SEMI-FINALIST OF THE 2014 LVMH PRIZE

Christopher Shannonby Christopher Shannon

Christopher Shannon is a London-based Liverpudlian fashion designer specialising in menswear.
Shannon graduated from Central Saint Martins with a MA in Menswear, studying under Louise Wilson. After working with the designers Judy Blame, Kim Jones, William Baker, and the fashion label Helmut Lang, he launched his business at the end of the first decade of the 2000s with sponsorship from NEWGEN MEN,.
His work combines elements of masculine sportswear with unexpected details such as traditionally feminine frills, folklore influences, or patchwork and embroidery.