Charles Cutt

Charles Cutt

Collection

Bio

Charles Cutt is a New York based fashion and textile designer and printmaker. He aims to center contradiction as a defining feature of his work, seeking to create oppositional narratives through the juxtaposition of material and product, reference and outcome, garment and surrounding.

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final line sheet

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final line sheet 2

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Process/Justification

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Look 1

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Screenprinted Tweed on Denim, Aggressive stonewash to crack and fade printing, 2D patch pockets w/ inseam pockets behind, Golden plastic buttons glued to snap closure, Chanel jacket silhouette

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look 1 2

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Process

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Look 2

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Painted Landscape DyeSub printed onto fleece, 2-way zipper, Pocket bags stretching past hems, Painting from Peter Cepeda, @pc.401

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Misaligned Yoke, One patch/One Inseam pocket, Stretched goggle sand at butt

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Whiskers stretching full length of jean, yellow vintage tint, Appliqué self bias tape pocket scoop cutting through pocket

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Allnimal Process

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Hair Process

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Allnimal print laser engraved on crushed velvet, Rounded spread collar, Brown silk lining, Sewn in welt kidney boxer pockets

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look 3 2

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look 3 3

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Striped wool suit cut trouser, Blonde hair extensions forming scalp at hip, Faux welt pockets behind hair, Inseam pockets at hip, faux flaps at back pockets,

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Overall Process

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Look 4

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Floral engraved lace pattern on vinyl, Floral distressed brushed cotton, Rib hem, Adjustable straps, zipper pockets at hip

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look 4 2

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Houndstooth Process

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Look 5

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Houndstooth/Twill screenprint pattern, Brush back cotton canvas, Faux cargo pockets at front w/ inseam pockets behind, Functional belt at waistband, Black silk accents throughout

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Jersey button up, Permanent basting stitches holding shirt closed w/ single plastic bejeweled button at top, Oversized collar, Jersey cuffs, Raw rolled scoop hem, Blonde extensions at shoulder and rattails at back neck

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Infini-DP Process

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Cable Jacquard Process

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Knitted cable knit jacquard, Princess seam construction, Reversible, Hand knitted ribbing

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look 6 2

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Blanket Process

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Look 7

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Overhead hood, Paneled construction, Bleached attention oval detail

Sweatpants w/ skirt tacked into center seam, Bleached attention detail, Modular skirt design, Inseam pockets at hip

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look 7 4

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use of stock photo backgrounds as means of creating simplified versions of real places, inherently both owned and part of the free-use lexicon that defines much of popular culture today.

acknowledments

-Special thanks to BPD Washhouse for the sponsorship and support throughout the collection
-Thank you to Dustin Craig for the construction help

-Thank you Alla and Thaddeus for the continued support and design assistance
-And finally thank you LULU SCHNEIDER for the beautiful documentation of my work
-Thank you Sophia Domecq for knitwear assistance