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T
he catwalk show for his spring/
summer 2013 collection last year
wasn’t your conventional run-
of-the-mill event or staged in a
venue like Somerset House, Freemason’s
Hall or Earl’s Court; it was in fact in a car
park located in Soho, in the heart of the
West End. Perhaps a good idea in warmer
or hotter weather but when the autumn
breeze is whistling past you with the bite of
winter hot on its tail,it could be quite a chilly
experience being outside. Nevertheless,
the cool collection of A-line dresses, boxy-
jackets and full circle skirts inspired by the
1970s Rock & Roll realm of lucid colours,
shapes and noises that mesmerised London
icon, Catherine de Asquith, was enough to
keep everyone’s eyes fixed on the fashion
interpretation of fashion but Sorapol bases
his on a famous quote by OscarWilde that
sums it all up for him, “Fashion is a form
of ugliness, so intolerable that we have to
alter it every six months.” With no truer
words said, the designer sets out to “make
beautiful garments that inspire confidence
and timelessness.”
To Sorapol, style is an intricate factor
that matters the most to him and his
motto seems to be, “find a style, build a
vision and become iconically recognised.”
When asked to define the city he now
lives in, he said: “London is a cultural
hub where anything goes, and I’ve had
the privilege of calling both London and
Thailand home. I am constantly inspired
just walking through the streets of London
designer’s creations.
Born in Bangkok, Thailand, Sorapol
Chawaphatnakul immediately fell in
love with London due to its chromatic
culture and atmosphere that inspired
him creatively. He began studying Fashion
Design in Thailand and then moved to
London in early 2011 to complete his
studies at London College of Fashion.
Soon after, he officially launched the label
Sorapol in October 2011 with creative
director Daniel Lismore. Of his parents, he
says they always inspired him to be artistic,
cultured and spiritual, and so with these
qualities sown into his designer DNA, he
loves “to create wearable pieces of art
for the modern and powerful woman.”
Fashion designers often have their own
LASTYEAR, SORAPOL MESMERISED USWITH A SPECTACULAR
‘EUPHORIA’ SPRING/SUMMER 2013 COLLECTION. NOW,
JADA
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GOES BEHINDTHE MASKTO FIND OUT MORE
ABOUT THIS DYNAMIC DESIGNER.
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