At Mobo we are all for design with a purpose, hence why we were excited to see Cardiff Designer, Lucy Jones, added to ‘Forbes to 30 Under 30’ list for her contribution to fashion.
Commenting on making the Forbes list, Lucy said: “It’s quite unbelievable. I still haven’t got over it. I was up against some very well-known names, so it’s pretty overwhelming.
“I have always been interested in fashion but I never thought I could make a career out of making clothes.”
Lucy won a place at the esteemed Parsons College in New York City at just 19 years of age. Parsons alumni include world-famous designers Marc Jacobs, Donna Karan and Alexander Wang, some of Lucy’s muses.
“It’s number one in the world” said Lucy.
“There are people at the school from all over the globe, including India and China, and I was the only Welsh student to ever be accepted.
“No-one knew where Wales was when I arrived, so I had to explain to people that it wasn’t in England and that it had its own language.”
Lucy decided to take part in a class entitled ‘Design Communication’ and was asked to invent something groundbreaking.
“One of my teachers said to me, ‘Design a project that could change the world,’” she added.
“And I just thought, ‘I’m in fashion – how am I going to change the world?’”
From here Lucy decided to use her talent to help a much-neglected part of fashion, disabled clothing, creating a whole string of unique designs for those in wheelchairs.
She said: “I remember thinking how strange it was that I’m at one of the best design schools in the world and we’re not tackling these issues.
“I realised that we, in the fashion industry, need to create more accessible solutions in clothing,”
Take a look at some of Lucy’s ingenious designs and leave your thoughts below.
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