Matty Bovan

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Matty Bovan’s style of sci-fi dystopia contrasted with traditional knitwear makes him an interesting designer. His A/W18 collection encompassed deconstructed tweed, tulle, tartan and thick knits that had a new take on English heritage and tailoring. Referring to his pieces as ‘heirlooms’ (Bovan, 2018) he draws on his own heritage to inform his designs creating unique garments and suggests he wants for his consumers to have as much an emotional response to heritage as he does. With ragged seams and unexpected pairings, he pieces his fabrics together layering them to create voluminous dresses and garments that play with proportion. I like the slightly haphazard layering style of Bovan’s work using traditional materials and propelling them into push boundaries.