Agi Mdumulla and Sam Cotton, the designer duo behind the brand Agi & Sam, continue to prove they were the well-deserved winners of the 2013 Emerging Menswear Designer of the Year prize at the British Fashion Awards. For Fall 2015 collection Agi’s revisited his childhood drawings in Yorkshire when he was four years old. The collection challenged the inhibitions and the restrictions of an adult life. To rekindle the essence of childhood days, the designer duos got original by involving primary school students to sketch out the pieces for their collection. Their idea was to understand how children see clothes, and how they can change adult’s perceptions which are always blinded by too many complicated thought processes.
With their signature colorful prints, patchworks, color blocking and geometry, the collection offered pieces ranging from inside out tailored jackets and wide trousers to knit wears and boxy – deconstructed coats. Some of the models wore interesting yet little eerie masks made of Lego, thus injecting the playful vibes of a carefree childhood. The collection encourages the adult to bring back the spunk of his childhood creativity and carefree nature and have fun with his life- and there is no better way to do this than his wardrobe. (Text Teuku Ajie)