"The designer Harry Pontefract makes extraordinary things: in his studio in east London they slump on chairs, where they look a bit of a mess, or hang on an expanse of white wall, where they look a bit like works of art. Both impressions are exaggerated by the abstraction of many of his items. A ballgown of tugged-out lumps of sheep's wool mounted on tulle, for instance, looks to Pontefract "like a Richter painting""
"Elsewhere, a dress of cascading burgundy plastic grapes, inspired in part by Caravaggio, looks like some kind of mould bubbling out from the plaster behind it. "There's something super-tacky about them, because they're what you have in your fruit bowl, but they're also so decadent - they're the most beautiful thing," which is an odd way to describe fake fruit."
Ponte releases its fifth collection. Harry Pontefract creates sculptural, abstract garments in an east London studio that appear messy when slumped on chairs and like artworks when hung on white walls. He employs unconventional materials and techniques: tugged-out lumps of sheep's wool mounted on tulle, cascading burgundy plastic grapes partly inspired by Caravaggio, and a found gold suit hand-gilded with flaking 24-carat leaf. The work balances tackiness and decadence, transforming everyday objects into ornate, uncanny couture. The label name Ponte references a family nickname and allows a personal imprint without making the designer the literal face of the brand.
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