Samuel Ross

Creative Director

Samuel Ross is a multidisciplinary creative director, designer and film maker. Ross founded the label A-COLD-WALL* in 2015, and Polythene Optics in 2018.

Having graduated from Graphic Design and Illustration at De Montford University in Leicester, Ross worked as a creative assisant to Virgil Abloh at OFF-WHITE and Kanye West as YEEZY. He has since worked with clients including Nike and Oakley.

In 2018, Ross was named Emerging Menswear Designer by the British Fashion Council at the Fashion Awards. That year, he was also shortlisted for the LVMH prize and ANDAM award. In 2019, he won the BFC/GQ Designer Menswear Fund.

Samuel Ross is a multidisciplinary creative director, designer and film maker. Ross founded the label A-COLD-WALL* in 2015, and Polythene Optics in 2018.

Having graduated from Graphic Design and Illustration at De Montford University in Leicester, Ross worked as a creative assisant to Virgil Abloh at OFF-WHITE and Kanye West as YEEZY. He has since worked with clients including Nike and Oakley.

In 2018, Ross was named Emerging Menswear Designer by the British Fashion Council at the Fashion Awards. That year, he was also shortlisted for the LVMH prize and ANDAM award. In 2019, he won the BFC/GQ Designer Menswear Fund.

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