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Philmore Clague Design

About Me


| View Show | Create Your OwnI'm an independant womenswear designer in London with a background in theatre, costume design, music & performance art & all sorts of craziness. I'm a Manx Australian...an odd combination...Dad Manx ( native of the Isle of Man ) & Mum Australian. I grew up in the Isle of Man for a while then in Sydney for my high school years then back to IOM & then to London where I've remained for lots of years now. I used to be a habitual over indulger but not no more ! However my post-rehab lifestyle has turned me into something of a workaholic. If I'm not in my studio I'm in my shop & even when I'm at home I'm obsessing over new designs & projects. The social ettiquette of the fashion industry has always felt very alien to me..so much so that I have never even learnt how to air-kiss properly !! I cannot stand the taste of pineapple & I adore the taste of Ice cream. I believe In always trying to find a new / different /unique way to do everything I work on. With this approach you don't always succeed but when you do the results are amazing & even when you don't succeed you discover & learn so much in the process.

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My Interests

Design in all it's many glorious forms. Music, Film, Comedy & laughter, Beautiful places people objects & ideas . My beloved Everton fc.

I'd like to meet:

Want to keep in touch with all the people I dont see enough of , catch up with those I haven't seen for ages, communicate with people who enjoy my label & meet kindred spirits in all creative fields.
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Music:

Scott Walker, Hot Chip, Outkast, the Cramps, Missy Elliot, Kate Bush, Huski, Flaming Lips, Busta Rhymes, Anthony & the Johnsons, Bowie, Guillemots, Girls Aloud, N.E.R.D , Nick Drake, Ronettes, Goldfrapp, Lamb, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Pulp, Prince, Soft Cell/Marc Almond, DJ Shadow, Tom Waits, Ruby Throat, Little Richard, Associates,Hefner, The French, The Roots, Love, Bjork, Divine, Massive Attack, Nick Cave/Birthday Party, Boards of Canada, Annie, Roots Manuva, AC/DC, Pink, Common, Stevie Wonder, Devo, Dolly Parton, Parliament, Kanye, Elvis, Peaches, John Barry & soooo much more !

Movies:

One flew over the cuckoo's nest, Ed Wood, Heathers,The Apartment, the films of John Waters ( Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, Hairspray, Serial Mom etc ), American Beauty, This Is Spinal Tap, Boogie Nights, Paris Texas, Monty Python's Life of Brian, Secretary, Being John Malkovich, Mystic Pizza, O Brother Where Art thou, Zoolander ,Grease, Drugstore Cowboy

Television:

Kath & Kim, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Match of the Day, Channel 4 News, wildlife documentaries ( a recent favourite was ' Squirrel Island' ) Sex & the City

Books:

I rarely seem to read any fiction. Most recent books I read were A biography of the wonderful Betty Page & a book called 'Fluxus experience' by Hannah Higgins about the Fluxus art movement in the '60's

Heroes:

Batman, Mr T., Starsky & Hutch....It's better to have fictional heroes 'cos they can't disappoint you.