Lee Hurst

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Lee Hurst, born and raised Liverpudlian, specialist in tailoring. Graduate from the BA Womenswear course at Central Saint Martins, with recent experience working in Haute Couture for brands such as Iris Van Herpen and Christian Dior.

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Before starting my MA in Womenswear at the RCA, I worked casually within a tailors in the north of England, Liverpool to be exact. Observing and understanding traditional methods, lead me to appreciate traditionalism and the art of craft, something which has almost died.

I have always had a negative attitude towards the ideology of anti-fast fashion, but never truly understood how I could challenge the direction in which our industry has headed into. After asking questions upon questions to the tailors who I worked alongside, I began to understand the methodology behind well crafted clothes, built for longevity, but most importantly to feel great in.

Understanding the psychology behind tailoring, is something I had never come across before. Observing how a sharp cut can change a posture, an attitude or even give the body an illusion through the art of construction.

These are all things I wished to experiment with. Itching to start my MA, I took the basic knowledge that I had to grow into my aesthetic. I begin to develop an identity of clothing that with-olds the juxtaposition of bespoke tailoring, with everyday wear, built for longevity that make people feel confident. The historic reference of my work also contains a modern sense of value within its eco-conscious outcome, using dead stock material from high end Haute Couture houses, wool from local english mills,First Aid World War 2 and thread and dog fur waste. Bringing history into the contemporary is something that has been lost within fashion.

MA 2020

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An insight into quarantine life at my flat, experimenting and exploring the art of tailoring with whatever was around me. These images explore the honesty of process and the beauty that can evolve through extraordinary times.

Medium: Photobook

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