BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear
'We Raphaelites' Press Release The collection is about the realisation of two stories. Itâs about more than creating a singular strong visual, but how the collection has come from both sides of my process. The way approach a collection is a combination of haphazard experiments, putting an emphasis on using my imagination, but also how I can control it. For instance I enjoy simplicity just as much as I enjoy maximalist, these elements mainly stay separate, but through colour and technique, they start to merge, such as the how every seam is sewn together. I believe a collection is a complete reflection of you, as there is never one side, it was important for me to capture and exhaust both. Being idle, (as in lazy) was the catalyst for how I would approach this collection. Hid away in the British countryside last summer, I embraced this idyllic way of living. I also realised I wasnât the only one too; I came to realise that most people enjoyed doing nothing, or doing things for leisure. Watching daytime TV and lying in bed were great sources of inspiration. Comparing this mood now to more historical times led me the painters of pre-Raphaelite brotherhood. They often captured this state of wonder and tranquillity in their paintings of everyday people in their natural surrounding. This is also visible in the photographs of âThe Adventures of Guille and Belinda and the Enigmatic Meaning of their Dreamsâ by Allessandra Sanguinetti. With this mood, I began creating images, by mark making with chalks, paints and playing around with fabric. I continued with this approach all the way through, deciding colours as I went along. This sporadic way of working is reflected in the garments. Some capture this more literally than others; by the way the empty shell of a garment has been decorated with rolls of organza and prints. In others, this is more subtle, and found only in the stitching using a Victorian embroidery stitch. EDUCATION London College of Fashion - BA (hons) Fashion Design & Technology: womenswear Hereford College of Arts - BTEC National Diploma, Art & Design. WORK EXPERIENCE - Marc Jacobs - Assistant to Sample room & Pattern maker co-ordinator. Felder Felder - Studio Assistant Image Credits - 1 â 5 Edward Curtis. Photography, James Rees. Creative Director, Rob Phillips Beauty, Pace Chen, Models, Sarah Dick at Models 1, Alina at Select 6 - 19 â Nina De Yorke 20 â 22 & 24 - HULDRA. Edward Curtis. Photographer - Agnes Lloyd Plat. Model - Silke Seidler - street cast. Assistant - Sanner Kaia 32 - Edward Curtis, Identity Project. Photographer: Anthony John Sayer. Creaive Director, Rob Phiillips. Model, Edward Curtis