Kim Choong Wilkns

Biography

• Born in Singapore (1984), grew up in London• Graduated from Central St. Martins in 2005 as a

textile designer• Received MA at Royal College of Art in London as

a Menswear knit designer in 2009• Known for his collection “BODYBOUND” launched

in 2012• Worked with Alexander Mcqueen for several

years

Fashion Week 2011

Inspired by the drawings of Andreas Vesalius, founder of modern human anatomy

BODTBOUND

• Vein like prints which were laminated onto the clothing• The texture of the knit fabrics relate to the roughness of a

Man’s hairy body• “My collection, "Bodybound," 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. It examines the relationship between seduction and repulsion. I aimed to develop 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.”

Combination of other collections

A/W 12’-Dystopia

Hyeres Fashion Festival 2012

S/S 13- Dystopian Summer

A/W 13’ – Dawn of the Floating World

S/S 14’- Solaris

Bibliography

• http://www.kcguild.org.uk/index.php?id=14• http://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/616

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• http://dailymetal.eu/blog/kim-choong-wilkins--bodybound/76/

• http://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/6167/1/kim-choong-wilkins-london-uk

• http://www.cozycot.com/articles/bodybound-kim-choong-wilkins