ON|OFF Presents...

Now in its 21st year. Since its inception in 2002, Lee Lapthorne's On|Off has showcased many of the most exciting emerging international fashion designers of their time. On|Off has an international reputation for professionalism and exciting eclectic talent to discover new creative visions and collections of innovation & quality. On|Off is a talent support programme and catwalk showcasing for emerging designers on the official London Fashion Week schedule. Business support and mentoring is offered via networking and introductions to key industry experts. Support in business set up, links to production and manufacturing, marketing advice and access to business professionals and mentors. On|Off provides consultancy for new start up, PR and communication, brand development, sales strategies and independent international showcasing opportunities for sales.

Current on schedule designers supported by On|Off have collectively been presented over 36 awards including: Womenswear Designer of the Year Award, BFA (Christopher Kane, JW Anderson) Womenswear Designer of the Year Award, BFA (JW Anderson, Roksanda), Businesswoman of the Year, Harpers Bazaar Women of the Year Awards (Roksanda), Menswear Designer of the Year Award, BFA (JW Anderson), British Fashion Council/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund (Peter Pilotto, Christopher Kane and Mother of Pearl), Accessories Designer of the year (JW Anderson for LOEWE)

Previous On|Off Presents… designers include JW Anderson, Louise Gray, Yang Du, Mark Fast, Timothy Bouyez Forge and Jack Irving whilst On|Off has also supported international fashion designers such as Gareth Pugh, Peter Pilotto, Bernhard Willhelm, Osman, Zandra Rhodes and Roksanda Ilincic to name a few into their present, highly acclaimed careers.

On|Off is supporting designers to showcase their physical collections alongside their NFT pieces.

SHOWCASE February 17th 2023 9pm

On|Off explores the juncture where physical artefacts and their digital representations co-exist to foster creative possibilities. Supporting the transition from reality into fantasy and back again, with the metaverse and its endless possibilities.

 

On|Off Presents three distinct designers Taskin, Oscar Keene and Valaclava, who are all working between worlds to engage with new technology and fuel our inquisitive minds. The On|Off three are already established talents from the phygital space, who are taking their vision to whole new levels with the support of On|Off, an organisation well known in the industry for pushing boundaries of mixed reality.

 

For this, On|Off will host a ‘real time virtual fashion show’ at LFW, exploring new technology generally seen in gaming and broadcast. The event will take place within a studio environment set up in the Swiss Church, Covent Garden to a select live audience. Spectators will be able to join in the event and interact with the physical garments whilst they are being beamed live into the metaverse alongside their rigged digital avatar.

 

The showcase aims to present new perspectives of understanding AR, the metaverse, and boundless approaches to the development of the craft of making. On|Offs Founder, Lee Lapthore, also views his creative concept as a tool that has the potential to support sustainable practices and a circular system enabling the exploration of new alternative solutions. 

 

“I am interested in the intersection of hand skills craftsmanship and its representation and construction within advanced technologies. The ways we represent ourselves and exist within digital realms from a fashion context is an area that always fascinates me. I am especially interested in exploring the tools that allow us to do that more seamlessly and with more significant creative potential”, says Lee Lapthorne, On|Off’s creative director. 

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