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Best in Class at Central Saint Martins: Drew Henry
LONDON, United Kingdom — For several decades now, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design has developed a global reputation for pushing the boundaries of fashion. For the lucky few who pass through its doors, a degree from CSM culminates in the highly-anticipated press show, which is a platform for CSM’s brightest stars to shine.
And so, in what has become a CSM rite of passage, today students from the college’s BA Fashion program will take their collections to the catwalk in an event attended by the industry’s leading press and buyers, and as in previous years, a select few will capture the attention of its discerning audience. One of the top new names to watch is South African born Drew Henry, whose graphic minimalist collection had CSM insiders and students buzzing even before today’s big show.
Henry was raised in coal-mining towns before settling in Johannesburg at the age of 17, when he studied at a technical fashion school specialising in commercial pattern cutting and sewing. There, he excelled and quickly rose to the top of his class, setting his long-term sights on London. “I remember reading old issues of i-D and Dazed & Confused and seeing all these designers that had studied at CSM,” Henry told BoF. So in 2009, after completing his diploma, he left South Africa and enrolled in CSM’s Fashion Design with Marketing program.
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And so, in what has become a CSM rite of passage, today students from the college’s BA Fashion program will take their collections to the catwalk in an event attended by the industry’s leading press and buyers, and as in previous years, a select few will capture the attention of its discerning audience. One of the top new names to watch is South African born Drew Henry, whose graphic minimalist collection had CSM insiders and students buzzing even before today’s big show.
Henry was raised in coal-mining towns before settling in Johannesburg at the age of 17, when he studied at a technical fashion school specialising in commercial pattern cutting and sewing. There, he excelled and quickly rose to the top of his class, setting his long-term sights on London. “I remember reading old issues of i-D and Dazed & Confused and seeing all these designers that had studied at CSM,” Henry told BoF. So in 2009, after completing his diploma, he left South Africa and enrolled in CSM’s Fashion Design with Marketing program.
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