Pool Position

Photo: John Scarisbrick

As Sandra Backlund continues to grow her fledgling label her directional silhouettes continue to be highly recognisable. Offering a stark colour scheme for Spring/Summer 2009, here she has demonstrated her interpretation of spiderwebs, orchids, and butterflies.

Photo: John Scarisbrick


Often I have been asked, is her designs wearable? For some absolutely, but for the average woman she has designed pieces that can be worn with jeans, or skirts. Heavy pullovers worn on a tall individual would be best, but a scarf can be worn by all. I'm not sure if she has created any scarves but in her previous collections there have been some hoods/hats.

Photo: John Scarisbrick

Her concentration on heavy knitted collages in large organic shapes that never ever repeat season after season never seem to disappoint. According to Sandra her designs are fuelled by thinking of wool as a sculpting tool rather than a fashion tool.


Photo: John Scarisbrick



Collaborations I would like to see: Donna Karan, Alexander McQueen, Ermanno Scervino

Andrew Yates

The recent surge of knitwear designers emerging from the UK showcase a broader array of what can be done with yarn. Educated at Central Saint Martins graduating with a BA Honours this year Andrew specialises in intarsia and tromp l'oeil.

Andrew's work was chosen from a graduation class of 150 to show at the Central Saint Martins press show this year. He's definitely off to a good start but with so many new designers in an already highly competative market the push to start his own label might be immenent. We hope to follow is progress and have more to report in the future.


Collaborations I would like to see: Fendi, Burberry

Sandra Backlund

Photo:Style.com

Sandra Backlund's mysterious knitting technique has garnered her a lot of attention since she started her career. A virtual unknown based in Stockholm Sweden came from the underground design world. Her work caught the eye of Marc Jacobs and was asked to contribute to Louis Vuitton's AW/07 collection.

Photographer: Carl Bengttson

Having truly hit her stride Sandra was chosen my Vogue Italia's Editor-in-Chief Franca Sozzani to create a collection for Protege Project in Florence, Italy.


Photographer: Annika Aschberg

Only four years as a kntwear designer Sandra has constantly improved upon her designs by letting the human body be her inspiration.

Collaborations I would like to see: Missoni, Pringle, Burberry

Photographer:Ola Bergengren