EMILE VIDAL CARR

Grey Sheep

emilevidalcarr

Location

london / United Kingdom

University

central saint martin's & London College of fashion

Graduation year

2006

Emile Vidal Carr is fresh from working on the technical team for Alexander McQueen and Hussein Chalayan collections for Paris Fashion Week, London’s hottest new designer has launched his premium fashion label Emile Vidal Carr®. 29-year-old Carr is no stranger to fashion success having previously designed a range for high street and online giants including Topshop and ASOS upon graduating from the prestigious London College of Fashion.

Launched in 2013 the Emile Vidal Carr® collection was inspired by Carr’s passion for architecture and the desire to create structured, wearable, fashion for women crafted from technical fabrics. Carr’s first premium collection was constructed from soundproofing fabric, which is something he plans on returning to for his next collection.

“I love architecture' says founder Emile, so I use my fascination for structure and translate that into my designs, which adds to our very distinctive style.” The incredibly talented and accomplished Head Designer Carr, whose CV reads like a who’s-who of 21st century fashion houses has worked on collections for Roland Mouret, Victoria Beckham, Erdem, Peter Pilotto and Kanye West. In 2008 Carr was one of 20 designers chosen to take part in New York Fashion Week. He was also part of the UK technical team that provided the 2012 Australian Olympic team uniforms. Carr’s designs have been spotted on the likes of MOBO awards founder, Kanya King, MBE, Tess Daly for an appearance on Strictly Come Dancing, Sports Broadcaster
Samantha Johnson, British actress & presenter Zoe Hardman and Sarah Jane Crawford.

With such vast experience under his belt it would be easy to believe that Carr had been designing for far longer than a decade. It appears that creativity runs in the family. Carr credits his mother who worked as a seamstress for helping him discover his talent. Receiving his first sewing machine at 18, Carr stayed up for two days making his first garment. From that day he knew it was what he wanted to do for a living.

Described by Carr as “having more engineering than a smart phone”, EVC garments are carefully and technically engineered to a high specification, combining high-quality fabric, vibrancy and innovative design. The occasion wear collection, created to instill confidence in the wearer, delivers a selection of striking but feminine pieces, which redefine power dressing and off-duty chic. The ability to deliver haute couture styling at an accessible price will undoubtedly help cement EVC’s position as an exclusive heritage British fashion brand.

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