A Vision of Fashion Crossover London’s Collaborative Ingenuity

Fashion Crossover London seeks to identify and give the future generation of fresh creatives a chance for their work to shine, and break through the noise, using the power of collaboration. May it be exactly that, which allowed four Fashion Crossover London designers, each showcasing a unique aesthetic to merge seamlessly in a shoot beaming with innovation, inclusivity and all-together dreaminess.

Amid UK’s third lockdown, Fashion Crossover London opened its doors - following all necessary COVID-19 regulations - to an afternoon of creative escapism. Bringing to life the designs of Fashion Crossover London designers Claire Tiplady, Seren Gaygusuz, Anne Elisabeth F Marthinsen and Bonabag was the emerging photographer Qingyang Chen. With a background in fine art, Qingyang looked at paintings for inspiration and treated every shot like a work of art, spending hours developing in the darkroom to create the perfect shot.

Celebrating love, kindness, and peeling back the facade clothes provide us with, we saw a more stripped-back approach, allowing every piece to speak for itself. The Cambridge-based gender-neutral designer Claire Tiplady found inspiration in the intricate network of the London Underground. Her woven coat and two-piece, made entirely from ribbons, was muted down with the naturally dyed wardrobe staples by Norwegian designer Anne Elisabeth F Marthinsen, who in turn took inspiration from the telling of Dorian Grey. The ESMOD graduate chose to work with 100% natural and dyes ensuring sustainability was embedded throughout her work.

New Faces and brothers Devontay and Dijon Graham modelled the gowns by Turkish-born yet Londonbased Seren Gaygusuz, to sheer perfection. Though extravagant and symbolic of female empowerment by nature, Gayusuz’s tulle frocks transformed into a manifestation and a triumphant display of genderfluidity. Tying the looks together were the Turkish-made sustainable leather handbags of the Swiss label Bonabag by Founder Cansu Sahin, emblematic for their flawless blend of artisan design and quality leather. With each frame underpinning their mantra ‘Bona’, translating into “good, genuine, fortunate”.

Together, these images paint the perfect picture of how we all crave kindness, understanding and openness.

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Fashion Crossover London

Global Talent Director: Since Wang Editor: Lupe Baeyens Ad Production: Katarzyna Korcz, India Scott Designers: Seren Gaygusuz, Claire Tiplady, Anne Elisabeth F Marthinsen, BonaBag Photographer: Qingyang Chen Art Direction: Unai Mateo, Shuoshuo Xu Stylist: Hsieh Wen MUA: Jan Chan Hair: Sandra Hahnel Models: Devontay Graham, Dijon Graham at Anti-Agency Location: Fashion Crossover London Showroom