About Me
Hi I'm Rebecca, a Fashion Design Graduate from Cambridge school of art
I am an aspiring fashion designer of womenswear and create abstract and peculiar shapes. I use innovative shapes, I draw on personal experiences while addressing social issues of the society I live in.
I have always been passionate about fashion, The connection I was making between emotion and the way I dressed, I carried it with me over the years, made it evolve. This made me realise the important connection that fashion can have with self-expression. It intrigued me even more, that my ideas could materialise into wearable garments that express something true, so that what we wear is a representation of ourselves and our emotions, making the design reflect ourselves.
INSPIRATION
Inspiration begins with exploring the physical and psychological aspects of violence against women.
Fashion for me is a fundamental tool that can change anything, I take inspiration from many culture artists who create sculptures as a representation of fashion and ourselves. Fashion for me is like the first language, a mute identity. A quote that is very important to me from Miuccia Prada: 'What you wear is your way of presenting yourself to the world, especially today when we live in an era where human contact is so rapid. Fashion is an instant language'
I usually draw inspiration from my passion for sculptures by artists who explore themes based on psychology and my personal life experiences to explore very sensitive and current concepts that are very important to me. I think that what we wear, is a representation of ourselves and our emotions, design has to tell the story. I like to try my hand at new techniques and this allows me to create dynamic and innovative designs. I always take inspiration from my personal life.
MY WORK
PORTFOLIOS
DETAIL
Pattern cutting technique with colour contrasts creating design culture
I concentrated on the technique of pattern cutting, creating innovative and unique designs. I created various ruffles for each type of design, using two layers of different colours to make the colour contrast. The darker colours represent negative emotions, such as sadness, anger, fear of not succeeding, the lighter colours represent positive emotions, such as happiness, courage, the desire to get back into the game and change. The ruffles present an up and down life inspired by the psychological and physical violence my mother suffered, the movements are reminiscent of past episodes where there was no time to breathe, it was all very hectic with the fear every second that something worse could happen
"Fashion is a very important means of communication, it is a remarkable identity band, as well as helping people express their emotions and feel themselves"
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