Gareth Pugh
Fashion Designer
Gareth Pugh is a fashion designer who lives and works in London. Born in Sunderland, he studied on the Art Foundation course at City of Sunderland College and completed his degree in Fashion Design at Central St Martins in 2003. He has assisted fashion designer Rick Owens at luxury furrier, Revillon, and also appeared on Channel Four’s ‘Fashion House’. Pugh’s designs such as his famous inflated balloon garments are inspired by shape, proportion and process. He has shown at London Fashion Week as part of Fashion East and has recently been awarded New Generation sponsorship to show in Autumn/Winter 2006. Pugh has collaborated with magazines including Self Service, CENT, i-D and Dazed & Confused. In 2004, Pugh’s ‘inflatable creatable’ installation was chosen as the sculptural centre piece for a Dazed & Confused exhibition showcasing designers including Stella McCartney, D&G and Hussein Chalayan. Pugh also regularly works with Judy Blame, who designs exclusive jewellery pieces to accompany his collections. Pugh’s designs are stocked in Side by Side in Japan and in Opening Ceremony in New York.



