About Me
I am Taïma a Fashion Graduate from Northumbria University
I am a Guianese womenswear designer. As pattern cutting specialist with deep knowledge in tailoring basics, I aim to find new experimental ways to apply traditional element of my culture in contemporary fashion practices.
Passionate about garment tailoring, innovative and sustainable materials. 3D manipulation through sample making is the driving force of my collections. Discovering and learning new textile manipulation techniques is one of my principals starting point for any projects due to a keen interest in manual activities. To investigate a topic and find ways to translate it in a fashion related aspect whether it be through the silhouette or subtle embellishment is my main objective all whilst maintaining a strong pattern cutting base.
INSPIRATION
HIDDEN BEAUTY
Hidden beauty, is a collection serving as a tribute to my home country Guyane (Guiana). Despite the centuries of constant oppression, the country and its inhabitants strive to keep their heritage intact; yet to be fully subjugated, I wish for this collection to unveil the undeniable resilience and beauty of Guianese people hidden to the outside world by the means of harmful negative stereotypes. Focusing on the people and not the oppression this project changes the narrative to dignify my country.
I choose to reveal to the world Guiana’s beauty through the use of the emerald tree boa (local species) as a symbolic representation along with the inclusion of cultural elements from its three main ethnic groups: the Native American, Maroon and Creole Much like the snake perceived in a negative light Guiana will go through evolution stages creating a parallel between the ontogenetic, shedding phases of the boa, and the introduction of each cultural component, to finally display its fascinating heritage.
MY WORK
PORTFOLIOS
Concept
Colour Palette and Fabric
Silhouette
Research Scarification
Look 1 Design Development
Look 1 Making Process
Look 1 Details
Look 2 Design Development
Look 2 Making Process
Look 3 Design Development
Look 3 Making Process
Look 3 Embroidery
Styling
Range Plan - Look 1 and 2
Range Plan - Look 3 and 4
Range Plan - Look 5 and 6
Line Up
Final Garments - Look 1 and 6
Final Garments - Look 1 and 6
DETAIL
Seeds & Acrylic
Inspired by Native Americans' use of natural elements in jewellery making, this project aims to interpret Guianese culture in a contemporary way, exploring its local flora, through the inclusion of fruit's byproducts as design details. The collection's buttons and embroidery materials are a result of small alterations of seeds from popular regional plants. Wishing to extend further the boundaries of material use in fashion, meaningful symbols were laser cut in acrylic wastes and embedded as embellishments throughout the project.
"Le sauront-ils jamais cette rancune de mon cœur, À l’œil de ma méfiance ouvert trop tard, Ils ont cambriolé l’espace qui était mien" Léon-Gontran Damas
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