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The name Gemma Slack
was featured among
the names of emerging
talents in London in
2009. This artist began
her studies in ne arts
at the Chelsea College of
Art and Design, where
she was encouraged
to try fashion design.
Enthusiastic about
the idea of turning
her paintings and
sculptures into
clothes, she enrolled
in the Fashion
Design Technology:
Womenswear course
at the London College
of Fashion. After
four years of work
experience with Gareth
Pugh, she presented her
rst, gothic-inspired
collection for the S/S 09
season. Her unique air
for turning unusual
materials into tailored
pieces has captured
the attention of a
number of gures like
the journalist Diane
Pernet, the milliner
Piers Atkinson, and the
singer Róisín Murphy.
Gemma Slack
www.gemmaslack.com
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