ØYEBLIKK 2020 COLLABORATION

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Helen Kirkum is a footwear designer and maker based in London. After graduating from the Royal College of Art in 2015, Helen’s style of upcycled trainers has led her to work with some of the industries most established brands and companies. 

Together, Matthew and Helen have upcycled a series of one-off footwear using five-finger deadstock donated by Vibram. Second-hand designer heels donated by US Vogue Journalist Sarah Mower were re-imagined by the pair with the deadstock, upcycled trainer parts and rocks collected in Bodø, Norway. 

This collection of nine pairs of toe-heels and toe-trainers forms part of ØYEBLIKK / 2020. 

PHOTOS Harry Bradbury

In 2004, Vibram launched FiveFingers, a foot glove, a true “second skin,” revolutionising the concept of walking “barefoot.”  - https://us.vibram.com/company/about/history/ 

VIBRAM FIVEFINGERS

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PHOTO Matthew Needham

PHOTO Stopforth Studio

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SARAH'S SHOES

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Sarah Mower is Vogue US’s Chief Critic and Talent Ambassador of The British Fashion Council. Upon initial discussion of the collection, Mower donated her second-hand designer stilettos to the project. The shoes were re-used throughout the process.

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ROCKS​

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Rocks collected from a mountain in Bodø, Norway in December 2019. 

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PHOTO Matthew Needham

MATTHEW NEEDHAM

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HELEN KIRKUM​

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'ØYEBLIKK'

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MATTHEW NEEDHAM CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS

MA FASHION GRADUATE COLLECTION 2020

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PHOTOGRAPHY

HARRY BRADBURY

STOPFORTH STUDIO

MATTHEW NEEDHAM

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MODELS

FLORENCE HUTCHINGS

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MAKE UP

MATTIE WHITE

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HAIR

MIKE O'GORMAN

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SPONSORED BY

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SUSTAINABILITY FUND

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SPECIAL THANKS

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VIBRAM

SARAH MOWER

HELEN KIRKUM

THE BRITISH FASHION COUNCIL

KERING FOUNDATION

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