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REBEL: 30 Years of London Fashion

 

Printed coat, trousers, glove, top and shoes, Autumn/Winter 2018

 

"I love exaggerating florals and all the drama they can bring to a garment. My solution for making them is digital printing. I set up my own London printworks so students and designers can use it too." - Richard Quinn

 

This voluminous flower-printed look by Richard Ouinn swept past Oueen Elizabeth II as she sat in the front row of his debut NEWGEN show in February 2018. Afterwards, she presented the young Londoner with the first Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design for emerging designers led by community and/or sustainable values. Richard had set up his textile digital printworks under a railway arch in Peckham, both to produce his own signature designs, and to provide a much-needed local resource. Immediately after graduating from Central Saint Martins masters in 2016, he was running a service which reduced production waste and cut shipping miles and time for London designers.

 

Mylar foil, PET, polyester

 

Digital print backdrop

Silk Duchess satin

 

Courtesy Richard Quinn

 

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