Photo: Bruce Weber
Stylist: Alex White
Center: Jeremy Laing
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxEp6DHjKPO_Z4Gb2oAHQLWJUlN8ymWz54-taaNrhk4M7PKd_5oCtrnAViFeTlBNkSxQ_XLmmAnjcEAN3zmHceBTgDe3dHEeP10LvwGt2-FZvCQndoejPBYC4yv4XhIF6Pl2MaL_woK0gP/s400/Jeremy+Laing+photo+Bruce+Weber+W+Magazine+2.jpg)
From W Magazine:
Some designers start with a sketch. others, by draping on a form. For Canadian Jeremy Laing, however, the process kicks off with a little origami handiwork. "I work out how to achieve a shape by cutting and folding paper," Laing says. It explains the rather clean and architectural ethos behind his three-year-old line - and belies those formative years spent in Alexander McQueen's studio constructing high-drama runway showpieces. As Laing describes it, his collection is about the "appearance of simplicity that hides a complexity." But for all that apparent intellectualism, his fall collection is partly inspired by artist Josef Albers and kaleidoscopic symmetry - his clothes are easy, no-fuss wares. Prime examples: a billowy tank dress and a simple sheath with rivet details.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_AIufrMU5Ff1BsCKtRstrsfLuvdM8iw0WdYVGlLNq2coUXIfgOl-sutXcbkmZ8j3S5buX8nBlnQAxO9orow1sUT_KdNrYp1ioNKc2ZYkYJOsw1Dcn3MUoPJ-OGTFd5rb9unhcdfreZpXY/s400/Jeremy+Laing+photo+Bruce+Weber+W+Magazine.jpg)