Input, Output
Alvin Wong
This collection operates through a design language of input and output — a continuous process of absorbing, transforming, and reissuing references. Fashion is approached as translation, where the familiar is reconfigured and meaning shifts through repetition and change.
Archetypes form the starting point. The T-shirt and jeans are collapsed into a single bodysuit, reinforcing their permanence while undoing their function. The ordinary is both fixed and destabilised.
A parallel narrative draws from the construction of the spacesuit, introducing a language of contradiction. Soft jersey is set against functional hardware, diagonal zippers, exposed fastenings, reflective surfaces — elements that move between structure and surface. These details are not replicated; they are translated and extend across the collection.
Graphic interventions act as embedded fragments. Motifs drawn from artists, Fluxus and pictograms are absorbed into the system, operating as signals rather than statements.
Across the collection, garments become sites of accumulation, where references, materials, and functions intersect. Meaning remains unstable — formed through translation, contradiction, and reconfiguration.
Alvin Wong is a Hong Kong-born, London-based menswear designer and machinist, recently graduated from BA (Hons) Fashion Design at the University of Westminster. His practice centres on garment details and graphical prints, with a strong foundation in pattern cutting, sewing and garment construction. Industry experience includes design and machinist roles at Stefan Cooke, Omar Afridi and more, where he contributed across collection development, production and runway. His work explores how detail and print can carry narrative through menswear.

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Look 1 & Look 2

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