Chase the Devil
Titled Scratch, the idiosyncratic work of Jamaican musician and producer Lee “Scratch” Perry was at the centre of Bianca Saunders’ mood board, drawing inspiration from his vibrant artwork and pioneering dub production to evolve the brand’s “subversive approaches to cut, pattern and precision.”
Collaborating with renowned all-purpose workwear brand Farah for the second time, Saunders sifted through the brand’s extensive archive of 60s and 70s casual wear, fusing the tradition of Farah’s craft with the modernity of Saunders’ design language. As a result, Farah’s quintessential hopsack weave was been reinterpreted on relaxed button-ups and breezy trousers in light sand while durable denim was cut in wide-leg silhouettes and fashioned into a shorts and jacket co-ord. In true Saunders style, the casual wearability was offset by flickers of artistry as collars were exaggerated, vests cut asymmetrically at the chest and shoulder seams elongated to accentuate the torso.
“Perry was a Jamaican producer and music artist, but he also did artwork, and a lot of his work is based around collages and found objects, and him exploring how to place these objects in a way that makes sense to him,” Saunders said. “There is a Basquiat approach to his work, but it’s different, being steeped in religion and Jamaican iconography, animal motifs and mottos such as ‘good over evil’.”
GALLERYCatwalk images from Bianca Saunders MENS-SPRING-SUMMER-2024