{"id":57890,"date":"2015-10-01T11:13:48","date_gmt":"2015-10-01T11:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/?p=57890"},"modified":"2015-10-01T11:13:48","modified_gmt":"2015-10-01T11:13:48","slug":"public-school-m-patmos-woolmark-collections-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/2015\/10\/01\/public-school-m-patmos-woolmark-collections-unveiled\/","title":{"rendered":"Woolmark Collections Unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"
We talk to Woolmark International Prize Winners, Public School and M. Patmos to learn about their design process and much more.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n Harvey Nichols launched two exclusive collections recently from the prestigious 2014\/15 International Woolmark Prize winners Public School and M. Patmos. The competition, judged by Victoria Beckham, iconic designer Paul Smith, and esteemed fashion critic Tim Blanks among others, gives winners financial sponsorship and the opportunity to design a wool-based collection to be stocked in world-class retailer Harvey Nichols.<\/p>\n Maxwell Osbourne and Dao-Yi Chow, the two New Yorkers behind super-hyped purveyors of downtown cool, Public School, took home the menswear prize \u2013 creating a collection which characteristically blends streetwear and sportswear to create pieces with a dark, futuristic note. Marcia Patmos\u2019s eponymous brand, meanwhile, won the womenswear prize and created a travel-wardrobe collection that was chic but functional, making clothes that were full of unexpected and thoughtful details.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Wonderland <\/em>sat down for a transatlantic chat with the winners to find out a little more about the collections they created.<\/p>\n How did it feel to win the prize?<\/strong><\/p>\n PS: <\/strong>It feels great. We think that was a really big achievement of ours.<\/p>\n MP: <\/strong>Oh it feels amazing, super exciting.<\/p>\n Do you design with a particular person in mind?<\/strong><\/p>\n PS: <\/strong>For men we design with ourselves in mind. For women she’s an extension of ourselves.<\/p>\n MP: <\/strong>Yeah you know I always have a certain woman in mind. But for the project I thought it was good to have something a little more focused, with a little story behind it. So it was a woman who was an architect and she was going on site visits throughout the world to maybe five or six different cities or different climates. She was going to be having to go to all kinds of work and social events, and I wanted her to be able to just feel great out of one suitcase. So the whole collection is in one suitcase, and all these mutual pieces that just mix and match together and a whole of them turn inside out which makes them even more versatile.<\/p>\n Do you feel you have an aesthetic that\u2019s especially close to home?<\/strong><\/p>\n PS:\u00a0<\/strong>If you’re referring to NY then yes. We derive our inspiration from the people on the street. You walk the line of making it or failing every single second. It keeps you on the edge.<\/p>\n MP: <\/strong>*Laughs* I think so. Yeah.<\/p>\n You\u2019re getting into some iconic international stores now \u2013 do you think about commercial viability when designing?<\/strong><\/p>\n PS: <\/strong>Of course you have to think about how to push the boundaries consistently but at the same delivering something that people can wear and want to wear. It’s a delicate balance.<\/p>\n