The first designer of Vancouver Fashion Week that I would like to introduce is 23-year-old Drew William, who was born in Edmonton, capital of the Canadian province Alberta.Originally a student of photography at Emily Carr University in Vancouver, Drew began experimenting with textiles while studying design at London’s Central Saint Martins.
He soon found himself in Copenhagen working under the tutelage of Henrik Vibskov where he explored conceptually the collision of opposing forces.
The 2009 fall/winter collection of Drew William is a visual experiment of oppositions in unity. As you will see in the picture gallery below, the pattern cutting is a reflection of fluid motion colliding with geometry.
At Vancouver Fashion Week, Drew will exhibit his 2010 s/s collection, of which he writes:
“The collection was inspired by aviation and my interpretation of the silhouettes and subverting them. Images that emerge are twisting parachute structures. Largely this collection was inspired by my grandfather and his participation with the Canadian forces as a paratrooper. It was a re-imagining of myself within those same parameters and on a basic level those clothes, putting myself within in history.”
Best of success to you, Drew, at Vancouver Fashion Week!
Photo top center 2010 s/s collection Copyright Drew William.
Slideshow 2009 a/w collection Copyright Drew William.
