GARETH WRIGHTON
GARETH WRIGHTON WORKS BETWEEN A VARIETY OF MEDIA INCLUDING KNITWEAR, TAILORING, PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMPUTER MODELLING, PRODUCING WORK THAT EXAMINES THE TOUCH OF HAND IN THE DIGITAL AGE, TAKING ON THE GLOBALISATION OF GARMENT PRODUCTION, AND THE IMPACT OF FAST FASHION ON THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH IT IS MADE AND CONSUMED. WRIGHTON GRADUATED FROM THE BA FASHION COMMUNICATION AND PROMOTION COURSE AT CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS IN 2016. FOLLOWING HIS GRADUATION, WRIGHTON WORKED AS A FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER, STYLIST, AND ART DIRECTOR, BEFORE EMBARKING ON A FOUR MONTH RESIDENCY IN JOHANNESBURG WITH STYLIST IB KAMARA AND SOUTH AFRICAN PHOTOGRAPHER KRISTIN-LEE MOOLMAN. TOGETHER THEY CREATED A 22 PIECE COLLECTION ‘SOFT CRIMINAL’WHICH TELLS THE STORY OF POLITICAL COUPS, WARRING DYNASTIES AND FEUDING FAMILIES CAUGHT IN A VIOLENT POWER STRUGGLE. IN SEPTEMBER 2018 THE COLLECTION AND ACCOMPANYING IMAGERY WERE ALL EXHIBITED AT RED HOOK LABS IN BROOKLYN NEW YORK AS A LIVE FASHION PRESENTATION AND PHOTOGRAPHIC INSTALLATION. AUTUMN WINTER 2019 IS WRIGHTON’S DEBUT SHOWING WITH FASHION EAST.
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YUHAN WANG
YUHAN WANG ORIGINATES FROM WEIHAI CHINA AND TRAINED AT CENTRAL SAINT MARTIN’S WHERE SHE WAS AWARDED THE FIRST RUNNER-UP OFTHE L’OREAL YOUNG TALENT AWARD IN 2016 AND SHOWCASED HER MASTERS COLLECTION DURING LONDON FASHION WEEK IN FEBRUARY 2018. WANG’S COLLECTIONS ARE INSPIRED BY TRADITIONAL CHINESE IDEAS OF FEMININITY AND ITS CONNECTIONS TO WESTERN CULTURE,EXPLORING THE LINE BETWEEN COVERAGE AND EXPOSURE. “BEAUTY WITH WEIRDNESS, SOFTNESS, DELICACY AND SENSIBILITY” SAYS YUHAN. YUHAN WANG SS19 WILL BE AVAILABLE TO BUY FROM H.LORENZO.
AUTUMN WINTER 2019 IS YUHAN WANG’S SECOND SEASON SHOWCASING WITH FASHION EAST.
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CHARLOTTE KNOWLES
CHARLOTTE KNOWLES AND PARTNER ALEXANDRE ARSENAULT LAUNCHED THEIR SOUTH LONDON BASED BRAND IN 2017 AFTER BOTH GRADUATING FROM THE CENTRAL SAINT-MARTINS MASTERS. THEY ‘DESIGN FOR A STRONG AND CONFIDENT WOMAN, WITH A FOCUS ON REFINED PIECES AND INTRICATE DETAILS. TURNING IDEAS OF FEMININITY ON THEIR HEAD, THE PIECES EXPLORE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE FUTURE OF LUXURY WOMENSWEAR. CHARLOTTE KNOWLES SS19 WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON AT DOVER STREET MARKET LONDON AND NEW YORK, OPENING CEREMONY NEW YORK, LA AND JAPAN, SSENSE, SURRENDER AND VISITFOR. AUTUMN WINTER 2019 IS THEIR THIRD SEASON SHOWCASING WITH THE SUPPORT OF FASHION EAST.
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