Thursday 5 May 2011

Undiscovered Masters: Central Saint Martins AW 2011.


Under the direction of Professor Louise Wilson, Central Saint Martin’s Masters in Fashion course has become renowned for nurturing some of the world’s finest design talent. At the recent annual graduate show, AnOther magazine's fashion director, Cathy Edwards, selected six standout A/W 11 collections by: Jenny Postle, Jamie Cockerill, Myrza de Muynck, Phoebe English, Rejina Pyo and Viktor Smedinge. For want of a better way of saying it: watch this space.

Jenny Postle

I actually saw the beautiful knitwear creations of Jenny Postle a couple of years ago, when I went to view my friend Celia's undergraduate collection at Saint Martins. This was the particular piece that stood out to me:


Therefore, I was very happy to read that her latest collection for AW11 has been selected as a standout achievement:






Jamie Cockerill





Myrza de Muynck



Rejina Pyo


The designs of Rejina Pyo are a particular favourite of mine. I think this is primarily because I have never seen anything quite like it before. I love her use of the delicate and flowing silks and the tribal shields, creating an otherworldly contrast.








Phoebe English

In Phoebe's own words, these were the influences on her collection:

'It was inspired by a mixture of things: light, gravity and motion. I was trying to explore all of these through developing surfaces, which would communicate against one another to produce an exciting and active image, as well as something interesting to wear.' The results are very striking. Also, the fact that she has created a collection completely in black makes the textures of the designs stand out.






Viktor Smedinge



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