An interview with SAMUEL ROGAN - BA Fashion Student.
I selected someone I already knew very well to produce my creative report on. Typically choosing a studio or specific designer at this point is not what interests me, I wanted to choose someone who I knew is striving to go places through the sheer work and effort they are putting in whilst not only studying at University, but also in recently starting up his own brand and clothing concepts. I’ve found Sam to be an inspiration - due to my incredibly growing interest in Fashion, and I’m pleased that I know someone with exceptional skills in fashion design, that has yet to be discovered. Instead of taking a traiditonal route of going to University straight from school - he interviewed for LCA at 23, with a portfolio based on his own work, self initiated, and from the experience gained from attending fabric cutting courses, and also night courses at college.
Q.
1. “What has driven you to want to strive & succeed since you began studying at University?”
A. “I’ve always been quite entrepreneurial alongisde the flare I have to succeed in doing things off my own back. Going to University allowed me to gain opportunities, and come to the realisation that I’m going to have a future in fashion - i can already see myself going places. Having really close family members pass away, and from having quite a hard time growing up - the drive has almost been instilled in me and that in itself, makes me want to continue to better myself. I want to be able to support my mum in similar ways that she has done for me growing up , I want to be succces-ful.”
One of the designs for a moodboard created by Samuel Rogan.
MASSIMO OSTI
2. Q.
“Which Designers do you find most influential, when creating your own work or for inspiration?”
A. “Massimo Osti - purely for the way that he works, or used to work as he passed away. His work opened my mind up to the idea of something being made from nothing, not everything has to be a beautifully designed fashion illustration for a designer to understand your vision. He revolutionized fabrics, and the technical pattern cutting behind his work is incredible as well. I appreciate the heritage behind his brand, Stone Island - I view him as almost a totem of the industry.”
3. Q.
“What fashion trends do you imagine to have the biggest impact in the future?”
A. “From what I’ve noticed its not so much trends, but more so depending on the radical designs technology can enhance to make that will have the most impact in the future. Social media has such a pivotal role for brands, especially in trends. 3D printing of clothes, and virtual changing rooms are enhancing trends digitally through fashion. In regards to seasonal trends, I feel like its abit what’s the word... frivelous when something changes every season - I prefer when people have a particular style and stay true to that rather then constantly following trends.”
IRIS VAN HERPEN Example of a 3D printed, ice ike dress.
STONE ISLAND Would ideally like to work for, before starting own brand.
4. Q.
“Where do you see yourself in a few years time in regards to your career or aspirations?”
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A. “I’m very entrepreneurial I want to eventually work for myself. But to get to a level like that I need to learn as much as i can, work with other people and other designers in order to gain the industry knowledge. Working for somebody for a few years, and to then continue to expand on my own designs and clothes would be sick.
5. Q.
“What kind of work experience would be most valuable to you at this point?”
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A. “Again, working under a brand - a brand thats aesthetic and direction resinates with what I want to do, and what I like. I want to learn how to fully create garments. Yojhi Yamamoto would be a fantastic designer to work for.
YOHJI YAMAMOTO / SS16
HAT CONCEPTS - CREATED FOR PROPHET CLOTHING.
6. Q.
“Do you have any self initiated projects you’re working on currently?”
A. “At the moment Universities eating up alot of my free time, but I’ve been slowly moving forward with things for my own brand, Prophet. The name resinates with me that’s all it is really, i’m trying to build a structure and identiity around that. Whatever I do design whether its in or out of uni, will be released under that platform.”
7. Q.
“Whats the most expensive piece of clothing you’ve bought & why?”
A. “I’m definitely a bit of an impulse buyer sometimes, apart from having a few pairs of trainers that cost over £200, the most expensive thing I’ve bought has to be the Stone Island bomber jacket that I bought recently. I bought it purely because I had the money, and of course, it’s Stone Island. I bought a pair of leopard print shorts once for £200, big mistakethey’ve never even been worn.”
STONE ISLAND DAVID TC BOMBER JACKET
Produced by Nathan Laville