The militant gentleman, Carolyn Massey's figure for this season is reserved, louche, strong, and sophisticated, with a hint of aristocracy. Inspired by a trip through the endless archives of the National Army Museum in Sandhurst, Carolyn Massey's AW 09 collection sees a strong focus on the sartorial code of 'a gentleman of the very first house' (William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet) and how this has appropriated during the times of social or civil unrest. The AW 09 collection explores the sentiment of loss and how things / people / items / garments appear enhanced with nostalgia and are glorified in memory. Wordsworth called this the "Inward Eye."
The AW '09 collection sees an elaborate use of obsessive detail, a strong spattering of black and challenges masculine silhouettes with the creation of a wardrobe that is essentially militant.
Now in its fifth season, Carolyn Massey's eponymous menswear label made its catwalk debut as part of London Fashion Weeks first ever dedicated men's day. This was largely due to the storming success of her seasonal diffusion line 'Carolyn Massey for Topman', a key feature of Topman's LENS area.
Carolyn Massey, a 27-year-old London based British menswear designer, completed her MA at the Royal College of Art in 2005. After her MA show stylists were endlessly borrowing garments, and personal orders began flooding in. She felt 'like there was a calling' and in June 2006 she launched her self-named label, Carolyn Massey.
Carolyn Massey is exhibiting in Paris during Mens' Fashion Week in conjunction with EasternBlock showroom, and will be exhibiting her research for the AW09 collection in April 2009 at a solo exhibition in Clerkenwell.
The Carolyn Massey AW09 catwalk show was held on schedule as part of Menswear Day at London Fashion Week, February 2009.
The AW '09 collection sees an elaborate use of obsessive detail, a strong spattering of black and challenges masculine silhouettes with the creation of a wardrobe that is essentially militant.
Now in its fifth season, Carolyn Massey's eponymous menswear label made its catwalk debut as part of London Fashion Weeks first ever dedicated men's day. This was largely due to the storming success of her seasonal diffusion line 'Carolyn Massey for Topman', a key feature of Topman's LENS area.
Carolyn Massey, a 27-year-old London based British menswear designer, completed her MA at the Royal College of Art in 2005. After her MA show stylists were endlessly borrowing garments, and personal orders began flooding in. She felt 'like there was a calling' and in June 2006 she launched her self-named label, Carolyn Massey.
Carolyn Massey is exhibiting in Paris during Mens' Fashion Week in conjunction with EasternBlock showroom, and will be exhibiting her research for the AW09 collection in April 2009 at a solo exhibition in Clerkenwell.
The Carolyn Massey AW09 catwalk show was held on schedule as part of Menswear Day at London Fashion Week, February 2009.
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