A-COLD-WALL A/W18 Review for PAUSE Magazine.
"By naming his AW/18 collection ‘National Gallery ROOM-1*’, and in turn referencing towards art’s grand past, Ross is blurring the lines between classes and generations, as well as between different disciplines and industries. The designer found parallels between artwork and construction work: both types of ‘worker’ experience “isolated thinking and interpretation of material, structure and shape” when focusing on their craft, whether that be painting or bricklaying. The links that Ross is making in this collection allow us to connect the different strands of British society into one. Art is intertwined with fashion, our architecture is linked to industrial labour, and although both construction and office work are typically class-defined practices, their respective forms of workwear are not exclusive to their identity."
Read here: http://pausemag.co.uk/2018/01/lfwm-a-cold-wall-autumnwinter-2018-collection/