London-native Christabel MacGreevy graduated from Central Saint Martins back in 2014, exploring photography, illustration and textiles during her bachelors in Fine Art. The versatile maker, who has maintained a longstanding interest in fashion, launched Itchy Scratchy Patchy with friend and model Edie Campbell shortly after leaving art school. The duo’s embroidered depictions of bodybuilders in…
A firm fixture at fashion weeks, Charlie Porter is a leading voice in fashion, eloquently assessing the industry as the menswear critic for the Financial Times. Back in 2000, the Londoner was appointed the Deputy Fashion Editor at the Guardian, later serving tenures at GQ and Fantastic Man. Notably, along with Dalston Superstore founder Dan…
London-based fashion designer Atsuko Kudo has revolutionised the way in which the world views rubber latex. Though her designs can quite easily be used in the original, expected context of the burlesque performance or the bedroom, eminent figures from popular culture confirm their versatility; dresses from the line have made numerous appearances on the red…
Multifaceted London-native Laura Bailey has had an impressive career so far, spanning modelling, writing, producing and creative direction. She has written for eminent publications including Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair, The Independent, The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Times. Notably, she is a Cultural Ambassador for the British Fashion Council, with a keen interest in supporting…
Following Wan Hung Cheung’s graduation from Central Saint Martins, and experience working with labels including Tom Ford, John Rocha and Bernhard Willhelm, the designer founded Wan Hung in 2014. Clean-cut tailoring and classic silhouettes, reinvented through textile and print innovation, are central to the brand. Cheung was born and grew up in Hainan, often described…
Norton & Sons was established in 1821 by Walter Norton as tailors to the Gentlemen of the City of London. In the 1860’s the company moved to Savile Row to join the ranks of tailors in what was to become the home of bespoke clothing. The firm gained eminence as a sporting tailor, making sharply…
Somerset House Studios is a recently launched experimental workspace in the centre of London connecting artists, makers and thinkers with audiences. The studios are a platform for the development of new creative projects and collaboration, promoting work that pushes progressive ideas, engages with current issues and pioneers new technologies. Over 100 resident artists will be…
As Curator of Modern and Contemporary British Art at the Tate Britain, Elena Crippa is collectively responsible for the development of the museum’s holdings of artworks from the twentieth century, crucially, engineering engaging modes of display to present the work to audiences. Having opened last month, Stan Firm Inna Inglan: Black Diaspora in London, curated by…