was forced to move in with his grandmother in India, the rest of his family stuck in Kuwait, where he'd grown up. At the same time, a serious health issue left Oseph temporarily paralyzed. He kept thinking how all he wanted was a hug.
Oseph is a recent Regent's University London graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Design . His final collection examines the memory of a hug: missing a hug, what a hug feels like, and the emotions associated with it. Oseph began by asking his Twitter and Instagram followers what a hug meant and what emotions it provoked, compiling and pulling from everyone's answers. Thus, the collection and its name were born: "Hugs .
The lookbook was shot by Scott Bowlby, a Central Saint Martins MA Fashion Image student, in the idyllic seaside town of Brighton, England on a rainy summer day. Bowlby's images evoke a sense of nostalgia and warmth, while emphasizing a contemporary twist on what menswear is and can be. In this context, the clothing illustrates how the days of emotional unavailability within toxic masculinity are no longer the societal and cultural norms.
After presenting his collection, Oseph took some time to reflect on his experiences studying fashion and putting this collection together, as well as what he'd like to do next."I'm from India but I was born and raised in Kuwait. Growing up, I was aware of the art and fashion worlds, but they felt distant — like a completely different universe. My parents were always very encouraging of us broadening our horizons though, so they enrolled us in everything from drawing to breakdancing.
"My fondness for fashion grew deeper in my teens when I discovered Polyvore and the online fashion community. Splicing and collaging these garments together and sharing them with people made the previously alien world seem more within reach. It wasn't long before I pulled the brakes on my stereotypical Indian software engineer"Regent's University was great. That studio is and forever will be one of my favorite places on earth. The studio environment there is like no other.