On Thursday I was lucky enough to get an invite to the Royal College MA press show. The ladieswear patterncutting team at COS set out at 10:30am on an adventure to the Royal College. We walked 45 minutes to The Henry Moore Gallery and the sore legs and swollen feet were well worth the trek as the show was quite impressive.
36 students showcased their collections to the press, they were strong, well constructed and innovative. Highlights included:
Racheal Barett's silicone dresses that exaggerated the hourglass shape, and combined lace with rubber to expose the negative shapes on the body.
Dulcie Wanless' sculptural collection showed many different textures combining knit, matt and shiny to produce a feast for the eyes.
Matthew Miller's skeleton bibs and cable knit skulls were amazing combining masculinity with a little bit of humor.
Lastly, Kim Choong-Wilkins' deconstructed "bodybound" men had a certain gareth pughesque feel which included stud's, exaggerated shoulders and an armour like silhouette.
All in all the RCA MA show was a nice escape from a day of patterncutting. As someone who is planning to do a MA in design (within the next two years, hopefully) I think, I will highly consider the Royal College as one of my choices.
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