British designer Katie Eary is collaborating with the high street retailer River Island for its SS14 Design Forum with a Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas inspired collection.
The Royal College of Art graduate has seen her career go from strength to strength since 2008. In the past her design focus has predominately been menswear and she has famously worked closely with Kanye West. But in recent collections Eary has introduced womenswear and a penchant for print.
Of the collaboration Eary said, My starting point was Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Except in my story it wasnt Johnny Depp, it was my muse (the strong woman) on a crazy hallucinatory journey through the desert. I then went on to design looks for her while she was on this journey. It all became very 'Tribal Dipped in Gold.
Due to be launched via a short film created and directed by film maker Kinga Birza at the Fash/on Film event at London Fashion Week next February, the products will land in store on February 17.