Ones To Watch present: Kristel Kuslapuu AW18 at London Fashion Week

Drawing inspiration from cliches and irony, Kristel Kuslapuu describes herself as a kinky knitwear designer from Estonia and her designs as loud and trashy.

She flirts with sculptural forms, bold colours and unique patterns.

She is a self confessed maximalist sharing provocative messages and going beyond the limits of the traditional gender conformity.

Tonsure AW17 Collection at London Fashion Week Mens

Designer Malte Flagstad draws inspiration from 1980's New York and focuses on fabrics and textures associated from jersey, wool and leather.

Supported by The Woolmark Company. the collection is predominantly made from Merino wool.

The wool fabric is constructed to resemble various shades of classic grey melange jersey and a classic wool motif such as herringbone is given the appearance of melange jersey in collaboration with Lanifico Subalpino.

Wardrobe staples such as  shirts and t-shirts are made have knitted wool panels.
An exclusive nylon print was developed with Limonta which features the classic Prince of Wales check that has been highlighted to become a new check pattern resembling wool.

Tom Cridland launchesThe Entrepeneur's shirt during London Fashion Week - Sustainable Fashion

Instead of following this unsustainable trend, Tom Cridland, an emerging sustainable fashion brand, decided to dedicate London Fashion Week to the launch of The Entrepreneur’s Shirt.

It’s the brand's first ever buttoned shirt and they back it with that same 30 Year guarantee - they guarantee wardrobe staples to last for 30 Years (repair or replace any damaged item free of charge) in a bid to convince consumers they can “buy less and buy better”.
Available in navy, dove white, pink panther, grey seal, sunset boulevard (pale blue), royal blue and electric blue.  Price £75

Every time someone orders it, they donate 10% of the sale price to the charities DEKI, who help impoverished entrepreneurs in Africa, and Young Enterprise, who provide support for young aspiring British entrepreneurs.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-entrepreneur-s-shirt-entrepreneurship-fashion#/

Winchester School of Art 2015 BA Menswear Fashion Design & Knitwear

Winchester School of Art (WSA), one of the UK’s leading Art & Design institutions held their 2015 BA Fashion & Textiles Graduate Show at The Yard at Shoreditch.
Here are the menswear collections:

Suzanna James (Knitwear) - The Great Outdoor Man

Suzanna was presented with the Main Undergraduate Student Award from The Textile Society.

Inspiration was drawn from the natural world, specifically fisherman, the sea and surrounding landscapes of the geographical homes to the knit patterns Suzanna researched. 

These knit patterns included the historical North East Russian knit traditions, the traditional Guernsey sweater, Scandinavian and Fair Isle designs. 

Suzanna created a modern and contemporary feel to the more traditional and historical knitted designs.

Sophie Hodges - Against The Grain

Rebecca Lowton - Generation Spornosexual

For her sportsluxe inspiration, Rebecca looks to the Spornosexual man: buffed and groomed with rippling muscles..

Jinchen Chen - Himalya

Stephen Highfield - Folded Culture

Graphic repeats, patterns and geometric forms. Inspiration drawn from urban design and menswear subcultures such as Biker, Jock and Punk

Amy Harris - Rude To Stare

Inspired by Contemporary tailoring.after doing a 6 month internship at Richard James.

Eloise Lancaster - Zugzwang

Graduate Fashion Show - Winchester School of Art 2015 BA Fashion Design & Knitwear - Watch Live Stream!!

Winchester School of Art (WSA), one of the UK’s leading Art & Design institutions will hold their 2015 BA Fashion & Textiles Graduate Show on 28^th May.  London based Danish designer Peter Jensen will hand out two awards on the night- The WSA Fashion Textiles Award and the WSA Fashion Direction Award.

Suzanna James

This year’s Graduate collections include:

Suzanna James – knitwear features a range of interesting hand and machine knitwear techniques, creating poetic ‘slow fashion’ collection.

Eloise Lancaster – inspired by contemporary tailoring after doing a 6 month internship at Richard James

The show will be live streamed by Not Just A Label (NJAL) founded by Stefan Siegel.

Show starts at 6.30pm  www.notjustalabel.com

Middlesex University London BA (Hons) Fashion Show for Graduate Fashion Week - the menswear

Middlesex University presented 10 menswear collections at Graduate Fashion Week 2014:

Rhiannon Wakefield - Art meets fashion. Clean cut silhouettes act as a canvas for the bold abstract prints.

Marie Maisonneuve - texture and layering is key.

Adam Chudecki - sheer fabrics and prints

Emma Beasley - specialises in prints and decided to create her own brand logo BSL. Colour palette - monochrome. Inspired by vintage pictures of sports especially ice hockey. Padding, layering. textures.

Helen Marudas - oversized tops

Orion Facey - specialises in garment construction and then deconstruction.  Pastel colour palette.

Sarah Magras - Raw edged denim

Jonathan Winter - Oversized garments and oversized houndstooth print. Bold colour palette of red and blue.

Sophie Daniel - Abstract prints and sheer fabrics

Alex Foster - Faux fur

REGENT’S SCHOOL OF FASHION & DESIGN (PART OF REGENT’S UNIVERSITY LONDON) GRADUATE FASHION SHOW

The show included four menswear menswear collections.
Kyle Cooley - Barren Drift. Inspired by sportswear for yacht racing and snowboarding with emphasis on outerwear such as windcheaters and cagoules.Main colour palette are blues and greys with a tiny dose of red. Tonal colour blocking on trousers.

Farid K Bin Karim - Luluhawa (translation - Weathering )
Stiff shiny gossamer for jacket sleeves, sweatshirts and shirts, fluid latex rubber for shorts and front panels on tops. Zen like quality with palazzo style pants and skirts both long and short. Accessories included long nail extension jewellery (similar to those worn by Thai dancers) and a gas mask. Colour Palette: all black.

Rakayla Robertson- Darkness Blooms. Starting with all black robes adorned with black foliage appliques, the collection transformed into autumnal reds and greens, ending on an outfit of pure white. Headgear also transformed from the harsh brittle crown of dead twigs, to lush green supple branches and then blossoming into crowns of red and white roses. Accessories included transparent plimsoll bags full of leaves.

Isaias Ponce  - Mechaphilia
Inspired by the love of motorbikes and cars, car registration numbers adorn shirts and exhaust pipes are wrapped around the neck like a scarf caught in the wind. Fabrics include denim, leather and rubber. Accessories include bags made from bike parts and a ruck sack adorned with rear view mirrors.
The City of Wasted Youth is written on the back of one of the shirts, whilst other garments have the more upbeat fire sketch found painted on fast cars.Colour palette: blue, red and black.

 Following the show Jane Whitfield, Design Director of Louis Vuitton awarded prizes to two lucky design students, one of which was Isaias Ponce.

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