Collaboration / New products / Fashion house / Breaking news - 10/15/17
British luxury brand BRORA are thrilled to announce their next London Fashion Week collaboration with design duo Teatum Jones. The union of the renowned knitwear company and the Womens International Woolmark Prize 2015/16 winners has resulted in an extraordinary eighteen-piece collection.
Inspired and driven by a love of human stories, Rob Jones and Catherine Teatum have brought their unique and artisanal approach to the design process, breathing life in to the Teatum Jones x BRORA collection. As Teatum Jones explain:
“The collection we have designed for BRORA has taken us on a very special human story through the Scottish Borders into the gilding studio of Issy Tennant who we stayed with on our visit to the BRORA mill. It was by chance that we came across her beautiful and inspiring work, her unique family and not to forget her incredible mix of dogs that we fell in love with. The whole story provided the perfect backdrop for our human story, which fuelled the inspiration for our BRORA collection.”
The Teatum Jones x BRORA collection expertly threads references of the artist’s life into each piece through use of textile and design. The geometric patterns on the neat cashmere cardigans, skirts and accessories allude to Issy Tennant’s signature gilded mirrors, which are inspired by 19th century Japanese artwork. Moreover the geometric pencil skirt has a fine reflective yarn which subtly echoes the artist’s love of metallic in her gilding. It is in the jumpers, however, that Issy Tennant’s dog, Wrinkle, takes center stage stealing the show with an intarsia portrait on cashmere. On the merino the slogan’ “Be The Person Your Dog Thinks You Are” references one of her favourite life mantras and love for her dogs.
The Teatum Jones x BRORA collection perfectly marries three strong British talents; Issy Tennant’s artistic flair, Teatum Jones’ design prowess and BRORA’s expertise in cashmere, wool and British manufacturing.
As Victoria Stapleton says of working with the designers:
“When I met the dynamic design duo that is Teatum Jones, I knew immediately that we would share a vision for a fabulous British collaboration. As it transpired, the whole process has been an extraordinary meeting of minds and the collection is full of quirk & imagination, bold statement & tongue-in-cheek humour. I’m extremely proud of the results and know our customers will be delighted!”
And Teatum Jones of Victoria Stapleton:
“Working with Victoria Stapleton at BRORA has been nothing short of inspiring. Victoria combines energetic creativity with an acutely shrewd sense for the commercial. It’s little surprise that BRORA is the growing success that it is and we’ve been extremely proud to be a small part of its collaborative legacy.”
The Teatum Jones x BRORA collection will launch exclusively at BRORA’s flagship store on Sloane Square and a select few of the brand’s other boutique shops such as Marylebone High Street, Madison Avenue, New York and online at www.brora.co.uk or www.brorausa.com from 18th October 2017.
For further information on the Teatum Jones x BRORA collaboration please contact
Philippa Devetta philippa@spiike.co.uk / 07867 786690
Inspired and driven by a love of human stories, Rob Jones and Catherine Teatum have brought their unique and artisanal approach to the design process, breathing life in to the Teatum Jones x BRORA collection. As Teatum Jones explain:
“The collection we have designed for BRORA has taken us on a very special human story through the Scottish Borders into the gilding studio of Issy Tennant who we stayed with on our visit to the BRORA mill. It was by chance that we came across her beautiful and inspiring work, her unique family and not to forget her incredible mix of dogs that we fell in love with. The whole story provided the perfect backdrop for our human story, which fuelled the inspiration for our BRORA collection.”
The Teatum Jones x BRORA collection expertly threads references of the artist’s life into each piece through use of textile and design. The geometric patterns on the neat cashmere cardigans, skirts and accessories allude to Issy Tennant’s signature gilded mirrors, which are inspired by 19th century Japanese artwork. Moreover the geometric pencil skirt has a fine reflective yarn which subtly echoes the artist’s love of metallic in her gilding. It is in the jumpers, however, that Issy Tennant’s dog, Wrinkle, takes center stage stealing the show with an intarsia portrait on cashmere. On the merino the slogan’ “Be The Person Your Dog Thinks You Are” references one of her favourite life mantras and love for her dogs.
The Teatum Jones x BRORA collection perfectly marries three strong British talents; Issy Tennant’s artistic flair, Teatum Jones’ design prowess and BRORA’s expertise in cashmere, wool and British manufacturing.
As Victoria Stapleton says of working with the designers:
“When I met the dynamic design duo that is Teatum Jones, I knew immediately that we would share a vision for a fabulous British collaboration. As it transpired, the whole process has been an extraordinary meeting of minds and the collection is full of quirk & imagination, bold statement & tongue-in-cheek humour. I’m extremely proud of the results and know our customers will be delighted!”
And Teatum Jones of Victoria Stapleton:
“Working with Victoria Stapleton at BRORA has been nothing short of inspiring. Victoria combines energetic creativity with an acutely shrewd sense for the commercial. It’s little surprise that BRORA is the growing success that it is and we’ve been extremely proud to be a small part of its collaborative legacy.”
The Teatum Jones x BRORA collection will launch exclusively at BRORA’s flagship store on Sloane Square and a select few of the brand’s other boutique shops such as Marylebone High Street, Madison Avenue, New York and online at www.brora.co.uk or www.brorausa.com from 18th October 2017.
For further information on the Teatum Jones x BRORA collaboration please contact
Philippa Devetta philippa@spiike.co.uk / 07867 786690
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