’Fashion Is About Desire’ - Dissecting Craig Green S/S 23 Menswear

Central Saint Martins lecturer Nathalie Khan chairs a conversation with industry experts Joshua Crabtree, Cecilia Mezzi, Piero Kief and Marta Franceschini to dissect Craig Green’s S/S 23 menswear show. Early on in the discussion, Khan notes that ’fashion is about desire’ - a statement that underpins the conversation in its entirety by referencing Green’s inexplicable attention to detail - using his costume design for Ridley Scott’s film Alien as a prime example. His evidenced love of storytelling and fantasy is also heavily noted, as made clear when Khan cites his costumes for The Royal Ballet’s production of Obsidian Tear. Whether it’s ballet, film or the runway that Green turns his hand to, the panellists agree that when London’s forever menswear star is in charge, anything can happen and desire always prevails. Established in November 2000, SHOWstudio is an award-winning fashion website, founded and directed by Nick Knight, that has defined the manner in which fashion