Stephanie Grace Foy – A Modern Take

Having already been described as “One to Watch” by The Irish Times and as one of the “New Materiologists” by Phillippa Wagner, the London based Irish designer Stephanie Grace Foy is already showing tremendous promise and her collections show modern concepts which are easy, ready-to-wear pieces of bold flowing elegance.

With a look book consisting of draped designs in midnight blues, pewter’s and shades of white, Foy’s collections stand out immediately as being original genius and hugely intriguing. You want to wear the clothes just to see how they fall on the figure and I am drawn to the interesting use of perspex plastic as seen in her MA collection. You wonder how it works but it really does and it adds light and texture, creating a truly daring garment.  Add this to the rest of the collections and you have yourself a daring wardrobe, which empowers all women into a fierce goddess like creature that all women aspire to be.

Foy initially studied at Limerick School of Art and Design in Ireland before moving to London to pursue her studies in fashion whilst gaining valuable experience with the likes of Avsh Alom Gur, Bora Aks and Ossie Clark.

After this time, Stephanie completed her MA in Women’s wear Fashion Design at Kingston University to which she launched her label 'Stephanie Grace Foy'. Foy has since exhibited at Vauxhall Fashion Scout in London and Paris in February 2011. 

Foy divides her time between working as a creative to her own brand as well as a Freelance Pattern cutter to Luxury Labels.

When asked who and what her biggest inspirations are, Foy says that performance art and art and the body are hugely influential factors when it comes to the design process and the women of the 21^st century. Artists such as Dante Rossetti, Tamara de Lempicka and performance artists such as Loie Fuller and Laura Anderson have all made an impact on her designs.

Having produced her first collection under her own name, Foy is now focused on developing her label and is currently working on her second collection (S/S11) which she hopes to showcase at London Fashion Week later this year.

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