Biography of Gareth Pugh

Born at  Tyne and Wear, England, 1981

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Mumbai Oct 18th 2013(Sailesh Gandhi): English-born fashion designer Gareth Pugh has received global recognition for his approach to redefining modern luxury. Educated at London’s Central Saint Martins, Pugh’s clothes have been described as wearable sculptures – experimental forms, volumes and fabrics are all signature to his ever evolving style. A textural mash up where PVC, Perspex and parachute silk meet luxury mink, leather and cashmere.

 

Pugh made his London Fashion Week debut in February 2005, as part of the Fashion East line-up. His first solo show at London Fashion Week came in 2006, with Topshop NEWGEN sponsorship. In 2007 he was invited to present his work as part of the V&A’s Fashion In Motion showcase. It was around this time that Pugh’s collections began to garner the highest critical phase. “An incredible, unmissable show… his genius is undeniable,” said British Vogue of his SS 2007 collection. Later that year, the designer’s work was selected to feature in Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy at the Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. In July 2008, Pugh won the ANDAM Fashion Award, presenting his first show in Paris the following September. He went on to present his first menswear collection in Paris in January 2009.

 

The designer’s clothes are stocked internationally and in August 2010, he opened his first flagship store in Hong Kong: a stylized demonstration of his aesthetic, complete with LCD video wall designed to present up-to-date digital content. A leading proponent of fashion film and new technology, Pugh frequently collaborates with director Ruth Hogben and is a regular collaborator to SHOWstudio.com, photographer Nick Knight's award-winning website. In January 2011, Pugh undertook perhaps his most ambitious film project to date; having been selected as the guest designer at Italian trade show Pitti, he presented a special collection via a large-scale video installation projected on the ceiling of a 14th century chapel, in a powerful collision between art history and fashion's digital future. 

The designer has worked with some of the world’s most celebrated artists and institutions - including a recent collaboration with Wayne McGregor at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - and continues to work closely with the leading editorial and creative forces in the fashion and entertainment industries.