STUDIO NICHOLSON

A natural disrupter, Wakeman is known for pushing the parameters of textile possibilities. Speaking about her disregard for the status quo, she explains, “For me, there’s no question – it’s always fabric first. I’m not driven by the traditional fashion industry, merchandising-lead model, where range planning dictates what I design. Tactility and structure inform the end result; I create shapes according to how a cloth behaves, because after all, everything we wear is an engineered product – the raw materials must fit the end purpose.”