About Me
Fashion Design, Pattern Cutting Enthusiast, Kingston School of Art
I am a womenswear designer with a focus on creative pattern cutting, tailoring and interest in historical period dress. I draw on my own heritage for inspiration and look to different cultures to widen my perspective of clothes and fashion. I am highly dedicated to my practice and enthusiastic about learning in all aspects of my chosen discipline.
Having completed 4 years of undergraduate studies in fashion design, with one of those years being an industry placement as a pattern cutting intern, I am looking forwards to the next step, aspiring to work in the field of creative pattern cutting and conceptual fashion design. I developed my understanding of 3D design in my final collection, Sen Lar, by initially draping in half scale for more creative pattern silhouettes, while using metric flat pattern cutting to form the basis of more tailored garments.
INSPIRATION
Disintegration of personal identity from generational immigration forcing a culture clash.
Sen Lar (meaning "without home" in Galician) is a collection that explores the concept of cultural pluralism, bicultural identity and the displacement of self. Exploring my own heritage in this collection I sought to interpret the culture clash felt growing up between two differing cultures: Spanish and English. With specific focus on my Galician heritage, I investigate the historical regional costumes of the area which formed the basis for my silhouette inspiration.
Studying Galician traditional costume, which features velvet and wool as primary fabrics in black and red, I sought to combine this Galician representation with classical English heritage fashion. Interpreting English heritage fashion through the embracing of patterns and textures such as Victorian pinstripes and prince of Wales checks. Further demonstrating a combining of attitudes through the mix of free flowing silhouettes worn in combination with stiff restrictive garments.
MY WORK
PORTFOLIOS
DETAIL
Symbolism of Embroidery and Sensitivity in Pattern Cutting
Bicultural individuals often face conflicting instincts in assimilating into both cultures or find a mutual balance between both the former however, can result in the individual having difficulty balancing identity within themselves. Embroidered detail of graphic image combining Rose and Gorse flower. I choose this imagery to embroider as respectably they are the national flowers of England and Galicia. Both being wild flowering plants with thorns, poetically represent a destructive beauty that symbolised the positives of duel nationality as well as the possible difficulties. Reflecting from my silhouette research on the traditional Galician costume which prominently featured a high neck wrapped shawl (Dengue), I reinterpreted this by combining creative pattern cutting and tailored structured patterns. In the combination of a dropped shoulder crater sleeve, fitted onto a ballooning high neck I attempt to create a hybrid of Dengue and structured tailored suit.
"I see my path, but I don't know where it leads. Not knowing where I'm going is what inspires me to travel it" -Rosalia de Castro
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