About Me
Hello! I'm Morgan a Fashion Graduate specialising in Knitwear
I consider clothes as art forms for the body which enables me to push the boundaries in terms of unexpected silhouettes and textures. It is key for me that my designs follow a meaningful narrative often relating to my personal experiences or family history to give an emotive edge to my clothes.
I ensure all my clothes are responsibly designed by having a heavy dependence on natural fibres throughout my couture knitwear with fully fashioned panels to minimise waste as much as possible. My ambition is to disrupt the codes associated with traditional knitwear in order to make unique and exciting garments that I believe there is a gap in the market for.
INSPIRATION
Love Thy Neighbour AW/22
My womenswear collection will be conceptual knitwear for AW22 made up of natural fibres and colour palette. I aim to create emotive pieces using multiple layering integral to the garment, using long line silhouettes and exploring the potential of masking the face. This will be in the form of balaclavas and veiling, exhausting the feeling of conceal and reveal across 4 outfits referencing religious dress.
My concept explores the Irish Troubles of the late 20th century from the perspective of young people growing up in that environment. I have referenced Catholicism in the context of my family who originated from Derry, Northern Ireland and how this translated to what they wore and their attitudes of the events unfolding around them. I used fibres such as hemp and cotton to reflect a sense of Irish cultural heritage in a new and interesting way.
MY WORK
PORTFOLIOS
LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR AW/22 SHOOT IMAGES
CONCEPT BUILDING
CAD
DESIGN GENERATION
CATHOLIC CONCEPT IMAGERY AND SAMPLING DEVELOPMENT
SAMPLING PLACMENT VARIATION WITH ILLUSTRATION
STYLING IMAGES AND PHOTOSHOOT BTS
ILLUSTRATION OF CAMOUFLAGE-ESQUE SAMPLING
SAMPLING PLACEMENT VARIATION WITH CAD
BTS PHOTOS OF OUTFIT 1 WITH CONCEPT IMAGERY
TEXTURAL VARIATIONS ACROSS OUTFIT 2
ATTITUDE AND MOOD DEVELOPMENT
TEXTURAL DETAIL AND PROCESS FOR OUTFIT 1
IRISH TROUBLES INTERACTION WITH RELIGION RESEARCH
FINAL ILLUSTRATED LINE UP
TOILING DEVELOPMENT WITH SAMPLING
DESIGN GENERATION
360° VIEWS OF FULL COLLECTION
LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR AW/22 KNITWEAR COLLECTION
DETAIL
Concept Details
Following on from my University Capsule Collection ‘Sunday Best’ I really wanted to continue exploring religious dress juxtaposing it with modern casual dress references. The community of Northern Ireland has always been something I wanted to explore because the segregation and deep issues within the community that aren’t often seen so close to home in modern day society. The idea of masked identity is extremely present throughout my research which translated to me exploring the idea of balaclavas and camouflage. I want to take the power out of these symbols that have strong associations with violent unrest and use my natural and muted palette and textures to give them a new look – no longer aligned with a single side of the fight.
'IF YOU CANT BE SAFE, BE CAREFUL' - quote from Northern Irish communities during the Troubles
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