AS INVITING AND LUMINESCENT AS THE CANDY WRAPPERS THEY RESEMBLE, IAN SOURCED THE SHELL FABRICS FROM LONDON’S BERWICK STREET AT THE HEART OF THE OLD GARMENT DISTRICT.

THESE GENDERLESS AND OVERSIZED CREATIONS HINT AT IAN'S COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION AND BODY POSITIVITY, AND YET, THIS IS NOT JUST A 3D MANIFESTATION OF LITERARY AND FILM THEORY. WHEN WORN IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT, WE SEE A SELECTION OF ENSEMBLES THAT WILL ATTRACT ANY FASHION-WEEK STREET-SNAPPER FROM SHANGHAI TO SOHO.

IAN'S COLLECTION "THE GOLDEN TICKET" WAS INSPIRED BY THE MOVIE "WILLIE WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY" AND SPECIFICALLY THE GOLDEN TICKET, THE PASS WHICH ALLOWED VISITORS TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE FANTASTICAL FACTORY. A CONCEPT THAT IAN WANTED TO EXPLORE BECAUSE OF ITS RECOLLECTION OF CHERISHED CHILDHOOD MEMORIES AND THE SENSE OF EXAGGERATION WHICH PERMEATES THE FILM. AN EXAGGERATION THAT ALSO SAW HIM REFERENCE THE VOLUMINOUS BODYSUITS MADE BY CONCEPTUAL ARTIST DAISY COLLINGRIDGE AND @ITSMAYSMEMES, THE ONLINE MEME ACCOUNT WHERE ALREADY SUPER-SIZED GARMENTS ARE INSTAGRAM INFLATED TO HOT AIR BALLOON PROPORTIONS.