Nigel Curtiss?s brand is expanding into suits for women (modelled here by the designer?s daughter Aiden), luxury leather goods and less formal wear for men
Gauhar Kapparova
Nigel Curtiss makes suits for A-listers, with cuts and fabrics that fuse the wearer?s own personal style with a timeless elegance. LUX?s Editor-at-Large, Gauhar Kapparova hears how he moved from being a model into design, about his time in Japan, and what makes the perfect Curtiss capsule wardrobe
Nigel Curtiss
LUX: Why have you chosen to move entirely into custom design now"

Nigel Curtiss: I moved into custom design for many reasons. Firstly, for a pragmatic one, being a small luxury-level designer selling to retail was not fun anymore. Many stores, especially independent ones, were struggling and the problems were passed down the line. Secondly, I was becoming weary of the system, the cost of a show, the samples, a showroom, fighting for space on a shop floor, and most importantly my collection not being bought and displayed as I imagined it. I felt increasingly detached from the end user. In a way, I felt comfortable going in the opposite direction of fast fashion. Slowing it down, making it more personal. Follow LUX on Instagram: luxthemagazine
LUX: You?ve said that you don?t design just clothes but an identity. Do you mean the client?s identity"

Nigel Curtiss: I feel that in modern-day fashion you end up wearing the personality of the designer. In many cases you are shouting that from t...