Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, Riccardo Tisci, Christopher Kane—Central Saint Martins College has no shortage of iconic alumni. And it’s not hurting for fresh talent, either. On June 2, students in the undergraduate program will once again break new ground with the release of 1 Granary, the institution’s first ever student fashion magazine, named for the address of the school’s new King’s Cross campus at 1 Granary Square. “We were just having fun, doing what we loved,” explained the student editor and founder, Olya Kuryshchuk (she also styled the below shoot, “Going Sublime,” which was lensed by student Nikolay Biryukov), of the magazine’s origins. “Gradually, we realized that we had created a great opportunity—that we could meet the people who truly inspire us and show our own work in the process.”
The issue features interviews with CSM alums such as Kate Phelan (”We traveled to her studio—a huge building in a sausage factory”), as well as some very rare archival images—an old portrait of Alexander McQueen gifted by a friend, Katie Grand’s second-ever photo shoot from when she was a CSM student (the shoot debuts here, above). “For the shoot, Katie and [current CSM tutor] Gary Wallis drove all evening, shot all night in an old marked-off factory, and were back in time for class the next morning,” explained Kuryshchuk. And of course, 1 Granary highlights work by current students and recent graduates, with editorials showcasing pastel-printed tunics from sustainable group 8=10 and some almost cartoonishly clever architectural pieces from 2011 graduate Jaeyeon Lee, all shot by student photographers.
“There wasn’t a single person [involved in making the magazine] who wasn’t sleeping in our living room by the end,” said Kuryshchuk. “None of us had any experience. But Louise Wilson gave us some very valuable advice—we can fail as many times as we want. There are no rules.”
The debut issue of 1 Granary is available for pre-order now at 1granary.com
—Ashley Simpson
Photos: Courtesy of 1 Granary
No comments:
Post a Comment