Once again, Imogen Belfield’s covetable jewellery sculptures, will be on display in the Designer Showrooms during London Fashion Week 2015, this September, being one of the ten designers who have been selected to showcase their works as part of The British Fashion Council’s Rock Vault installation.
With a fine art background, having graduated from the Sir John Cass School of Art, London and a plethora of awards among them The New Designer of the Year in 2010, and an internship where she collaborated with Alexander McQueen and Daphne Guinness, Belfield broke into the world of fashion and fine jewelry and proved with her innovative work, that she have come to stay in years to come.
Taking inspiration from multiple sources and highly regarded figures such as Eduardo Paolozzi and Anish Kapoor, her timeless fine art pieces are a wide array of cascading golden nugget pendants and statement “rockesque” rings set in 22 carat yellow gold, sterling silver and silver plated bronze hues.
Specifically Belfield’s latest collection Gladiator is inspired by the Ancient Greek and Roman idea of the Olympics and Champions, with each piece named after Greek mythological characters from the Odyssey and Iliad.The pieces are created to look like medals, using a Helix style repetition of form. This repetition connects with the core inspiration of Imogen’s collections which is rooted in minerals and natural stones taking the concept of natural minerals into a scientific form.
Her textural, hand-woven and organic designs derive from her passion for sculpture and architecture, and have adorned numerous celebrity including, Georgia May Jagger, Uma Thurman, Eva Herzigova, Cindy Crawford, Yasmin Le Bon, Helena Christensen, Naomi Campbell and Cameron Diaz.
Fusing the traditional with the current, Imogen Belfield’s astounding SS15 push boundaries to create recognisable one-of-a-kind designs.
By Xenia Founta
The British Fashion Council’s Rock Vault will be in the in the East Wing Designer Showrooms during London Fashion Week, from September 12 – 16,, 2014 at the Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA
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