Tom Scott F/W 09 New York

[Scott]

Tom Scott has been steadily building up his reputation as a niche knitwear designer and though international recognition has been coming his way through when he was a finalist for the inagural Woolmark Prize awarded in Paris, his work is still little known outside of New York. A graduate of University of Arts in Philadelphia, Scott is known for architectural constructions and his unexpected twists and turns in his knitwear. One of his early pieces that got him started off was a manipulated scarf that resembled a warped vertebrae, both hard and soft at the same time.

For his latest collection, he claims the collection is about the "things I don't like" drawing inspiration from the elements he finds uncomfortable. Fur, "Golden Girls" sweaters, sports uniforms and cable knit cardigans, all laden with their own cliches and expectations get turned upside down by Scott. Fur is reinterpreted and rendered as hairy alpaca, cable knit is turned upside down with the yarns distressed and so on and so forth. He has also expanded his line into home items that blur the line between clothing and object. Presented in a small space made to resemble an eerily empty laundrette, the cute touch came from the hangers declaring We Heart Our Customers.

*dazeddigital.com

 

[Scott]

the presentation is really funny!

and the knits are beautiful as always from him

 

[Crying Diamonds]

Really like it actually.
Am really into knitwear lately.

 

[leyla m.]

i am intrigued to see more of him.
it looks really interesting.
does anyone know where he is stocked in europe?

 

[liberty33r1b]

love the white pullover in the last pic!

 

[wasabiishot]

one of my favorite presentations so far. the knits from tom scott are beautiful as always. he has played with a lot of these ideas in past collections (the hairy alpaca, the inverted sweater, etc...) but seems to always put a new spin on it. most of the show for me was about texture and one of my favorite pieces, besides the "polka dot" sweater pictured, was a striped men's cardigan that was knit in two yarns of almost the same army green. when touched, one type of yarn was soft and fuzzy, while the other was waxy and stiff.

 

[kiddokiddo]

Lovely as usual, love the hairy alpaca pieces and the draped back charcoal sweater

 

[laika]

scott, i was about to post this, but suspected you might have already.

i like him more and more every season--especially appreciate the humor in his presentations. And the pieces are always fantastic in person.

i am intrigued to see more of him.
it looks really interesting.
does anyone know where he is stocked in europe?

looks like he is only stocked in the US at moment, unfortunately.

 

[wheneveriwakeup]

Fantastic! So cheeky, too...
Would love to own the knits in the last 2 pictures...
Thanks Scott!