Fashion

Wales Bonner

According to a critical theory informed by broad research, musical composition, literature and history, WALES BONNER embraces a multiplicity of perspectives, ideas and creations proposing a distinct notion of luxury

Fashion
Wales Bonner


According to a critical theory informed by broad research, musical composition, literature and history, WALES BONNER embraces a multiplicity of perspectives, ideas and creations proposing a distinct notion of luxury, through a hybrid of European and Afro-Atlantic approaches. Talent comes in many forms and in many ways in fashion. With different opinions and perspectives, everyone has their own definition of fashion and no definition is incorrect. But, it's also true that there is no one who comes across Grace Wales Bonner and doesn't quickly realize that they're dealing with a 25-year-old who is out of the ordinary. Something about the calm, peaceful and self-aware way she's stepped into the picture, fabricating and designing menswear that could easily be worn by women and putting forward a whole new point of view on black identity, has an almost charismatic effect on people around her, influenced by her. She's a preternaturally articulate member of a millennial generation which sees the world in a new way, with a vision beyond the future, negotiating the world of work in an entirely new way. Her attire expresses class and balance. It has the feel of a fresh but simultaneously classic outfit. They're a fascinating fusion of political meaning; she introduced the fashion with meaning.  

Grace Wales Bonner launched her eponymous label in the year of 2014, following her graduation from the Central Saint Martins.  Wales Bonner's soulful tailoring established as a menswear brand but it was designed in such a way that it can be worn by women as well and this collection was a great idea in the whole fashion industry. The creation and idea behind the brand was unique and special. This brings the success of Grace Wales Bonner's Central Saint Martin graduate collection, Afrique.  The collection highlighted the designer's signature aesthetic, focusing on disrupting classical tailoring, artisanal craft as well as defining a slender, adorned silhouette, both soulful and elegant designs. Grace Wales Bonner flaunted her first solo menswear presentation, Ebonics, during London Fashion Week Mens'. This collection represented the broad spectrum of black masculinity, through a rich interweaving of historical narratives; the collection resonated with both the gender, male and female.

For such a great work, in 2015, she was awarded with the Emerging Menswear Designer at the British Fashion Awards. In 2016, her first solo runway presentation was there - Ezekiel, she received the LVMH Young Designer Prize which was a great boost to her career. In 2019, Wales Bonner was invited by Maria Grazia Chiuri for collaboration with Dior to re-interpret their New Look silhouette for the Resort 2020 collection. This was huge. Shortly afterwards, she was declared as the winner of the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund. Grace Wales Bonner presented her first institutional exhibition in the year 2019.

Designing outfits for women was never Grace Wales Bonner's attention or interest, yet there's no shortage of female customers who want to wear the impeccably glamorous tailoring the 25-year-old Londoner creates for men. Women love it.  Grace presents an irresistible new proposition for women's fashion. In response, Wales Bonner has evolved to comprise a focused women swear and accessories line, recently endorsed by collaborations with the big brand Manolo Blahnik and Stephen Jones.

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