Premiere show Mark Fast fw 11/12 in Russia
Mark Fast, a 30-year-old knitwear designer, was born and raised in Canada in the countryside near the forest. He found inspiration in London, where he studied at Central Saint Martins for 5 years. Mark's works work closely with the body thanks to an innovative technology developed by him that combines natural fibers with lycra. For his new fw 11/12 collection, Mark, in collaboration with Canadian manufacturing company Danier, also created a series of leather goods.
"Knitted things have a closer relationship with a person than clothing made of textiles or corsetry. Such clothes take the form of a person who wears it, and the final image is always the result of the cooperation of both." - Claudia Croft Style, October 11, 2009.
5 facts about Mark Fast
1. Graduate forge talent forge Central St.Martins, Mark Fast was born in Canada, but today is considered a London-based designer. He studied at the bachelor and master of arts (both he received in the field of knitwear) and graduated in February 2008.
2. Mark does all his things with his own hands on a home spinning machine, bought sometime in second-hand.
3. Marc collaborated with Stuart Vevers for Loewe, Bora Aksu, Christian Louboutin, Swarovski, Atelier Swarovski, Christian Louboutin, Topshop, Pinko, Danier and Woolmark.
"Creating a collection for Topshop, I was inspired by exotic birds: their flight, the shimmering of their wings and the movement of their feathers," commented Mark Fast.
4. When creating shows and photo shoots, Mark often gave preference to the plus-size models.
In the lookbook of the autumn pre-collection of the democratic line Faster fromBrand Fast Belgian Anouk Lepere and Plus-Heil Morley model starred.
"Many people think that I do not use the plus-size models.- says Mark Fast after the show of his debut collection S / S 2009. “But I met these girls, and I liked their charisma.” They are just precious. "
5. The image of a woman from Mark Fast Mark himself defines as follows: "She knows exactly what she wants. And she is ready to take risks to get her way."