{"id":4640,"date":"2025-09-30T08:31:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T08:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegloss.online\/?p=4640"},"modified":"2025-09-30T08:31:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T08:31:13","slug":"somerset-designer-makes-catwalk-debut-at-london-fashion-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegloss.online\/?p=4640","title":{"rendered":"Somerset designer makes catwalk debut at London Fashion Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nathan Slate’s collection is a commentary on environmental issues, inspired by the English countryside<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A fashion designer has made his catwalk debut at London Fashion Week using materials inspired by the rural English countryside.<\/p>\n

Nathan Slate, who runs SL-ATE cafe and studio in Bridgwater, Somerset, unveiled his latest textile collection at the biannual global event on 21 September. <\/p>\n

His work, titled ‘Mourning: A new dawn where humanity’s last hymn is flies buzzing’, is a dystopian commentary on nature being erased beneath concrete. <\/p>\n

The designs were showcased on 21 September during the Fashion Scout’s ‘ones to watch’ event, which spotlights innovative emerging designers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This design features natural wool set into clumps of concrete<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Mr Slate said featuring in the renowned global event has been a lifelong dream.<\/p>\n

“A lot of fashion designers that I aspire towards started on that stage,” he said.<\/p>\n

“To show at London Fashion Week is actually a really difficult thing to do. There’s a lot of red tape around it, so it was an ultimate goal that I wasn’t ever sure I would achieve.” <\/p>\n

Mr Slate said living a more rural life means he has to “push down a few walls” to be recognised in the mainstream fashion industry.<\/p>\n

“A lot of people say ‘what are you doing here? You should be in London or Bristol’,” he said, “but I’m just inspired a lot in the countryside of England.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Slate’s signature technique involves leaving fabric outside for weeks to be weathered by rain, dirt, sunlight, and time<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Mr Slate’s designs often draw upon his rural environment by incorporating crystals, driftwood, and litter collected from countryside walks.<\/p>\n

His latest collection features cloudy motifs, ceramic accessories and rainfall-dyed textiles that have been gradually weathered in the exposed elements. <\/p>\n

His sustainable approach aims to “challenge traditional boundaries between commerce, art, and activism” by highlighting environmental issues. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The catwalks collectively told a story of nature, decay, permanence and fragility<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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“My work is quite conceptual as I believe we need to be telling stories as designers, not just showing clothes that you can instantly buy,” he said.<\/p>\n

“It’s our responsibility to set trends or to speak about something. This work is telling the story of a world where we ignored nature and kept paving over it with concrete.<\/p>\n

“I wanted to create a space where fashion doesn’t just celebrate the new, but asks what we’re losing.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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