Fashion East have announced their SS15 designer roll call, including previous Fashion Scout One To
Watch Helen Lawrence (pictured).
This is Lawrence’s second season with the
initiative, setting her hot on the heels of Fashion East alumni Henry
Holland, Roksanda Ilincic and Katie Eary.
Lawrence showed a cool colour palette
of soft grey, mint and monochrome for AW14, knits made modern with
bare midriffs, skirts more seductive with thigh high splits. Scribble
stitch embroidery is a Lawrence signature, complementing PVC textures
and undulating hemlines. This collection was more sedate that SS14,
which featured lime knits and powder pink PVC. It’s clear Lawrence
has a talent for mixing materials in her sculptural designs.
Lawrence graduated from Central Saint
Martins in 2012, after completing a textile degree at Chelsea College
of Art & Design. She then worked with classmate Craig Green on
his men’s knitwear, also spending time at Mark Fast and Alexander
McQueen. With V magazine, i-D, Vogue and Style.com keeping track of
the Tyneside native, Lawrence’s fresh approach to textiles is set
to cement her status as a fashion innovator.
Read more about Helen Lawrence and
other Fashion East designers HERE.
By Isabella Silvers, Contributor, (@izzymks).
Images by Jamike-Latif, (@JamikeLatif).
