Paolo Carzana

Since graduating from the MA Fashion Course at Central Saint Martins with the support of the James Pantyfedwen Foundation, Paolo Carzana has been awarded the DiscoveryLab support from the British Fashion Council to showcase a new collection titled ‘Another World’, which was all made back in his hometown in Cardiff during the Covid-19 lockdown period. “I produced the collection entirely myself and shot and filmed the collection to be presented at the DiscoveryLab London Fashion Week June 2021 showcase. This review by Sarah Mower for Vogue America captures the inspiration and details behind the collection:

https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/article/paolo-carzana-london-fashion-week 

“I was also chosen as a DAZED 100 creative for 2021, a global celebration of next-gen names leading change in their communities and across their fields, curated with a little help from Dazed 100-ers of years gone by (https://www.dazeddigital.com/projects/article/52868/1/paolo-carzana-designer-biography-dazed-100-2021-profile). I have also been awarded the British Fashion Council’s NEWGEN initiative support for 2021/2022. This support is highly prestigious, enabling me to grow my label ‘Paolo Carzana’ that I have created since graduating from the MA Fashion Course. 

After a year and a half of being back in my hometown Cardiff after graduating throughout the numerous Covid-19 lockdowns, I have moved back to London in November 2021, with the support of the Sarabande Foundation established by Lee Alexander McQueen  I am currently a 2021/2022 artist (Fashion Designer) in residence at the Sarabande Foundation in London. The support is incredible, helping with mentoring and business development. Here now, I am working on my debut collection to present with NEWGEN support at London Fashion Week later this year. 

All of this is a result of being able to continue my studies on the MA Fashion course at Central Saint Martins with the support of The James Pantyfedwen Foundation MA Final Year Scholarship support I was awarded. I am so very grateful to the Foundation and hope to make the Foundation proud with my future work.”