Download one of SHOWstudio's seven exclusive design_download patterns and create your own unique version. A selection of the most accomplished interpretations will be displayed as part of SHOWstudio: Fashion Revolution.
Yohji Yamamoto
Renowned for the simple appearance of his designs, coupled with the sophistication of their construction, Yohji Yamamoto has accrued numerous awards over his distinguished 40-year career. In keeping with his rigorous, intellectual approach to fashion design, Yamamoto offers an enigmatic pattern for viewers to download and make up into an exclusive and yet elusive mystery garment.
Download Pattern (PDF - 168KB)
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Instructions
- Download 1 of the 7 design_download patterns
- Make up the garment using your fabric of choice.
- Style and photograph the garment. Send pictures (no more than 3) along with your name and location to designdownload@showstudio.com. Please send images in '.jpg' format, no larger than 1MB.
Closing date is 31 August 2009
Entries will be judged by a panel of fashion experts including Nick Knight, Alistair O'Neill (Senior Lecturer & Senior Research Fellow of Fashion History and Theory at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design) Penny Martin (Rootstein Hopkins Chair of Fashion Imagery at the London College of Fashion) and Claire Catterall (Curator at Somerset).
Prize
The winning garments will be featured in SHOWstudio: Fashion Revolution at Somerset House 18 September - 20 December 2009.