“It shows the power that all lingerie can have, regardless of context.”

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One of the male models.

The show included luxury lingerie from British labels Janay and Petits Bisous Chelsea.

The Neon Duchess corset collection, from Portsmouth designer Hannah Light, impressed the audience with a mixture of Gothic and pale almond-inspired drapery.

Ms Saunders took to the catwalk in one of Witney handyman Jon Harris’s copper corsets.

The pieces were made from old water tanks in a process lasting about 100 hours.

Fellow model Patricia O’Dwyer, who had a corset custom-made after a plaster casting, said: “It was really exciting. I had so much fun and it was so nice to wear the final project.”

The Couture and Genesis concept shows took place yesterday.