Carri Munden

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Carri Munden
Born
London, England
NationalityEnglish
EducationUniversity of Westminster
LabelCassettePlaya

Carri Munden is an English fashion designer. Born as Carri Munden, she is credited as Carri Mundane and CassettePlaya, her fashion label. She currently works as a stylist and creative director and lives in London.

Career

Carri as cassette playa has presented her work four times at

Milan Fashion Week. Her first MAN showcase was a film installation (MAN Fall/Winter 2006/07), then a show "L.S.I" for Spring/Summer 2007, followed by a film shown on the runway and then her "Future Primitive" show for Spring/Summer 2008.[1]

Carri has collaborated with Nike on designs on 3 occasions. In collaboration with Nike, a Cassette Playa Nike Blazer Premium shoe was exclusively created and featured in her Spring/Summer 2008 show. It was then released in selected international stores in late 2008. 2009 saw the release of both a capsule collection of clothing - "Nike x Cassette Playa Rivalry Collection" and a cassette playa Nike Dunk shoe.[2]

In addition to her line, Munden has worked as a

films; she describes the two as "the only weirdos in west London" at the time.[4][5]

Carri has worked with artists including

JME modelled in the first cassetteplaya catwalk), Ruff Sqwad, MNEK, Mykki Blanco, Brooke Candy, Riff Raff (rapper)
and Danny Brown[1] Her designs have also been worn by Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Rita Ora and Rihanna.

Munden was a contributing fashion editor of Super Super magazine, contributor and stylist for

Dazed & Confused
.

Munden has also styled and art directed Billionaire Boys Club lookbooks and an editorial shoot for Dazed & Confused, and "Dunk Be True", an exhibition in the East End of London, focusing on the iconic Nike Dunk, in which she also appeared.[6] She was commissioned by M.I.A. to contribute artwork for her 2007 album Kala.

Munden graduated in fashion design at the University of Westminster.

In 2007, Munden was nominated for "Best Menswear Designer" at the

British Fashion Awards, alongside Christopher Bailey and Alexander McQueen.[1]

In 2008, she was named by

Rolling Stone magazine
as "Best Fashion Designer" of 2008 in their "Best of Rock" issue.

In July 2008, her work is presented in the "Fashion V Sport" exhibition at London's V&A (

Victoria & Albert Museum
).

International outlets where her clothes sell include Dover Street Market in London, Colette in Paris, SlamJam in Milan, Seven in New York, IT Hong Kong, and GR8 in Tokyo amongst others.[1]

Munden was commissioned by Nintendo DS to provide vinyl and foil artwork rooted in customisation for the console's MySims world game. A 2008 live video jump-dance installation work at the Pitti Uomo in Florence, Italy was particularly well received -showcasing "street gang pixel warriors joined by Sci-fi grime boys" sporting varying garments.[7]

In 2010, Munden appeared in a fashion-themed episode of

series six of The Apprentice
.

In February 2010 Carri collaborated with London College of Fashion to produce "The worlds first augmented reality fashion show". This was presented at Somerset House as part London Fashion Week

In September 2010 Carri created an interactive photobooth designed by KIN design and in collaboration with Onedotzero. "Inspired by Japanese purikura and clad in striking Cassette Playa fabric, the booth offered visitors the opportunity to create their own animated gif using 4 photographs taken inside the booth and overlaid with Cassette Playa graphics of their choice" This booth was also installed at barbican as part of Future Beauty: 30 Years of Japanese Fashion, the British Film Institute, Tate Britain and as part of Dazed Live by Dazed and Confused

Carri will be working on a "collaboration" with

Key
in their next concert outfit, hopefully.

After a brief hiatus working on external design projects Carri Munden made a return in SS15 with the newest release from her label Cassette Playa. "The range is an exercise in eccentricity, decorated in bold, psychedelic prints and using meticulously chosen messaging to create a collection that is as distinct as it is astute"

A lot of Korean Idols wear her clothes like

Key and 2NE1

Aesthetic

Influenced by her subjects' art, Munden has also cited several global traditions including '90s

video games, her most recent line references YouTube, text messaging and circuit bending, propelled by her desire to create a matrix with wearers "stepping into the gaming world with no way to get back out."[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Cianci, Lapo. "CASSETTE PLAYA AT PITTI UOMO". Pitti Immagine. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
  2. ^ "Nike x Cassette Playa Rivalry Collection". 5 October 2009.
  3. ^ a b Cochrane, Lauren (10 September 2008). "Rising Star, Carri Munden". The Observer. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
  4. ^ a b c Maerz, Melissa (2008). "Best of Rock 2008, Best Fashion Designer". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 20 April 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
  5. RWD magazine. Archived from the original
    on 30 March 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
  6. ^ a b Bonajo, Melanie (21 May 2008). "NVU WITH CARRI MUNDEN AKA CASSETTE PLAYA". Diane, A Shaded View of Fashion. Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
  7. Vogue. Archived from the original
    on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
  8. ^ "CASSETTE PLAYA INTERVIEW - Sneaker Freaker". Sneakerfreaker.com. Retrieved 20 August 2017.

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