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Designer update: Scottacus Anthony

Scottacus's showed his 21st Century Petroglyphs collection at this years GFW. Showcasing his skills in pattern cutting and design on the catwalk, Scottacus speaks to Keep The Wolf telling us how he got to this final stage.

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

Designer update: Lyudmila Lane

We Caught up with Gala Finalist Lyudmila Lane after she stunned the GFW audience with her exquisitely, elegant Grey and Orange collection. So here's a short interview with Lyudmila.

Tell ‘Keep The Wolf’ a little about yourself.

Just graduated UCA Rochester in Fashion Innovation and Management. I started later than most because I raised two daughters but I think my life experience made me very focused on my goals. I’m not new to the Fashion, I previously worked in the knitwear industry for eight years but being in college I wanted to use my opportunity to experiment with different media that’s why I chose to use pleating for my final collection. I think pleats can be discovered in many different ways but I will come back to knitwear in one of my future collections.

Tell us about your graduate collection (inspiration/concept/fabrics etc)

My collection is very flowing, elegant and chic. The inspiration came from moving sculptures of Peter Jensen. It’s a combination of simple structured dresses with soft flowing pleated pieces and loose draped pleating garments which represent movement in the slow motion. My favorite piece in my collection is a coat with sleeves and cape joined together. It can be worn with the cape lifted up which creates interesting feature. I used polyester for the pleated pieces for the perfect hold of pleats but I’ve also used a silk chiffon and silk satin for the structured pieces to create this chic and soft look.

Talk us through the process you went through to to your final collection

- How long did it take?
For me it felt like the time completing this collection lasted forever. There’s so much time spent recording every change and going through deep analysis of the collection's progress, but it is a good process for all students to learn and go through.

- What the best part of the process for you ?
I think I enjoyed every moment working on my collection. I felt as if I grew as a designer every day. Even going through not sleeping nights and rushing next day back to Uni, but at the end of the day it made my life complete.

Where can ‘Keep the Wolf’ readers buy your clothes?

I’m very exited to say that my collection will be selling very soon on the online shop ‘Not Just A Label’. Also I will be adding a few new garments to my existing collection which is adapted to every day wear.

Where would you like to be selling your future collections?

I would love to sell my garments in Bluebird in the future.

What does the future hold for Lyudmila?

I don’t know yet but I feel adrenalized about everything waiting for me ahead, I’m sure there will be up and downs but what makes me content is I will be doing what I always loved and finally what I’m really good at.

After going through the a long process of creating this innovative and feminine collection Lyudmila has achieved respect as a new and up coming design who has clearly got a lot more talent to show in the near future.

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Designer update: Lauren Pharoah

Leather and Fur swept the catwalk when Lauren Pharoah showed off her GFW collection . This was a definite highlight of the week! So Here is our interview with this talented designer finding out all the ins and outs behind her collection and her future plans.

Tell ‘Keep The Wolf’ a little about yourself.

I'm creative, ambitious and a true perfectionist. I put my all into everything I do. I enjoy socializing with friends, watching a variety of new and old films, going to music events, reading, visiting exhibitions and places of interest and travelling.
I have been studying Fashion design since I left school, through college to my degree at University and I can certainly say that for the past five years my whole life has been about Fashion, not only through education but as a great passion of mine and has definitely influenced me in all that I do.

Tell us about your graduate collection

My 'Four and Twenty Black Birds', beautifully damaged collection is inspired by the mood between feminine innocence and the females alter ego. The soft and the harsh. The light and the dark. The tender and the rocker.
The concept grew from Gothic architecture and paintings and sullen photography, which inspired for a melancholic colour palette through tones of blacks, petrol blue, shades of grey and levels of white. My collection is about a mood and a feeling and this is often how I become inspired. I was also influenced by the traditional biker jacket and over-sized this for the female form creating an androgynous style through big silhouettes. Through feeding inspiration between opposing moods I used a variety of contrasting fabrics to emphasize this. Such as distressed leather against fully glass beaded fabric and knit printed chiffon. The rich textures in my collection contributed greatly in setting the mood. Other fabrics and textures I used included, Python skin, patent and various leathers, fringed and studded leather and origin assured fox fur.

Talk us through the process you went through to to your final collection

I spent around four months working on my final collection, through the initial idea and concept to final manufacture, working extremely hard to guarantee a successful outcome. My favorite part of the process is design, through the inspiration and researching, concept and mood development and designing the pieces and range for my collection.

Its hard to choose our favorite garment !

We still can't choose whether its the tassel fringed or the fox tail trimmed jacket . What Is your favorite Garment ?

Those are my two favorite garments also. I have to say though my fox tail, over-sized biker jacket is my favorite garment. It is the first piece of my collection that went from initial idea and sketch to final garment and I think that plays a huge part in my decision as this continued to fuel the fire, it was with me from the beginning and I just feel the strong silhouette and statement also makes it a favorite.

Where can ‘keep the wolf’ readers buy your clothes?

I initially would like to keep a lot of the pieces from my final collection, however De Montfort University will be having a pop up shop off Londons Carnaby street, on the 1st floor of Kingly Court from the 12th to the 21st July, where I intend to reproduce some of the pieces from my collection, such as the distressed leather tshirts, vests and dresses to sell amongst other peoples work from my University.

Where would you like to be selling your future collections ?

The ultimate goal is to have my own little company where I would be designing for my own label so that would be the perfect venue to showcase my work but I would also love to be selling my future collections to aspiring places like Dover St market in London.

What does the future hold for Lauren Pharoah?

Well for the moment I just want to jump straight into a career in fashion to gain experience and knowledge and am happy to be involved in any creative job I can get my hands on. To then progress through the elements of the industry to ultimately become a fashion designer and move forward and excel in this fast pace, contagious, forever moving fashion environment and culture .

We too would love to see Lauren selling at Dover st market and would be one of many people queuing for her cutting edge designs sure to be a huge success in any designer store.

http://www.artsthread.com/p/laurenpharoah