Knitting punk

Photography Bruna Kazinoti

Styling John Colvers

"There is nothing masculine about being reserved, if anything it is the singularly most emasculating thing I can think of. Menswear needs to be dazzling again, I think that is what we should strive for", says Royal College of Art graduate Kim Choong-Wilkins.

The 26-year-old designer is well known for his men's knitwork in "hard and glistening (fabrics), with aggressively distinctive shapes, nothing nice or polite", which include sharp or jutting elements or broad protruding shoulders which, one could claim, have certain punk or gothic undertones.

Here he has chosen to combine one of such cactus-sleeved, "turtle-neck" jumpers with a nice black leather skirt.

From his "Bodybound" collection.

I've already posted other pics from that runway:

Got my crest, got my vest

A complete interview with Choong-Wilkins was published by Dazed Digital Magazine:

http://dazeddigital.com/Fashion/article/6167/1/Kim_Choong-Wilkins_London_UK

Got my crest, got my vest: all I need now is...

For all of you, modern-day Samurais, Crusaders and chivalric warriors of the streets: young designer Kim Choong-Wilkins, a recent graduate from the Royal College of Art, has already devised the emblems of your knighthood.

Bodybound, his spring 2010 collection, includes beautiful Katama like trousers and skirts, close-knitted, laminated or studded armour-like tops with wide shoulders, Ninja cloaks... Only the sword -or nihontō- is still missing... and, yes! Of course! I nearly forgot: the lady in peril.