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An Evening with Roksanda Ilinčić
Join fashion’s most creative designer, Roksanda Ilinčić, for an evening in conversation with our Head of Curatorial Priya Khanchandani.
Roksanda AW22, photo by Flora Mac.
Roksanda SS23 Collection, photos by Lorena Lohr.
What to expect
A student of architecture and design before transitioning into womenswear, Roksanda Ilinčić’s eponymous fashion label bears the mark of her interdisciplinary training, renowned for distinctive colour blocking and structured tailoring. From shows staged at the Serpentine Pavilion to stores designed by David Adjaye, a partnership with the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation to collaborations with Eva Rothschild, Caroline Denervaud, Rana Begum, and Studio Troika, Roksanda merges the boundaries between art, architecture, dance and fashion like no other. No stranger to Surrealism, her latest Frieze week collection enraptured art and fashion crowds alike, turning to Marcel Duchamp’s playful readymades for inspiration.
In conversation with our Head of Curatorial Priya Khanchandani, Ilinčić will share how she is harnessing her diverse expertise to create a platform that celebrates the equality of women whilst seeking to challenge the perceptions of traditional beauty. In dialogue with our Objects of Desire exhibition, the two will explore how her enduring love affair with art serves to reinscribe Surrealist legacies of boundary pushing fashion.
Speakers
Roksanda Ilinčić
Ilinčić studied Architecture and Applied Arts in Belgrade before gaining her Womenswear MA from Central Saint Martins. Her designs have been displayed at the V&A and the Design Museum and have received multiple awards and nominations including Red Carpet Designer of the Year at the Fashion Awards, Elle’s Designer of The Year and Harper’s Bazaar’s Businesswoman of the Year. She is listed in the Business of Fashion 500, an index of the most important people shaping the industry.
Priya Khanchandani
Khanchandani is a writer, curator and commentator based in London. She is the Head of Curatorial at the Design Museum and a Trustee of the Hepworth Wakefield. She has worked across arts institutions and design journalism for the past decade, following degrees from Cambridge University and the Royal College of Art and an earlier career as a lawyer.
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Booking information
Adult: £15
Student/Concession: £12
Members: £12
A limited number of tickets are available through our Emerging Designers Access Scheme. If you are an emerging designer and facing financial barriers to attend, please register here.
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Background image: Roksanda, photograph by Flora Maclean.