Founder
Lukas Vincent — Creative Director & Founder
Designer and Creative Director with more than twenty years of international experience in contemporary luxury, built in both large-scale commercial houses and independent brand-building, across Australia, New York, Paris and Rio de Janeiro.
Founder of ex infinitas (2016), an Australian menswear label recognised internationally for merging tailored construction with a refined reading of surf and street culture.
The label was distributed through leading luxury retailers — Browns (London), LN-CC, United Arrows, H. Lorenzo — and through Farfetch; it was invited onto the official Paris Fashion Week schedule by the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, and presented at Pitti Uomo as part of Guest Nation Australia.
“BUAI is not a continuation of that label. The self that made the first work was dismantled and rebuilt; BUAI is the first work of the reconstructed self.”
— Lukas Vincent
Selected Recognition
International Woolmark Prize (2016/17) — Australian regional winner and international finalist; presented at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris
GQ Australia Designer of the Year — “Men of the Year” (2017)
Official Paris Fashion Week presentation (2018) — the second Australian menswear designer invited onto the official schedule
Vogue Italia “Talents,” Best Emerging Designer (2016) — selected by Sara Maino
Australian Fashion Laureate finalist — Emerging Designer of the Year (2016); Menswear Designer of the Year (2018, 2019)
Harper’s Bazaar Australia National Designer Award — nominee (2017)
“The brainchild of designer Lukas Vincent, ex infinitas, has been blazing a trail through the fashion world in recent years thanks to its bold designs that cleverly incorporate Australian culture and surfer lifestyle.”
— Hugo Compain, Vogue France
