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This is biography I wrote on designer Gareth Pugh. Pardon the wierd look of it, you can't copy and paste into blogs for some reason. I actually had to write script and I'm clearly no good at it.

February
1, 2011

GARETH PUGH

by Lisa Sadler

Since graduating from Central St. Martins in 2003, Gareth Pugh has demanded the fashion world’s attention by experimenting with intense form and volume while simultaneously creating avant-garde headpieces as theatrical additions to his garments. Pugh, now 29, captured the
interest of the fashion elite with his Fall 2006 debut at London Fashion Week followed by his ANDAM Fashion Award in 2008.

Pugh’s earlier collections included stiff, architectural shapes in a monochromatic palette that were considered to be “wearable sculptures”. During the past eight years however, his collections have steadily evolved to feature a more romantic mood with an heir of femininity. However this is not to say that his designs have strayed from his iconic hard edge, it’s just that there is now a fluidity and movement that wasn’t quite present before. So much so that Gareth chose to present his Fall 2009 and Spring 2011 collections as a film in replace of a runway show. “My clothes are about movement and how they work” he said. “It’s so nice to see them in this way than just to see them in stills. It makes what I communicate to everybody so much more concise and slick and [is displayed] how I want it to be seen”.

Gareth Pugh’s collections often contain natural fabrics such as furs and leathers to create an animalistic energy symbolic of aggression. His collections are self-described as “very beautiful, but with an underlying current of violence”. This can easily be seen in his constant desire to play with the struggle between light and dark. His designs are a captivating blend of edginess and sensuality.

Pugh has been featured in Vogue, Dazed and Confused, on Style.com and his designs can be found in Barneys and Bergdorf Goodman. Gareth’s most recent challenge was unveiled just last month. He was commissioned to showcase a mini-collection designed specifically for Pitti Uomo in Florence, Italy. He did so by producing another short film with Ruth Hogben, whom he collaborated with for his previous presentations. With Pitti at end, make sure to keep an eye on what Gareth will do next. There’s no telling what he’s capable of.

And this is one that I did for my costuming class. Hope it works! :)

http://www.scribd.com/doc/50671692