ART and design lovers were out in force at the preview of a new show.

Making Out 67-17 showcased the work of some of the UK's best LGBTQ+ talent and includes work by Keith Haring, Alexander McQueen and Maggi Hambling.

But curator and graphic design lecturer Steve Lannin said he was only able to get 75 per cent of the items he wanted for the show - because a "large international design company" didn't want to be included in a gay exhibition.

The show focuses on work produced since 1967, the year of the repeal of the sexual offences act.

Mr Lannin said: "It was disappointing to not get everything we wanted in the show. It means that some aspects of product design aren't represented here. But some people don't like to be seen as gay in their field of work".

But he thanked his colleagues at Solent University and said the show wouldn't be possible without their hard work.

Some items were on loan from the Victoria and Albert museum in London whilst others - like pop icon Holly Johnson - lent his own work and that of others including a rare Keith Haring radio.

The exhibition runs at the Showcase Gallery on Above Bar until January 6 and as previously reported was produced with cash from Hampshire County Council and Arts Council England.