About Me

"We must not look at goblin men, We must not buy their fruits: Who knows upon what soil they fed Their hungry thirsty roots?" My work explores the human condition; desire and the perverse. Referencing both the macabre photography of Joel-Peter Witkin and this particular verse by Christina Rossetti , the collection revolves around skin, sinew, muscle, and bone. It pumps sex back into a craft that has become lust-less, prompting arousal and addiction for men's knitwear by examining the relationship between seduction and repulsion. I am developing an aesthetic whereby form and structure have the same baring as texture. There is so much more to menswear knit than making a statement based on the depth of a neckline! I want my knits to be crackling with attitude. The fabrics of the collection are hard and glistening, with aggressively distinctive shapes, nothing nice or polite.

My Favorite Quote: "Midas is king and he holds me so tight" - Florence and the Machine

My Information

My Education: MA RCA Menswear Knitwear

My Website: http://www.ftape.com/rt/_designers/_kimchoongwilkins/

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My Interests

My Interests: Holbein, Joel-Peter Witkin, Mapplethorpe, Andreas Vesalius, Menswear, Knitwear, Seamen

My Inspiration: the gutter

My Favourite Labels: Muglier, Gautier, McQueen, Unconditional, Mark Fast, Katie Eary

My Heroes: Thierry Muglier

My Favourite Music: the-feet-blistering-heart-wrenching-exhilarating-kind