Yamil Arbaje: Clothing as the Personal and Political
The Latin American designer merged personal and political history for his graduate collection, looking to working class aesthetics from his home country in the 1960s
Joe Pearson presents Five Archetypal Men in One Collection
His work explores notions of masculinity that range from the elegant yet nonchalant appearance of the dandy to Mr Pearl’s corsets to the traditional businessman’s suit
Polly Henderson: Between authentic and synthetic
The British designer is inspired in her process by the art of manipulating reality in photography
Kat Lau’s man: contemporary, unregulated and free like a bird
Inspired by theories on the relation between body and mind, London-based menswear designer Kat Lau creates lightweight functional pieces that are meant to last.
Keren Xu: a man laced up in corsetry
Through drape and corsetry, the Chinese menswear designer praises the power of being feminine.
Jessica Guzman on machine-knitting careful chaos
Can you manufacture the same garment differently every time? Jessica Guzman’s semi-elasticated knits say yes.
Imogen Shields’ highly saturated office space
Combining psychology and fashion the designer explores her love and hate for suited men
Wenhai Su on cross-cultural heritage and sustainable development
Expressing a fragmented impression of youth and culture, ‘Crystal Blinkers’ is an exploration of Wenhai’s multi-layered world.
Vintage aficionado, Jiyong Kim, uses nature as a design device
What does it look like when nature becomes your greatest collaborator?
Charlotte Richard’s pixels and threads
The designer’s experience as a student, her digital graduate collection and her feelings about the fashion industry
