Christopher Shannon
With a nod to Northern Style and market-stall bootlegging, Christopher Shannon creates modern and inventive sportswear with a distinct aesthic, which he calls 'refined scallyism'.
For autumn/winter '11, Christopher reflects on the fact that sportswear is a global phenomenon. He noted when watching documentaries that, even in the rainforest, you would see someone wearing a Nike Jacket or adidas top. This idea he blended with an eclectic range of visual inspiration, including books of Nigerian streetstyle by Pieter Hugo, to create multicultural pieces with sportswear roots and varied ethnic elements.
