Knitting - UK (2020-04)

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HOMEGROWN TALENT IN THE SPOTLIGHT

MOODBOARD

VALENTINA KARELLAS

Zero-waste designer Valentina Karellas was born

and bred in London and makes all her creations

herself, from discontinued yarns, on a vintage

knitting machine. She only creates knits to order

to avoid making unwanted stock, and saves every

scrap of yarn to create jewellery and other small

items so that nothing is wasted. Her designs are

named after little-known London streets

as “a little thank you” to her home city.

JOHN ARBON

Devon-based John Arbon has built a business

using the wool from local sheep and spinning

them himself on reclaimed machinery.

TOPSHOP

Since it was founded as a youth brand in

a British department store in 1964,

Topshop has been synonymous with

on-trend UK fashion.

HOPE MACAULAY
Hope Macaulay was born and
raised on the northern coast of Ireland
and learnt to knit from her grandmother.
Her bold, bright, chunky designs are hand knitted
freeform, and she loves to experiment with
diferent structures and colour combinations.

UIST WOOL

On a remote island in the Outer Hebrides,

Uist Wool has created work spinning

knitting wool from local sheep breeds.

OLIVER BONAS

Founder Olly started out as a one-man band

in 1993, selling items behind a second-

hand till from his irst shop – there are now

nearly 80 stores across the UK and Ireland.

FAT FAC E

Founded by two friends who wanted to

fund their skiing obsession, Fatface opened

its doors in Fulham in 1988. It now has

more than 200 stores in the UK and US.

Purple floral

print Prairie

playsuit £

Check trench

£

Yellow snake

trousers

£

Bee charm

and stone

drop necklace

£

Maya Mono

Leopard Tote

£

Lobster

motif knitted

jumper

£

Bernie

floating floral

d r e s s £49. 5 0

Animal print

scarf

£ 2 9. 5 0

Radnor riding

boots

£

HOMEGROWN STYLE

BRITISH DESIGN

Punk and new wave

designer Dame Vivienne

Westwood pioneered

unusual knits featuring ladders,

holes and safety pins, and the

mohair sweaters that became

a 1980s classic.

DAME ZANDR A RHODES

Famed for her bold, bright and beautiful

creations, Dame Zandra Rhodes was inspired by

Pop Art when she started designing, and was

later nicknamed the “Princess of Punk ”. She has

been designing knitwear since the mid-1970s

and has created some stunning hand knitting

patterns for Rowan as well as runway collections.

DA ME

VIVIENNE

WEST WOOD

CLASSIC

S TA R S

BRITISH

NEW YA R N S

FACES

PHOTOGRAPH: SIMON EMMETT