The London College of Fashion presents its first menswear show at the start of London Collections: Men. The event on Friday 15th June is to be held in the vaults at the Royal Society of Arts. Four recent graduates of the London College of Fashion with their own expanding businesses will show their spring 2013 collections to buyers and press for the first time.
Matteo Molinari received the 2011 Show of the Year Award from The London College of Fashion. Born in Italy, he was employed as a freelance designer by a major Italian accessory brand.
He moved to London to focus on menswear. His designs mix traditional tailoring with more unusual textiles such as handmade crochet.
Domingo Rodriguez won the Menswear Award with his first collection at Graduate Fashion Week in 2008. This collection earned him the Harold Tilman Scholarship to study an MA Design and Technology course at the London College of Fashion. Rodriguez takes inspiration from the human form with softness and fine textures key features of his work.
Oliver Ruuger creates striking luxury accessories that push the boundaries between sculpture and product. He uses highly labour intensive processes to create truly original items. After graduating with an MA Award in Design in 2011, Oliver Ruuger received Accessories Collection of the Year in Italy.
Following the show at the Royal Society of Arts press and buyers will have the opportunity to view all the collections at numbernine, the Menswear Showroom, Carnaby Street.
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