Restless. That's how we feel. It's regimented, military, edgy and rebellious. Proportions are twitchy, tailoring taut and colours territorial. Have a look at our trends for a deconstuction of each look.
CASSETTE PLAYA
Name: Carri Mundane
Hails from: originally from hippy Brighton, she now resides in super hip Shoreditch
Past glories: stylist and contributor to i-D and Super Super magazines. She’s also worked with grime’s first lady, MIA, and nu rave kings, The Klaxons.
Trained at: Brighton Art School Influences: pixel warriors, sci-fi, grime boys, digital breakdown, cyber symbolist prints, rave and computer games
They Say: “Cassette Playa is Nando’s. it’s grime, it’s dang, it’s nang, it’s day realness, it’s major brappage. Cassette Playa delivers both mental and physical vitality while supporting the immune system.” (Ben Reardon, i-D)
We say: she’s the futuristic fashion goddess of nu rave
CAROLE EULER
Name: Carola Euler
Hails from: Germany but now lives in London
Trained at: another St Martin’s alumni Past glories: this rising star earned her fashion stripes working with the likes of Alexander McQueen, Alfred Dunhill and Jonathan Saunders
Influences: explosive subtlety, confusing simplicity
They say: “this is pure and simple menswear” (Fuk.co.uk)
We say: this is her second outing on the MAN runway and we just can’t get enough of her!
AITOR THROUP
Name: Aitor Throup
Hails from: sunny Burnley via Buenos Aries
Trained at: David Hockney’s old alma mater – London’s Royal College of Art.
Past glories: Aitor has a cabinet full of awards, including the Princess Of Wales Charitable Trust Scholarship Award (2004) and the Royal College Of Art’s Menswear Award (2006)
Influences: anatomy, philosophy, origin of man, 3D, comics and much, much more
They say: “He makes clothes that stand for something and that’s why he’s this years pick to click with the UK’s most forward-looking retailers and editors.” Tim Blanks (Style.Com)
We say: how many designers do you know who would base a collection around the theme of football hooligans turning into Hindu gods?
SIV STODAL
Hails from: Design-friendly Norway Trained at: Central St Martin’s no less…
Past glories: Her work has graced the shelves of such fashion meccas as London’s b-store, New York’s Opening Ceremony and Tokyo boutique, Side By Side
Influences: Digital prints, the Norwegian countryside, spring’s first thaw, ”unconscious dressing”, Sunday slob wear and sportswear
They say: “Siv Stoldal is attracting a lot of attention for collections that are intelligent, quirky - but totally wearable.” No-one (East London fashion emporium)
We say: Recently nominated for the Menswear Designer Of The Year at the British Fashion Award this girl is hot, hot, hot!
TOPMAN DESIGN
Name: Too many to mention
Age: 2
Past glories: Putting menswear firmly back on the agenda at LFW
Influences: Music, books, magazines, politics, poetry, revolution, tea, and cucumber sandwiches
They say: “Topman Design, a capsule high-fashion range being drip-fed into the Oxford Circus store, is disproving the lie that men hate shopping.“ (Charlie Porter, Guardian)
We say: “Topman Design is aimed at the fashion confident customer who has been progressively introducing Topman items into his wardrobe alongside more designer led pieces.” Gordon Richardson (TM Design Director)