Tom Scott

Tom Scott´s fall/winter 2007 collection draws from the notion of introspection-the tension between what is revealed of oneself, what remains hidden and the impression it leaves behind.

Accordingly, many of the garments feature unexpected details on the back-buttons, openings and zips-that become apparent only once the wearer turns away. At the same time, Scott, a knitwear designer, continues his exploration of clothing archetypes, with upside-down dresses, reverse cardigans and sweaters turned on their sides. Inspiration from the artist Ann Hamilton-an image, for example, of a head amid a bouquet of straw-adds an element of surrealism, while the fiber artist Sheila Hicks-who coined the phrase “thread-writing”-has prompted Scott to imbue a sense of narrative; several garments are knitted with his family tartan. Throughout, asymmetrical shapes, detached ribbing and other details lend a sense of incompletion. Scott´s designs often rely on accident, and are thus turned askew.