Aitor Throup has stepped down from his Executive Creative Director role at G-Star Raw to focus on new challenges via his own studio, Aitor Throup Studio. A spokesperson from the Amsterdam-based denim company confirmed his exit to FashionUnited NL. His exit put an end to his nearly five-year-long collaboration with G-Star Raw. Throup has been...
Apr 20, 2018
London - The G-Star Raw innovation lab, led by recently appointed Executive Creative Director Aitor Throup, launched its second research capsule collection this week during Paris Men's Fashion Week. Named Raw Research II, the capsule collection is said to embodied the denim brand's latest efforts to explore the boundaries of denim. It introduces...
Jan 20, 2017
London - Change is afoot again at G-Star Raw, as the denim brand has taken on Aitor Throup as its Executive Creative Director, a newly created role, for its women's and men's main collections, as well as its Raw Research menswear line. This is not the first time that the London-based designer and the denim brand have worked together, as the...
Oct 25, 2016
London - The 9th (and albeit last) edition of London Collections: Men has come to an end, as the British Fashion Council aims to rechristen the men’s fashion week London Fashion Week Men’s from next season onwards. Although some industry insiders have begun to wonder what the future for men’s fashion weeks may hold, with the rise of unified...
Jun 14, 2016
Held as part of the Series of Talks at the Design Museum, Aitor discusses his fascination with anatomy, the importance of placing functionality at the heart of each designed object and his creative use of innovative methods of design and production. In 2008 Throup began a collaboration with Stone Island using a new methodology of garment...
Apr 30, 2014