UChristopher Shannon Impahla yamadoda yaqala ngo-2008, ngombono wokuhambisa iimpahla zamadoda zaseBritane ukusuka kwilifa layo lokuthunga kakuhle kunye nomsebenzi wokudala iimpahla zangoku, ezifanelekileyo zizoba kwiimbekiselo ezahlukeneyo. Ileyibhile igcinwe ziivenkile ezihamba phambili kwihlabathi liphela, ezinje ngeHarvey Nichols, IT, uMsitho wokuVula, i10 Corso Como kunye neSpace Mue.
Umseki uChristopher Shannon uphumelele kwikhosi yaseCentral St Martins MA Menswear, apho wawongwa ngenkxaso-mali yokufunda phantsi kongasekhoyo, uNjingalwazi omkhulu uLouise Wilson.
UShannon wayengumamkeli we-BFC/GQ Designer Menswear Fund yokuqala, exhaswa nguVertu, ngoJuni 2014. Ufakwe kuluhlu olufutshane lweMbasa ye-Emerging Menswear Award kwiBritish Fashion Awards kunye ne-LVMH Young Fashion Designer Prize, kwaye ubandakanyeke kwizinto ezintsha. MAN, NEWGEN kunye neFashion Forward izikim zenkxaso.
