Never Again Shall A Single Story Be Told As If It Were Only One Thought
[ 2013 ]
SPRMRKT
Graduating with a first class honours degree from the Raffles Design Institute, Singapore in 2008, Shannon was sought after to design a slew of runway shows that got him recognised and hired by established fashion labels such as alldressedup, Benjamin Barker and AL&ALICIA. Now at SPRMRKT, this marks his first public showcase of personal art work.
Taken from Shannon’s portfolio of apparel design, we highlight a few drawings that make us question whether these can be more than sketches of his thought processes and be presented as finished works of art.
You mentioned that your interests are in designing sportswear fashion – it’s unusual but not unheard of and the first brand that comes to mind is Stella McCartney for Adidas. Why sportswear and not haute couture?
I have always been interested in body contours movements and how clothes fall and form over the human body. And sportswear gives clothes that purpose. In that sense, I like to see sportswear elements incorporated to fashion as it makes clothes seasonless and functional. Brands that really marry both these characteristics are Stella McCartney for Adidas (way better than her own label), Gyukouso by Jun Takahashi for Nike, and his own label Undercover. Aitor Throup is a huge influence as well.
Haute couture on the other hand is a fantasy. Very brilliant and stunning but at most times hard to relate to if i were to put myself as a consumer. But there is so much to learn from couture- the cutting, finishing, fabrication etc. If i could marry the both and make it practical and wearable, yet stand out- that would be a dream. I think the fore mentioned brands have done it to some extent.
And on a side not- I do not have patience for handsewing. Maybe thats the reason I shun couture work.
