Finding inspiration in London, Mark studied at Central Saint Martins for five years. He completed his BA there and went on to complete his MA in February 2008.

Whilst attending Saint Martins, Mark created knitwear for Bora Aksu for three seasons. In 2007 Mark showed his graduate collection at the Central Saint Martins show at London Fashion Week and caught the attention of buyers from Browns Focus in London. Mark showed his spring/summer 2009 collection at On|Off's event at the Royal Academy of the Arts, London, in September 2008.

He has also collaborated with Stuart Vevers for the Loewe RTW AW09 show and with Christian Louboutin on shoes for his SS10 collection. Mark was awarded NEWGEN support in January 2009 and showed his autumn/winter 2009 collection in the tent at London Fashion Week in February 2009.

Mark Fast is now stocked in seven countries worldwide. This year's highlights for Mark include being invited to work with Another Magazine on a special project with Tilda Swinton and contributing to the Loewe ready-to-wear show in Paris.

Stockists now include: Browns Focus, Selfridges, Colette, Gallery Berlin, 10 Corso Como, Cement (Asia), Curve (LA), Seven (NY), Barneys (NY).