Tell Keep TheWolf a little about yourself
My name is Scott Perkin aka Scottacus Anthony and I have just completed my BA (Hons) Fashion Studies degree at The Arts University College at Bournemouth. I am enthusiastic about creative pattern cutting and engineering textile design within garment cutting.
Tell us about your graduate collection
My graduate collection "21st Century Petroglyphs" Is based on a personal background of sculpture. Individuals such as Barbara Hepworth and Peter Randall-Page have been a huge influence. It is this background that makes me view clothing in a more sculptural, tactile way. The collection is a reflection of this sculptural background through the use of creative cutting and 21st century technology.
I have utilized this inspiration with the use of laser cutting and matching digital print both in my own work, and as an intern at Alexander McQueen on the Womenswear Pre-Fall 2010 and “Plato’s Atlantis” collection. The idea is to produce a Textile/ Fashion version of topographical models giving the clothing a sense of being carved into.
The use of the colour Purple is to pay homage to my ancestor, Henry William Perkin, the scientist who invented the synthetic dye to the colour Purple.
Talk us through the process you went through to to your final collection
Planning started in December 2010 and the collection was completed Mid-May 2011. Most of the time is spent designing and developing the collection on the mannequin. As a creative pattern cutter this method allows me to create structure and shape more organically, giving me more creative freedom than designing on paper. It's said it is a by-product of my sculpting background, I like to keep my hands busy.
Where can ‘Keep the Wolf’ readers buy your clothes?
At the moment I do not have a distributor but if anyone is interested in purchasing any of my garments or accessories, they should contact me through my website www.scottacusanthony.com
Where would you like to be selling your future collections ?
Selfridges, Harrods, Harvey Nichols.
What does the future hold for Scottacus?
At the moment I am working on some projects for clients and sorting out my future plans. Maybe having a small holiday after these hectic few months spent with the Graduate Collection.
We at Keep The Wolf were instantly drawn to Scottacus's Laser cut prints and creative eye for shape and form, so look forward to seeing future collections and projects in the near future.
www.scottacusanthony.com