Runway S/S18
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THIS<br />
CHARMING MAN<br />
Harry Evans winning the 2016 Talent Award at Central Saint Martins<br />
MEET HARRY EVANS – HE’S THE LATEST BRIGHT SPARK TO COME FROM<br />
CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS AND SET THE FASHION WORLD ALIGHT.<br />
HE TELLS RUNWAY HOW IT ALL BEGAN…<br />
<strong>Runway</strong>: Can you tell us about your<br />
fashion beginnings?<br />
Harry Evans: I started taking in interest in<br />
fashion when I was about 14. I was really into<br />
Vivienne Westwood and Comme Des Garçons<br />
and I saw fashion could be a means of selfexpression<br />
and creativity – then I realised it<br />
was something you could study and actually<br />
do for a living.<br />
R: Central Saint Martins has produced so many<br />
fashion greats – what was it like to study there?<br />
HE: It was amazing. When I started my BA<br />
degree we were in the old Charing Cross Road<br />
building and there was a blue plaque in the<br />
reception to say the Sex Pistols had played<br />
their first gig there. I stayed at Central Saint<br />
Martins to do my MA as well, so I had the full<br />
experience. I learnt to always be yourself and<br />
how to cultivate that in your work. The other<br />
important thing I learnt was that if you don’t<br />
ask, you don’t get.<br />
R: Where does your inspiration come from for<br />
your work?<br />
HE: My inspiration comes from everywhere, it’s<br />
quite eclectic. I always reference things I love,<br />
that excite me. My S/<strong>S18</strong> collection references<br />
cave paintings and Iron Age artefacts, ‘90s<br />
Versace, Siouxsie Sioux, Byzantine jewellery,<br />
’50s theatre costumes and Cher. The spirit<br />
of the collection was really inspired by my<br />
grandma, who recently passed away.<br />
R: L’Oréal Professionnel sponsors both the<br />
Central Saint Martins graduate show and the<br />
Talent Award, which you won in 2016 – how<br />
did this accolade impact your career?<br />
HE: It was not only a huge honour, but also<br />
a bit of a dream come true, as cheesy as that<br />
sounds! It’s amazing to somehow be connected<br />
to so many other amazing designers who have<br />
won previously, and having a bit of money after<br />
graduation really gave me time to relax for a<br />
bit and think about what I wanted to do next,<br />
which was definitely beneficial.<br />
R: You have worked at Meadham Kirchhoff<br />
and Céline – what did each of these incredible<br />
brands teach you?<br />
HE: They were two extremely different<br />
experiences. Meadham Kirchhoff really<br />
taught me everything – I learnt about how to<br />
put together a collection, a huge amount of<br />
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