About Me
I am Mia, a Fashion Design graduate with a focus on femininity
Within my work I have a focus on inclusivity, creating at a feminine collection in order to encourage people to accept who they are and their inner beauty.
My work has a primary focus on femininity, whilst also giving equal opportunities for any gender to wear the garments. I have worked conceptually, which involves innovative pattern cutting techniques in order for adaptability, so that any gender can wear the garments made. I have intended, throughout my work, to think equally about how someone with different proportions could wear my garments creating different styling techniques and multiple end results. I hope for my collection to allow people to view clothing with a different perspective, opening their mind to what they wear.
INSPIRATION
Clothes are made for someone who enjoys the garment and not a specific gender.
I have recognised throughout my research many men are hesitant on becoming feminine and accepting their true self, this lead me to look into inner beauty. I used the inner body as a metaphor of accepting ones true beauty, looking at something that is often considered ugly, such as veins or intestines, is flipped to become beautiful. By looking at the inner body it has also allowed me to look at my own insecurities in order to inspire techniques and print to create a personal and genderless collection.
Many men are told they have 'thin skin' or that they are ‘weak’ if they are feminine. Femininity is often associated with intimacy, vulnerability and delicacy, this all inspired my work to show that being those things is powerful and allowing everyone to accept their feminine side without judgement. Genderless collections often focus on masculine elements, whilst neglecting feminine features, inspired by this neglect I created a collection that utilises these aspects, such as pink and the female figure.
MY WORK
PORTFOLIOS
The Anatomy of Beauty
Inner Beauty
Intimacy
Femininity
Trouser Development
Dress and Corset Development
Athleisure Development
Fabric Process and Print
Fabric and Colour
My Final Line Up
Outfit One and TwoOutfit Three and Four
Outfit Three and FourOutfit Five and Six
Outfit Five and Six
Final Outcome
Final Outcome
Final Outcome
DETAIL
Genderless, adjustable and full of details
I made use of multiple fabric processes throughout my collection. For my final jacket I have created a fabric texture that imitates veins, this is made through mesh fabric, layered excess thread and wadding, which, from a distant, looks like skin. My pink top fabric texture was inspired by body rolls and stretch marks, this was created with use of a thin technical fabric and random lines of shirred elastic, this also allows for the garment to be worn by people with different body proportions. My print, which is seen in the dress and in other garments throughout the final lineup, is inspired by artist Renato Dib and I created this by using scanned pieces of fabric layered on top of each other, this imitates veins and shows delicacy. Within the whole collection there are elements of drawstrings, toggles and elastic, this all allows for the garments to be worn by different proportions, allowing for no restrictions on who can wear it.
"They’re not women’s clothes they’re my clothes. I bought them.” - Eddie Izzard
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