{"id":70800,"date":"2016-06-02T12:12:47","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T12:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/?p=70800"},"modified":"2016-06-02T13:49:08","modified_gmt":"2016-06-02T13:49:08","slug":"london-college-fashion-ba-menswear-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/2016\/06\/02\/london-college-fashion-ba-menswear-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"London College of Fashion, BA Show 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
Graduating from the London College of Fashion are the next big things in fashion.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n At Wonderland we are always on the look out for the best and brightest young menswear designers. Next Monday (6th<\/sup> June 2016), the London College of Fashion team return for their annual show, presenting their leading menswear designers in this graduating year. The menswear catwalk collections have been directed and styled by Rob Phillips (the LCF Creative Director of Fashion and Design) to form\u00a0a masterpiece of a show. Featuring the different courses that have the option to explore menswear design, the show will form a cross-disciplinary examination of contemporary menswear and demonstrate the talent that the future of menswear has to look forward to.<\/p>\n Here we chat to three of the most exciting graduates, Joseph Standish, Tsun Cheung Lai and Sam Thompson, about their collections.<\/p>\n Joseph Standish<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Course: BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Development<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Joseph Standish, BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Development<\/em><\/p>\n Tell us a little about yourself?<\/strong><\/p>\n I am originally from Wolverhampton and I have never told a lie<\/p>\n What was the starting point for this collection?<\/strong><\/p>\n I think that higher end fashion can be very esoteric and difficult for people to relate to, I tried to\u00a0react to my personal frustration with the widespread use of industry standard models and represent\u00a0a wider image of beauty. Creating characters that had bad tattoos, were drinking beer and eating\u00a0takeaways felt more real, more humanized to me. More so than a couture dress.\u00a0I draw a lot of inspiration from people, the bloke in the pub or the builder working on your windows.\u00a0It\u2019s my dad and his mates I\u2019m trying to design for.<\/p>\n What beats are playing in the studio while you\u2019re designing?<\/strong><\/p>\n I listen to a lot of crappy punk rock, I am a bit of a sucker for some teenage angst. Recently I have\u00a0had God Damns\u2019 (two piece band from the Black Country) album on a lot and JME\u2019s album Integrity\u00a0so I guess it\u2019s a bit all over the place.<\/p>\n Your favourite piece from the collection and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n For each look I have developed a unique\u00a0character with his own\u00a0story and persona. My favourite to\u00a0work on was\u00a0tony (the guy made from jersey)\u00a0I had a lot of fun making him\u00a0and got to do a bit of\u00a0drawing in the process. I think at this point in my development I really just wanted to see what I\u00a0could still get considered for catwalk and really challenge people\u2019s ideals of a fashion show.<\/p>\n The trickiest part of the design process?<\/strong><\/p>\n Discovering what it was I wanted from my designs, I think for a while I was creating garments that\u00a0felt very safe and commercial in their direction. It didn\u2019t really reflect how I felt about fashion.\u00a0LCF\u2019s creative direction team were amazing in helping me overcome these restrictions and I\u2019m\u00a0excited about future possibilities and to see growth in the ideals I feel so passionate about.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Your least and most favourite thing about LC:M?<\/strong><\/p>\n I wish it could be more encompassing, I really want the opportunity to let everyone see a show or\u00a0wear the clothes. I think it\u2019s a shame that some of the events are shut off to the \u201caverage\u201d public.\u00a0My favourite thing is that LC:M gives a lot of new designers a chance who are less commercially safe.\u00a0I personally think that\u2019s really important for the fashion industry and at the end of the day I think a\u00a0show should be an experience not just a walking clothes rail.<\/p>\n Sum up this season in three words!<\/strong><\/p>\n Long Live Honest Man<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tsun Cheung Lai <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Course: BA (Hons) Bespoke Tailoring<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Tsun Cheung Lai, BA (Hons) Bespoke Tailoring; Caroline Klemp, BA (Hons) Cordwainers Footwear: Product Design and Innovation; Joseph Mangan, BA (Hons) Cordwainers Fashion Bags and Accessories: Product Design and Innovation<\/em><\/p>\n What was the starting point for this collection?<\/strong><\/p>\n My work is a mixture of traditional tailoring and contemporary menswear. I wanted to challenge the\u00a0traditional concept of bespoke tailoring by exploring new and surprising techniques and by using\u00a0untraditional fabric. I also used sail making techniques in my work.<\/p>\n What beats are playing in the studio while you\u2019re designing?<\/strong><\/p>\n Techno and Jazz.<\/p>\n Your favourite piece from the collection and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n My first tailored jacket made from ripstop, which is used to make kites for kitesurfing and it is not\u00a0the easiest material to make a traditional jacket out of so I had to create new techniques to make it\u00a0easier.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The trickiest part of the design process?<\/strong><\/p>\n I tend to have new ideas every single day so whilst I am making the garment, it is very hard to stick\u00a0with one final design and I always want to make it better. But because of time, I eventually make a\u00a0decision!<\/p>\n Your least and most favourite thing about LC:M?<\/strong><\/p>\n I love the energy and the atmosphere! I wish I could go to every show.<\/p>\n Sum up this season in three words!<\/strong><\/p>\n New bold and exciting<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sam Thompson<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Course: BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Menswear<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n