About Me
I'm Rebecca, a fashion design graduate from Kingston University.
Rebecca Wong is a fashion design graduate specialising in menswear, print design and fashion illustration. In her personal design work she brings together themes of culture, family nostalgia and belonging to create spaces where she can celebrate her heritage and play with masculine identities.
Working with cultural influences means I am an exhaustive researcher and work hard to creatively portray my vision. I strive to create work that is a well thought out, thorough and beautiful celebration of my own heritage. This means I have to have a multi-layered and open minded approach to idea generation and visualisation, incorporating digital drawing, handsketching and cad into my design process. These skills have been useful in my industry experience, and I plan to continue being hard working and open to learning new skills as I better myself as a designer.
INSPIRATION
Beauty in the ordinary: All bein' well
My work is heavily influenced by my fascination with the multi-layeredness of heritage, culture and memory and how this works itself into fashion. In this project, many shapes, motifs colours and textures were taken from my nana's home over the years as documented in photographs. I strive to constantly find beauty in the ordinary, less popularised or mainstream elements of my culture and celebrate the journeys of those who participate within it.
For this project, two crucial influences were the post-Windrush phenomena of the Caribbean front room and the style of dress that emerged from the Jamaican reggae and dancehall scenes. My family was a huge source of inspiration and with many strong female figures to look up to, I have incorporated elements of their style into my work to create a new image of Jamaican male flamboyancy.
MY WORK
PORTFOLIOS
Primary Research - Family Photos
Mood
Fabric / Colour
Look 2 - Development
Look 3 - Mood
Look 3 - Development
Look 3 - Print Placement
Look 4 - Screen Printing Process
Look 4 - Mood / Shape Inspo
Look 4 - Technical Drawings
Look 4 - Print Scaling
Look 5 - Technical Drawings
Vests - Print Scale / Placement
Line Up
Lookbook
Lookbook
Lookbook
Lookbook
Lookbook
DETAIL
The details of every day life
The starting point for the prints in my collection is a silk scarf that my nana gave to me. The idea of combining geometric shapes and floral motifs was something I wanted to carry through into the monograms I created. The leaf motif is taken from her living room carpet and also references the many plants she keeps in her house and garden. Featuring floral and natural elements a nod to the idea of growing and nurturing a new life from scratch. The details found within everyday things can create beautiful final results, and these details are key within my celebration of my family and our journey throughout the years.
"The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life." - William Morris
Graduate Fashion Week in partnership with:
