New Waves: Kevin Germanier
When I first met Kevin at his home in Angel one sunny afternoon, I was delighted to see the perfectly placed boxes of beads stacked high upon the windowsill, towering above an amazing view of North...
View ArticleNew Waves: Kitty Garratt
Biology, culture, and social coding no longer confine the expectations of the roles men and women occupy. Gender is not a new topic in fashion but it is rarely approached in the right way. So let’s...
View ArticleNew Waves: James Crewe
James Crewe’s journey to his graduate collection has been inspired by his lifelong love of Lee McQueen, an obsession with collecting vintage catwalk clothing, modelling antics and panic, which all led...
View ArticleNew Waves: Jordan Dalah
If anyone exemplifies the notion that the artist is separate from the art, it is Jordan Dalah. Sitting by the Granary Square fountains in the sweltering summer heat, the Australian designer looks...
View ArticleNew Waves: Yoonki Sander Yoo
Yoonki Sander Yoo does not hide her exhaustion with the hustle and bustle of London life while sitting across from me drinking an iced Americano in the café outside Central Saint Martins. Like most...
View ArticleNew Waves: Abigail Ezimako
Since the start of her collection, Abigail Ezimako knew that she wanted to make it personal. Bringing her intimate and emotional experience into the project, she felt the need to voice her fresh...
View ArticleDeconstructing power relations with Johanna-Maria Parv
“You’re building your language of images, and hoping that other people will understand the way you see things. Like writing a book, except visual.” The discussion of power relations is an incredibly...
View ArticleNew Waves: Sam Chester
BA graduate Sam Chester aims to eradicate binary structures and prolong the life of dying craft-skills. As a gender non-conforming individual, they are always looking for neutral spaces, which is why...
View ArticleNew Waves: Talia Lipkin-Connor
Britain was once famed for its fruitful fabrics trade; but today, few mills remain, and those who do often only produce high-priced couture fabrics. “I think it’s really important to keep those trades...
View ArticleCSM BA graduate show 2018: full line-ups
Last year, we were questioning the purpose of designing clothes. With Brexit looming and an orange at the White House, fashion suddenly didn’t feel as important. “Why create?” On Wednesday, a new...
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