Craig Green

london designer

Orange harness shirt and workwear pants CRAIG GREEN

interview by SVEN SCHUMANN
photography by MAX VON GUMPPENBERG and PATRICK BIENERT
style by ERIKA KURIHARA

 

After moving the audience to tears with his celebrated Spring/Summer 2015 show during London Collections Men, Craig Green has been a much-talked-about menswear designer. Often described as pure and fearless, even using sculptural elements in his collections, Green’s strong vision for menswear keeps turning heads — and not just those of men.

SVEN SCHUMANN — John Waters told me recently that being called a “cult filmmaker” in Hollywood means that your film lost money, but three smart people really liked it. As a new designer who is often described as having cult status, what does that word mean for you?

CRAIG GREEN — As a young designer for the first few seasons, you’re not making any money, you’re not…