John Alexander Skelton's latest collection is now open to the public as an exhibition in London 🤍
“The premise of the collection is centred around Neolithic Britain,” says Skelton, “but more specifically around the art and architecture created during this period.” Orkney, an archipelago off the northeastern coast of Scotland, encompasses a number of Neolithic sites with mostly obscure functions, and its art is characterised by decorative etchings theorised to be maps to the stars or safe routes to other settlements.
Standing proud and stoic amid the Rings of Brodgar, Stones of Stenness and by the North Sea, the locals don the new collection in a series of images echoing the natural environment and its mysterious man-made landmarks. While in London and other urban settings the label’s wearers often appear quite idiosyncratic in these designs of a bygone era, here there’s a rare sense of synchronicity found in the historic surroundings.
Out through a small courtyard, a projector loops Joel Kerr’s film, which similarly captures Okney’s residents, as they speak on the significance of the area and their personal intimacies with its history, soundtracked by the jaunty sounds of a local fiddle player. “The collection does not represent a literal translation of the inspiration behind it, aside from some of the prints, jewellery and various other accessories,” says Skelton.
The designer’s practice revives a long, rich and labour-intensive history from lost generations of craftsmen, using various textile mills and individual artisans throughout the UK, Ireland and India to develop unique fabrics as to his specification, along with the use of deadstock materials. The resulting garments are the antithesis of fast fashion – a balm away from the churning machine – that reflect the longevity and romance of lasting Neolithic sites across Britain.
features just a single image of a piece of paper that lists only the label’s stockists and email address scrawled with his distinct handwriting. It’s the same penmanship that signs every label of clothing they produce.
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