FIELD OF DREAMS

I am a final year Fashion Design student studying at Leeds Arts University. my collection has been influenced by the renaissance and baroque architecture of my travels to Italy and France. in my final garments, it draws focus to the bold architecture from the time periods. The use of floral patterning in my designs draws influence from the work of Botticelli and Michelangelo. Strong silhouettes and floral patterning have been combined with my embroidery skills to create a bespoke collection that highlights the elegance, power and strength of the modern woman. With designers continually experimenting with fabrics and intricate details, my collection plays with tiered fabrics and hand and machine embroidery to create garments that emphasise and accentuate the feminine shape and look as individual as each of the women that wear it. The flashes of cobalt blue against muted floral tones makes the garments contemporary and timeless in design. With all of my garments, firstly I hand paint the floral prints onto the fabric with acrylic paint. I used different sized motifs, some with intricate detailing and some without. I then used my machine to free embroider and then hand embroider on top of the floral prints to create a detailed textured finish to the fabric