{"id":46893,"date":"2016-05-24T14:39:03","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T18:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/?p=46893"},"modified":"2023-11-21T16:35:50","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T21:35:50","slug":"the-lvmh-8-wales-bonner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/the-lvmh-8-wales-bonner\/","title":{"rendered":"The LVMH 8: Wales Bonner"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cover\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/Untitled-Session07364v2.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/Untitled-Session07364v2.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/Untitled-Session07364v2-1280x1707.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/Untitled-Session07364v2-150x200.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id =\"covertitle\">\n<h1><a href=\"\/mdx\/the-lvmh-8-wales-bonner\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">THE LVMH 8: WALES BONNER<\/a><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n#content .row {max-width:100%}\n#cover {\npadding: 10% 20%;\nbackground-color: white;\nposition:relative;\nmargin: 0 auto 30px auto;\ntext-align:center;\n}\n#covertitle {\nposition: absolute;\nfont-family:'Neue Haas Unica W01',helvetica,sans-serif;\nbottom: 24%;\nwidth:  60%;\ncolor: white;\nfont-size: 4rem;\nfont-weight:100;\n}\n#covertitle p {}\n#covertitle h1 {display:inherit;}\n#covertitle h1 a {color:white;}\n#content #covertitle h3 {font-size:1.4rem;}\n#content #introbox h2 {color:black;background-color:white;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:center;}\n.quote {padding:5%;padding: 10%;\nfont-size:1.6em;\n}\n#introseries {\n  max-width:640px;\n  padding:2% 10%;\n  margin:auto;\n  clear:both;font-family:'Neue Haas Unica W01',helvetica,sans-serif;\n  font-size: .95rem;\n  font-weight:100;  \n  text-align:justify;\n}\n#introseries p {padding: 0 10%;}\n#introseries,#introseries p,#introcredits,#introcredits p {color:black;}\n#introbox {\n  max-width:640px;\n  padding: 10% 5% !important;\n  margin:auto;\n  clear:both;font-family:'Neue Haas Unica W01',helvetica,sans-serif;\n  font-size: 1.4rem;\n  font-weight:300;\n  text-align:justify;\n}\n#introbox,#introbox p {text-align:justify;}\n.introcredits {font-size:.9em;text-align:center;}\n.credits,.covercredits {font-size:0.7rem;text-align:center;}\n#thumbs {text-align:center;margin:10% 0 3% 0;font-size:1.4rem;font-weight:900;}\n#thumbsul {margin:0 8%;}\n#thumbsul li,#thumbsul li a:hover {color:black;}\n.thumbgray {filter:grayscale(100%);-webkit-filter: grayscale(1);}\n.separ {background-color:white;height:40px;}\n.bottom {margin-bottom: 80px;}\n<\/style>\n<link type=\"text\/css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/\/fast.fonts.net\/cssapi\/1ee7eecc-8318-40d7-9f60-2840770611c0.css\"\/>\n<div class=\"txtdiv\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"introbox\">\n<h2>Wales Bonner<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to believe, but just two short years ago, Grace Wales Bonner was still a student at Central Saint Martins working on her graduate collection. In the short time since then, her incisive and detailed studies of black male identity have earned her last year\u2019s British Fashion Award for Emerging Menswear Designer and, now, a nomination for the LVMH Prize.<\/p>\n<p>A native of London, which she credits for giving her a \u201cbroad perspective and a sensitivity to different points of view,\u201d Wales Bonner says she was originally drawn to designing menswear thanks to her father. Each of her collections is firmly grounded in history and academia, often dealing with the legacy of colonialism and an almost-sociological interest in value systems and group distinctions. \u201cI spend as much time as possible researching and it\u2019s a constant process,\u201d she explains. \u201cI am looking for an engaging narrative and something I immediately can connect with emotionally. It\u2019s all quite intuitive.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"quote\">\n  &#8220;I want to represent blackness in fashion in a rigorous and beautiful way. It\u2019s not a phase or a trend for me, it\u2019s something that motivates me.&#8221;\n  <\/div>\n<p>For Spring 2016, her study led her to Malik Ambar, an Ethiopian brought to India as a slave in the 16th century who formed a mercenary army and rose to the rank of prime minister thanks to his political skills. \u201cThe collection reflects cross-cultural exchange and the African diaspora across the Indian Ocean,\u201d she says. \u201cReferences are broad\u2014Bollywood, Nollywood, markets in Dakar, Senegal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/client\/wales-bonner'>Wales Bonner<\/a> continues to show during London Collections: Men, her clothes have also attracted a passionate female following, something that is not entirely unexpected. \u201cI like working with raw silks, crushed velvets, and fabrics with an emotional quality that may be associated with femininity,\u201d she says. \u201cMy work is about freedom, so it makes sense for women to wear them too.\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>She has also drawn particular notice for casting her presentations and shows with mostly non-white models, a practice than can sometimes come across as a gimmick but feels completely honest and apt in her hands. \u201cI want to represent blackness in fashion in a rigorous and beautiful way,\u201d she explains. \u201cIt\u2019s not a phase or a trend for me, it\u2019s something that motivates me.\u201d With her work falling as it does at the nexus of shifting gender norms and the industry\u2019s increasing drive for diversity of all kinds, Wales Bonner may in many ways be the representative designer of our times.<\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Above: Sheani and Adesuwa wear Wales Bonner S\/S 2016. Hat Reinhard Plank<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separ\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/Untitled-Session08134.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/Untitled-Session08134.