Author Archives: jenjarvis

Shao-Yen Chen

Written by jenjarvis. Posted on February 23, 2010. Filed under Central Saint Martins, Chunky Knit, Fringing, Ruffles, Uncategorized, autumn winter 2010. Tagged Shao-yen Chen. 8 Comments.

This is a bit of a follow up from my last post. This is Shao-Yen Chen’s MA graduate collection as shown on Sunday night. It’s absolutely beautiful and I love all these irregular shapes made from built up fringing. As always I have a mini interview…. I am inspired by HUMAN BODY, MOVEMENT, NATURE, LANDSCAPE. I have interned [...]

Shao-yen Chen

Written by jenjarvis. Posted on February 18, 2010. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged Shao-yen Chen. 3 Comments.

I would like to introduce you to the next knit genius to come out of the Central Saint Martins fashion machine…Shao-yen Chen. He graduated from the BA fashion knitwear course at CSM back in 2008 and went straight onto the masters. The pictures below are of his beautiful BA collection which featured felted knitting merging [...]

Steven Oo

Written by jenjarvis. Posted on February 16, 2010. Filed under Chunky Knit, Hand Knit, autumn winter 2010, ribbing. 5 Comments.

It’s not often that I post the entire line up from a graduate collection but I just love Steven Oo’s work as shown as part of the Academy of Arts show at New York fashion week 2010. Originating from Yangon, Myanmar he has just graduated from Fashion and Knitwear design. The collection is made [...]

R.I.P

Written by jenjarvis. Posted on February 12, 2010. Filed under Uncategorized. 3 Comments.

Liria Pristine for Alexander Herchcovitch

Written by jenjarvis. Posted on February 9, 2010. Filed under autumn winter 2010, menswear. 1 Comment.

These pieces are from Alexander Herchcovitch’s Autumn Winter 2010 Collection as made by knitting extraordinaire Liria Pristine. The collection was inspired by The Seventh Seal by Ingmar Bergman and was said to be one of the strongest collection of Sao Paulo Fashion Week! To read more Info on Liria Please visit the following Links… http://knitkicks.co.uk/2009/08/08/liria-pristine-2/ [...]

Unknown Knitters!

Written by jenjarvis. Posted on January 31, 2010. Filed under Cables, Chunky Knit. Tagged Chunky Knitwear, knitwear. 3 Comments.

Sorry everyone for the lack of posting, I’m in the middle of moving house/ am generally very busy. I’m actually starting to panick about the amount I have to write about, my computer is currently filled to the brim with pictures of knitwear. This is a quickie post…I did actually email the college for more [...]

Skull Knits

Written by jenjarvis. Posted on January 24, 2010. Filed under Chunky Knit, Embellished Knit, menswear. Tagged mcqueen, menswear, skull knits. 5 Comments.

This is going to be a quick post. I just spotted this skull jumper (above) in the Autumn/Winter 2010 Alexander McQueen collection. It sparked of a memory of an image I had saved before….so after searching my computer for about an hour I found the image below..a more textural version skull inspired jumper. I’m not too [...]

I Love Macramé

Written by jenjarvis. Posted on January 15, 2010. Filed under Macramé. Tagged fashion, knitwear, Macramé. 5 Comments.

I know it’s not knitwear, but I love a bit of macramé. It seems to be making a bit of a comeback lately. I’m pretty sure lots of graduates this year will have a bit of macramé in their collections. Its a brilliant craft, a bit time consuming but well worth it with the results. [...]

Asaka La Geraghty

Written by jenjarvis. Posted on January 12, 2010. Filed under Stripes, Tension, Transparency. Tagged asaka la, asakala, dubied knit, fine knit. 5 Comments.

To introduce this knitwear designer I thought I’d create this post NotJustALabel style by doing a mini interview type thing. These beautiful fine knit garments are by Central Saint Martins graduate Asaka La Geraghty from her Spring/Summer 2010 collection. She has an impressive Cv, having previously worked for a number of designers including Alex Gore Brown, Anna [...]