Lulu Kennedy, Director of Fashion East says “I am extremely pleased to be working with Topman, the panel and the elected three designers for the 12th season of MAN. Felipe Rojas Llanos, Martine Rose and Thom Murphy’s New Power Studio will all be showcasing their AW11 collections and everyone is excited to see how these leading lights are developing. MAN continues to push the boundaries of British menswear by nurturing relevant emerging talent.”
Gordon Richardson, TOPMAN Design Director says 'MAN continues burning the torch for all that's new and creative in British menswear design. Its heartbeat pumps the vital fresh blood into Menswear day’
FELIPE ROJAS LLANOS
Felipe Rojas Llanos was born in Chile in 1981 and brought up in Sweden. He showed his collection entitled Suspended Animation as one of only four menswear designers at the Central Saint Martin’s Menswear London Fashion Week show where he received the bursary award from Giorgio Armani. Felipe’s MA collection is currently stocked exclusively at Browns.Felipe’s style is innovative and playful yet highly wearable. The collection consists of clean, minimalist silhouettes in a soft colour pallette with couture-like attention-to-detail.
NEW POWER STUDIO
New Power Studio is a young, spirited, London-based menswear label which offers wearable clothes with an edge. The designs are inspired by pop culture, combining sportswear and tailoring references. Since its launch in 2009, industry support has been substantial and enthusiastic. Coverage has included i-D, Arena Homme Plus, POP, British Vogue, New York Times, dazeddigital.com, GQstyle.com and Vice.The label has shown at menswear day of London Fashion Week for the last four seasons, in the form of a Fashion East menswear installation, a film (whose images were simultaneously rendered into textile prints for the collection) and as part of the MAN runway show. His presentations are invariably theatrical, visually arresting and humorous.
MARTINE ROSE
This is the sixth season from Martine Rose’s self titled label. Her previous collections which have included ambitious installations at Blacks members club and Fashion East Installations have been well received by press and industry alike. Last season saw her produce her first catwalk show entitled ‘love is…’ and she has since collaborated with Timberland and Wallpaper* on an outwear piece. Rose’s new footwear designs for Caterpillar will be shown on the catwalk alongside her A/W collection which further explores her interest in contrasting textures and unexpected silhouettes. Expect clothes which seamlessly marry street style trends with a high fashion sensibility from one of the coolest girls in London.The MAN panel includes AnOtherMan Fashion Director, Alister Mackie, Style.com's Tim Blanks, Editor of GQ Style Ben Reardon, Fashion Director of GQ Style Luke Day, Deputy Editor of Fantastic Man Charlie Porter, Senior Fashion Editor of Another Man, and Fashion Director of Vogue Hommes Japan Nicola Formichetti, Fashion Director Andrew Davis, b Store's Co-Owner and Head of Buying Matthew Murphy, Online Editor of of Vice Magazine Daryoush Haj-Najafi, Saturday Telegraph Magazine's Men’s Fashion Editor Clare Richardson, and TOPMAN Design Director Gordon Richardson, presided over by Fashion East director and founder, Lulu Kennedy.
For further information please contact:
George MacPherson, Account Director, Starworks London
george@starworkslondon.com
+44 (0) 20 7318 0400
Kelly Reed, PR Manager, Topman
kelly.reed@topman.com
+44 (0) 20 7291 2721
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Image: Felipe Rojas Llanos at MAN SS11
Source: http://www.londonfashionweek.co.uk/news_detail.aspx?id=273
