My Designers-Hannah Marshall.

Hannah Marshall is a fresh faced designer from London, she studied at Colchester school of art and design and established her label in 2007. Her focus has been on creating constructed yet feminine pieces and has been credited with 'reinventing the little black dress'. Again as a designer her personal style reflects my chosen subculture neo-Goth, with long black hair and a striking block fringe, angular black eyebrows and a clear liking to the colour black. We can see this clearly reflects on her designs.

For her A/W 09 collection Hannah had brought super stylish band Ipso Facto along to play a gig in her designs. They were the ideal models for the clothes with their shiny asymmetric hair and bold make up. With structured leather shoulders, draping sheer and this amazing harness item the collection was a gothic infusion bursting with key factors to the subculture.

Her sharply refined pieces show a great attention to detail. With black being at the forefront of each collection I love her use of contrasting leather and chiffon to create a contemporary feel.  Without the distraction of colour Marshall is able to play with texture and structure to create pieces that appeal to the minimalistic audience, And although her pieces seem very simplistic with only subtle detailing the layering effect and use of contrasting fabrics creates a busy feel to her pieces.  

Her A/W 10 collection continued the subtle detailing and black on black with sheer shoulders and revealing slashes, sexy mini dresses and tailored jackets came complete with subtle slits only visible when the pieces moved, inspired by pictures taken of eighties icon Grace Jones by photographer Jean-Paul Goude. And to finish off the pieces with accessories designed especially for the collection by Hannah and luxe jewellery designer Hannah Martin, sculptural silver rings that could double up as weapons. This has by far got to be my favourite collection of hers, introducing midnight blues and metallic charcoals to the colour spectrum, and the use of new fabrics other that sheer and leather, such as velvet and mohair.  The collection seems a bit more unique and stands out from the others with the black slick back hair-do with blonde tips and vibrant blue lips. The collection has an almost futuristic feel to it.

Hannah Marshal wanted to strip back her silhouette for her S/S11 collection concentrating on privacy and identity. With a nod to the 90's, Helmut Lang and Jil Sander, Hannah's collection began with a chic subtle second skin of sheers and grew to become 4D as vertical strips slowly crept into the collection, decorating the hips, shoulders and encasing the chest. The collection opened with her signature black and gradually became lighter with a putty palette of grey, chalk and mint

(Her moodboard for the collection)

Inspired by the new collection for S/S11 by Hannah Marshall, Rankin has shot a short film consisting of a series of dark images reflecting her continuing style, overlapping and often weaving in and out like a dream. The new video for the British designer features floating, writhing bodies and haunting imagery to an emotive soundtrack. The mysterious video mostly in black, white and dark tones features models in Marshall's signature black clothing in silk chiffons and mesh, leaving much to the imagination.