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2020.97.2
Title
Priya Ahluwalia Patchwork Shirt
Date(s)
- 2018 (Creation)
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1
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(2018-present)
Administrative history
Ahluwalia was founded in 2018 by Priya Ahluwalia (b. 1992). She presented her graduate collection at London Fashion Week Men’s as one of the first graduates from the University of Westminster’s MA Menswear course. Ahluwalia’s designer draws inspiration from her combined Indian-Nigerian ancestry and London upbringing, frequently repurposing vintage or surplus textiles through patchwork techniques. The label won the H&M Design Award in 2019, was a co-winner of the 2020 LVMH Prize, and won the Queen Elizabeth II Award for Design in 2021. Ahluwalia was named the 2021 recipient of the BFC/GQ Designer Menswear Fund, which included a £150,000 cash prize. The company has collaborated with adidas, Mulberry, Paul Smith, Ganni, Gucci, Microsoft and Avery Dennison.
Sources: British Vogue; Evening Standard; WWD.
Sources: British Vogue; Evening Standard; WWD.
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Long sleeved orange patchwork shirt made of pieces from five different types of plain and patterned orange shirt fabrics included stripes and a checked cotton. It has a turn down collar and fastens centre front with seven mother of pearl shell buttons. Each cuff fastens with one mother of pearl shell button. Label in the back of the neck.
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Label: AHLUWALIA / STUDIO
Materials: cotton, rayon, viscose
Materials: cotton, rayon, viscose
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One of eight looks from Ahluwalia's MA Menswear graduate collection, shown in June 2018 as part of London Fashion Week Mens, for Spring Summer 2019.
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- London Fashion Week Mens (Subject)