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Reinventing racing silks - in pictures

Saint Martins silks: Henry Griffin
Henry Griffin
Each of Henry’s 12 silks is inspired by a stylised version of a slot machine symbol
Photograph: PR
Saint Martins silks: Jessica Hall & Ella de Weijer
Jessica Hall and Ella de Weijer
The concept behind these designs is luck, allowing punters to choose a horse based upon which charm most appeals
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Saint Martins silks: Krista Radoeva2
Krista Rodoeva
Krista’s designs are influenced by modern art movements and are loosely based on paintings by artists such as Wassily Kandinsky and Henri Matisse
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Saint Martins silks: Clare Malseed
Clare Malseed
Based on the notion of colour in movement, Clare’s designs convey a sense of motion even when the wearer is standing still
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Saint Martins silks: Maelle Bataille
Maelle Bataille
Maelle based her designs on popular children’s characters – can you recognise all 12?
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Saint Martins silks: Wai Kit Lai & Chi Fong Leong
Ricky Lai and Frankie Leong
These designs aim to show the movement of jockeys, taking into account the fact that often in a race it is one side of a rider's silks that is most visible to the public
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Saint Martins silks: Yoomi Song2
Yoomi Song
Yoomi was inspired by a collection of racing badges on display during a day at the races, especially those from the 19th and early 20th century
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Saint Martins silks: Yoomi Song
Yoomi Song
The badges have been applied to the designs in a simplified form, in a pop art style, to create bold, bright colours that can be easily determined from a distance
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Saint Martins silks: Zarah Malik
Zarah Malik
Zarah's designs are inspired by Britain's floral heritage, the silks depicting a range of flowers, each with a point of difference and contrast
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Saint Martins silks: Oliver Mayes
Oliver Mayes
This range is based on a sentence constructed from a day at the races – "magic in the last furlong". Oliver took the words "magic" and "furlong" and placed a letter on to each of the 12 designs
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Saint Martins silks: Ksenia Fedorova
Ksenia Fedorova
Ksenia chose examples from various art movements and specific paintings, focusing on two dominant colours and basic shapes
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Saint Martins silks: Ksenia Fedorova2
Ksenia Fedorova
The designs encompass a range of themes, such as Greek pottery and Russian Gzhel, as well as specific works of art
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Saint Martins silks: Hyemi Na
Hyemi Na
Hyemi’s idea is based around how to attract attention, which led her to poisonous frogs, whose colouring is particularly bold and eye-catching
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Saint Martins silks: Eva Vestmann
Eva Vestmann
Eva has taken the design and colour from 12 European flags, creating bold and modern patterns
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Saint Martins silks: Rachel Sale & Sophie Gate
Sophie Gate and Rachel Sale
Based on the individual elements of a British summer picnic – from a traditional strawberry to the evocative egg and cress sandwich – these silks are a perfect supplement to a day at the races
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