What do you think is unique about British fashion?
British fashion is so vast and varied and culture plays a big influence. On the one hand there are some very wearable, classic designs while on the other there are some quirky conceptual and not so wearable pieces. There really is something for everyone.
You use quite unusual materials in your collections, such as CPU computer chips, why is this? Do you think it is important to source materials carefully?
It is important to source materials carefully in order to be different to other designers. I first came across CPUs when I was designing my graduate collection at university. The idea came from researching fashion and technology, however I quickly realised this was something that had been done many times before. I wanted to dig deeper into technology and introduce something unusual and inconspicuous – this is where I developed the idea of utilising computer components as an innovative embellishment technique without making it obvious.
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