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/Untitled-Session08134-1280x1707.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/Untitled-Session08134-150x200.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits\">Sheani wears Wales Bonner S\/S 2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"separ\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"small-12 columns\" id=\"thumbs\">\nThe LVMH 8 2016<\/p>\n<ul class=\"small-block-grid-2 medium-block-grid-8\" id=\"thumbsul\">\n<li id=\"thumb-aalto\"><a href=\"\/mdx\/the-lvmh-8-aalto\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/aaltostatic2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/Aaltostatic.jpg\" style=\"display:none\"\/><br \/>\n    Aalto<br \/>\n  <\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"thumb-alyx\"><a href=\"\/mdx\/the-lvmh-8-alyx\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/AlyxRoll.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/AlyxStatic.jpg\" style=\"display:none\"\/><br \/>\n    Alyx<br \/>\n  <\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"thumb-brandon-m\"><a href=\"\/mdx\/the-lvmh-8-brandon-maxwell\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/BMstatic.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/BrandonRoll2.jpg\" style=\"display:none\"\/><br \/>\n    Brandon Maxwell<br \/>\n  <\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"thumb-facetasm\"><a href=\"\/mdx\/the-lvmh-8-facetasm\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/FacetasmStatic.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/FacetasmRoll.jpg\" style=\"display:none\"\/><br \/>\n    Facetasm<br \/>\n  <\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"thumb-koche\"><a href=\"\/mdx\/the-lvmh-8-koche\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/KocheStatic.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/KocheRoll.jpg\" style=\"display:none\"\/><br \/>\n    Koche<br \/>\n  <\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"thumb-vejas\"><a href=\"\/mdx\/the-lvmh-8-vejas\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/VejasStatic.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/VejasRoll.jpg\" style=\"display:none\"\/><br \/>\n    Vejas<br \/>\n  <\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"thumb-wales\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/Untitled-Session07364thumb.jpg\" class=\"thumbgray\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/GraceRoll.jpg\" class=\"thumbgray\" style=\"display:none\"\/><br \/>\n    Wales Bonner\n  <\/li>\n<li id=\"thumb-y-project\"><a href=\"\/mdx\/the-lvmh-8-y-project\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/YPStatic.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2016\/05\/YPRoll.jpg\" style=\"display:none\"\/><br \/>\n    Y\/Project<br \/>\n  <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div id=\"introseries\">\n<p>  Presenting Models.com\u2019s exclusive spotlight on each of the 8 finalists of the LVMH 2016 Young Fashion Designer Prize in anticipation of their final presentation at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>  On June 16th, LVMH will announce the winner of their 2016 Young Fashion Designer Prize from a pool of 8 finalists \u2013 Aalto, Alyx, Brandon Maxwell, Facetasm, Koch\u00e9, Vejas, Wales Bonner, and Y\/Project. Started in November 2013, the prize was launched to champion standout talent and foster their labels. Winning means getting a seal of approval from a jury of fashion\u2019s foremost designers and industry professionals like Nicolas Ghesquiere, Marc Jacobs, Riccardo Tisci, J.W. Anderson, Phoebe Philo, Karl Lagerfeld, and LVMH\u2019s own Delphine Arnault. Aside from being recognized by the industry, the winner receives a 300,000 euro grant and a year\u2019s worth of expert technical and financial support from the foundation. Of course, success in the industry for these designers isn\u2019t dependent on winning, but it certainly sets the stage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"introcredits\">\n    Photography by <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/steven-yatsko'>Steven Yatsko<\/a> for Models.com<br \/>\n    Stylist <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/william-graper'>William Graper<\/a><br \/>\n    Hair <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/joey-george'>Joey George<\/a> (<a href='https:\/\/models.com\/agency\/the-wall-group'>The Wall Group<\/a>)<br \/>\n    Makeup <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/cyndle-komarovski'>Cyndle Komarovski<\/a> (<a href='https:\/\/models.com\/agency\/honey-artists'>Honey Artists<\/a>)<br \/>\n    Manicurist <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/yukie-miyakawa'>Yukie Miyakawa<\/a><br \/>\n    Producer <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/people\/jazmin-alvarez'>Jazmin Alvarez<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    Art Direction Stephan Moskovic<br \/>\n    Editors Irene Ojo-Felix &#038; Steven Yatsko<br \/>\n    Text by Jonathan Shia<\/p>\n<p>    Models<br \/>\n    <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/Adesuwa-Aighewi'>Adesuwa Aighewi<\/a><br \/>\n    <a href='https:\/\/models.com\/models\/sheani-gist'>Sheani Gist<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separ bottom\"><\/div>\n<p><script>\n$(\"[id^='thumb-']\").hover(function() {\n    $(this).find('img').toggle();\n});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Models.com spotlights the 8 LVMH Prize finalists<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":46963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[155,2130,2129,1538],"tags":[2524,2041,2044,2631,2740,2742,2408,2375,895,2523],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46893"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46893"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46893\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47148,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46893\/revisions\/47148"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}