Tell us a little about your background and your brand.. I started out working as a photographer in New Zealand after graduating with a Bachelor of Design. I primarily shot fashion and worked closely with modelling agencies and became really interested in the subjects I was shooting.
Jasper wears Crane Brothers Palermi suit and Sonata shirt with shoes by Barkers. Sandra wears Grace Loves Lace Soho gown and shoes by Chaos & Harmony. right—Jasper wears Barkers jacket, trousers, white shirt, tie and pocket square. Mulo shoes from Crane Brothers. Sandra wears Harman & Grubisa dress, Zoe & Morgan Lucinda earrings, Chaos & Harmony shoes.
Hair—This timeless style of side-part and soft waves can be created with little effort using curling irons and SP Luxe Oil to give the hair a smooth and soft looking finish.
How did Working Style get started? With seamstress support from my mother and her friends in the Wairarapa in 1987, I began selling made-to-measure shirts, going office to office with my clothes and measuring tape.
How did you learn to design shoes? In my early 20s I worked in interior design, which I loved, but I couldn’t get rid of this nagging shoe thing in the back of my mind. I’d always loved shoes, and was fascinated by their design, texture and materiality.
CRANE BROTHERS - Autumn/ Winter 2017 sees a return to English heritage and the dressing style on which Crane Brothers was founded.
Tell us about your background and your brand...
My mother, Angela Wickstead, was a made-to-measure fashion designer, so it was always something that was part of my life. I grew up in New Zealand but when I was 14, we moved to Milan, which was the fashion hub of the world. From there, I went on to study fashion design and marketing at Central Saint Martins, and gained industry experience work- ing at Proenza Schouler, Narciso Rodriguez, and American Vogue. After I graduated, I launched my brand as a made-to-measure atelier and opened my first store in Belgravia. By creating a strong clientele base, I was able to develop the brand further and introduced ready-to-wear at London Fashion Week in 2012.
