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Kathryn McGee

MA work

MA work

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    Image 001, Kathryn McGee 2015
    Photographer: Samuel Wood

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Building new identities out of the old through re-appropriation and sculptural cutting.

While idolising Elton John and dreaming of a world filled with feathers and glitter, it dawned on me that many men may protest against this, and this anarchy led me to create a rebel motorcycle gang, fighting against sartorial autonomy in a future dystopia ruled over by a maniacal Elton John who is forcing everyone to dress like he did in his 1970s glam days.

Info

Info

  • MA Degree

    School

    School of Design

    Programme

    MA Fashion Menswear, 2015

  • Building new identities out of the old through re-appropriation and sculptural cutting.

    While idolising Elton John and dreaming of a world filled with feathers and glitter, it dawned on me that many men may protest against this, and this anarchy led me to create a rebel motorcycle gang, fighting against sartorial autonomy in a future dystopia ruled over by a maniacal Elton John who is forcing everyone to dress like he did in his 1970s glam days.

  • Degrees

  • BA Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear, London College of Fashion, 2010
  • Experience

  • Internship, Christopher Raeburn, London, 2008–9; Internship, Richard Nicoll, London, 2009; Assistant designer, Christopher Raeburn, London, 2010–11; Freelance designer (clients: Li-ning, Head Sportswear Façonnable), 2011–14
  • Awards

  • Bespoke fur design manufactured for International Fur Talent Show, Kopenhagen Fur Imagine Talents, Copenhagen Fashion week, 2015