After studying fashion in Los Angeles and working with Jeremy Scott on 4 collections, California-born designer Shaun Samson continued onto Central Saint Martins, where he earned a BA and MA degree in Fashion Menswear. The talented designer showcased his first collection, F/W 2011-12, sponsored by Woolrich as part of London Fashion Week in February 2011. In this collection he mixed Latino street culture and American workwear, introducing oversize Scottish tartan and plaid flannel shirt seamlessly joined with wool fabrics, (...) Read More about TrendWatch: Shaun Samson (75 words)

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Central St Martins 09 graduate, Gabriella Gonzalez recently completed her hand-made  A/W 2010/11 accessory collection entitled “Victorian SCI-FI Surgery”.  The designer places a  strong emphasis on the concept of timelessness inspired by exploring feelings of emotional restrain.(...) Read More about Gabriella Gonzalez A/W 2010/11 Accessory Collection (35 words)

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Based in London this Central St Martins graduate, Florencia Kozuch, is fresh on the scene with a fall collection set to take over the fashion industry. It is Tribal meets Rock n Roll, with fierce head dresses and tassled garments. Kozuchs work experiments with a mixture of textures. textiles and all with intricate detail. Its Rock chic feminine, original and wearable.(...) Read More about Florencia Kozuch Graduate Collection (25 words)

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Swash is a fashionable partnership between two Central St Martins graduates, Sarah Swash and Toshio Yamanaka. The pairs Spring/Summer 2010 collection is called ‘Dream Machine’ and is feminine yet formal and heavily print based. Sarah’s influence is the eccentric English humour – where as Toshio is a perfectionist pattern cutting.

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Louis Vuitton held a contest a Central St. Martins for 2007 Christmas window display. The winning entry’s designs must feature the product and be compatible to the different store sizes of the LV windows around the world. Marcos Villalba and Christopher Lawson won with their Latitude 48,914/Longituude 02.286. Their idea was inspired by the area around Asnieres, where the original Vuitton workshop is based. The design was a topographical map, made from layers of Balsa wood. Latitude 48,914/Longituude 02.286 will be displayed in Paris, Hong Kong, and New York.

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Japanese and Paris based duo Kaito Hori ( from Balenciaga) and Iku Furduate ( Central St. Martins) are on the fashion radar. Their spring line is structurally strong, where they use “picot,” a dated form of edging where thread is sewn in zigags to allow movement and fluidity. Since their launch in 2005, Commuun Duo has already won an LVMH award for ANDAM 2007. Think Future Classics.

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