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Alex Mattsson

"The Mayan calendar ends in the year 2012 and some believe the ancient Mayans and Aztecs predicted the apocalypse or a great change for life on earth on earth, as we know it (The era of the 6th sun). With The Singularity (technology developing at an explosive, exponential rate) looming over modern society, my concept is a story set in post-singular Los Angeles where society has crumbled into high-tech tribal gang warfare. This collection is my fantastical vision and of one of these gangs called ‘The Sixth Sun’. The Sixth Sun gang is a Mexican biker gang that has reverted to ancient Mayan/Aztec beliefs and rituals after realizing that their ancestors had predicted the future."

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Charlie Ross

"This collection embodies the rebirth of a destroyed civilisation - playing on the moral - 'to continue living the way we do will ultimately lead to our undoing'. It combines threateningly oversized silhouettes juxtaposed with soft cascading drapes, sloping shoulders and roll collars. Inspired by the tribal manner of adorning materials to the body, the collection is a hybrid of techno-textiles, neoprene and rubber in futuristic metallics, offset by with traditional tribal/ethnic prints in earth tones.  All the fabrics and materials used in the collection are recycled, reclaimed, by-products or otherwise eco-friendly."