Wool And The Blog - in English

Being the only course given the privilege of showing at London Fashion Week, the Central St. Martins MA show is hotly anticipated every year. Although this year was no exception, the show as a whole seemed to take on a more subtle approach than previous years (perhaps being outlandish or flashy is far to much of a faux pas in these times of recession).

Most of this year’s graduates favoured subdued colour palettes focussing instead on structure, technique and craftsmanship.


—Tze Goh / Lilly Heine

We particularly loved the work of Shao-Yen Chen. Said to be inspired by the human body, movement, nature and landscape, Chen used soft fringing to build up the strong sculptural pieces in his Just the sort of juxtaposition of structure and texture that we love.



—Shao-Yen Chen

Where bursts of colour did appear in the show the focus still seamed to be on shape and structure.


—Martina Austin Spetlova

With a playfulness that many of her classmates lacked, Amy Stephenson's collection was also a definite stand-out. Stephenson combined colourful glass pieces knotted and sewn into muted, loose flowing fabrics creating an interesting mix of textures, "All the pieces are moulded to the body parts and put in odd places so that they stick out. It was about 70s funk and flash, and we were going for a Mad Max sort of look and everything looks a little hippyish and handmade."


—Amy Stephenson

We can't wait to see what lies ahead for these talented young designers!