Last May, Tait won the inaugural LVMH Prize for designers under 40, which included €300,000 ($340,000) and 12 months of professional mentoring and support from within the luxury conglomerate. (The selection panel included fashion heavyweights like Karl Lagerfeld, Marc Jacobs and Phoebe Philo.)
The London-based designer first made waves in 2010 when, at 22, he became the youngest student to earn an MA in womenswear from the prestigious Central Saint Martins art and design college. He’s been a major draw at London Fashion Week ever since.
CNN caught up with Tait before his Autumn/Winter 2015 show to talk branding, growth, and how it feels to be a fashion industry golden child.
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I think Adele is fabulous…I would love to dress her. Gorgeous voice, and amazing lyricist. I also think the girls from Broad City on Comedy Central are fabulous…I think it would be really cool to hang out with them and put some clothes on them.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
I would like to have a broader reach with the garments. I would like to open my wholesale channels a little bit more, and to make a product available all over the world for people to wear and to make part of their own life. I think that would be really fantastic.
