Parallel Skin

The piece De resistance of 3rd year! Our end of the year capsule collection. The inspiration for my collection was actually the print from my surreal dress. I was still very much interested in furthering my exploration into the shape and lines from the print I designed based around the surrealism movement. I wanted to see how changing the shapes and direction of the lines on garments with different looks and silhouette would come together. So I began designing casual, glamour and dress up, dress down garments with print ideas but refining the print to compliment the garments and making them more on trend. With the nude colour palette and parallel symmetrical lined print i named my collection, "Parallel Skin." The end result was extremely successful and was the opening to our 3rd year fashion show.

Left: Denim jacket, loose woven cotton blouse & jersey leggings. Middle: Knitted woolen jumper & skirt. Right: Dress with close fitted bodice & decay effect print with draped loose woven cotton skirt.

The Denim Outfit

As part of our 3rd year we were asked to design and make a denim outfit inspired by a designer listed on the brief. I chose Ed Hardy for the strong masculine silhouette, attention to detail and the colourful embroidered embellishments. For the jacket I went for the classic biker style popular with the Ed Hardy brand and used a knitted rib for the collar and waist line. Inspired by loose baggy trousers worn by gangs and influences from street culture I made the cut of the jeans so the crotch would hang low at the back giving a baggy bum. I also added a little extra length to the legs and created a bell shape from below the knee to the hem so that the jeans can be tucked into boots and the fabric would gather slightly up the leg. To make the outfit complete and give that classic Ed Hardy look to my outfit I bleached out areas of the back of the jacked and the left back pocket of the jeans instead of using embroidery to give it my own twist.

 Denim Jacket Front

 Denim Jacket Back

 Denim Jeans Front

 Denim Jeans Back

Denim Jeans Back Pocket Detail