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Mark Fast

STEADFAST

Readers may recall the uproar around knitwear designer Mark Fast’s use of larger models when showing his S/S 2010 collection during London Fashion Week. As a continuation of his belief that his fashion can be worn by fuller-bodied women, his advertising campaign/lookbook for the Faster extension line presented two different-sized models in the same clothes. The full set of images by Fiona Garden are after the jump…

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LONDON CALLING, PART 2

Last edit: 24Sept2009 The British media have been all over a story related to a designer from the All Walks Beyond the Catwalk event. It seems that knitwear designer Mark Fast had a bit of a row with his stylist over the casting of larger models in his solo Spring 2010 presentation – namely Hayley [...]

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LONDON CALLING

Held in London on September 18 was the All Walks Beyond the Catwalk event, an initiative to showcase the work of eight designers on eight models aged between 18-65 and sizes 8-16, as a celebration of individuality and diversity. Although promoted as a redress of the lack of diversity on the UK catwalks, this BFC-sponsored [...]

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