LFW: PA5H

Getting ready for the SS2017 show has been a huge effort so it’s by no means glamorous or easy. It’s hard work with late nights and lots of running around, stressing and juggling things. To give you an idea, a typical day might involve a trip to Shepherd’s Bush to source fabric followed by dashing across town to get something else, a fitting which ends up with several pieces being reworked followed by chasing a half dozen suppliers whilst doing a newsletter and updating social media stuff. I’m lucky I have people helping me.

I get ideas from the past and present urban street culture.  I’m always doing research, taking pictures and adding to my scrapbook. I also enjoy going around vintage stores and markets too as you never know what you’ll come across. The initial idea of where I want to go however can really come from anywhere. This season the inspiration for the collection came form an old racing jacket that I found in a vintage market. I love the collar and the details and it set the tone for what has followed. Once I’ve got an idea of the direction and collection’s story, I go back to my scrapbook and filter. Of course things then inevitably change a lot along the way in creating the final samples, but once you start (which is the hardest bit) things kind of take on their own momentum.  So to sum up, I’d say the inspiration for me really comes from finding a way to make different references work together to create something original.

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