About Me
Hi, I'm Lydia, a Fashion Design graduate from Winchester School of Art
An imaginative and hands-on womenswear fashion designer with a year of industry experience, who is inquisitive about sustainability and has a flair for textural exploration within fashion. Has an enthusiastic approach to both creative and technical design with a meticulous eye for detail and precision.
My goal as a designer is to be as environmentally friendly as possible and to always have creative yet functional outcomes suitable for all. During my year in industry, my knowledge of sustainable fashion was heightened, and I wanted to bring this into my final collection through the materials and trims I sourced. I wanted it to be textural, through my knit exploration and gathering, to bring us back to a tactile reality.
INSPIRATION
The fun, playful and youthful moments of the sixties have influenced my final collection
Silhouettes, colours, and textiles techniques have been developed through experimentation and in-depth research. Circular cut-out details from the sixty’s library magazine archives, like Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, and my visit to Hampshire wardrobe have been combined with current fashion trends through my designs. I turned to family photographs from this time, adding a more personal touch. My mix-and-match garments allow for a versatile, sustainable, and fresh collection for the new post-covid society.
All materials are deadstock or organic fibres. I designed a collection that can be worn in multiple ways and pushed this by having a coat and a jacket with interchangeable sleeves, helping to reduce the number of clothes people will want to buy. Influenced by the sixties mix-and-match fashion and our current need to reduce textiles waste. All garments are designed to be layered to change the appearance of the overall outfit, promoting an inter-seasonal collection.
MY WORK
PORTFOLIOS
DETAIL
Gathered circles
Circles and layering became a key focus in my collection. I explored different ways of creating a circle in creative variations, through gathering, layering and knit. These details pop against the bright jersey and are full of texture and volume.
“Most of my memories of the Sixties are ones of optimism, high spirits and confidence.” – Mary Quant
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