For your final collection, what was your inspiration behind it, and how long did it take you to complete?
The ocean and the beach holds a special place in my heart, I feel like it’s where I’ve spent half of my life and where I’ve been raised. Naturally, this is where my ideas grew from. My graduate collection ‘The Man and The Sea’, is based around the idea of an old fisherman falling overboard and becoming a part of the sea or some kind of creature. I enjoy creating fashion that stems from fantasy, as it’s a visual representation of what’s in my mind. I incorporated my love of textile manipulation and experimentation through melting fabrics, knitwear and fibre destruction.
The whole process from conception to final construction was around eight months, however, the most difficult and lengthy part was the design period and having to narrow down my ideas.
Most difficult thing you've had to learn since studying fashion design?
The hardest thing to learn was the fact that the fashion industry I saw in my head when I was little is far different to reality, in terms of the impacts that everyday fashion has on the people it employs, and the environment and the animals we source from so greedily.
..And the best thing studying fashion design?
The best thing I’ve learnt is probably the same as the most difficult as it has made me more of the industry I’m entering. While I more aware of the impacts I’m having to both the fashion world and the world we live in, it also forces me to explore alternative options and push myself creatively.
You've only just started your fashion journey, what's next for you?
That’s a tough one! I have so many different paths I want to take, however at the moment I would like to find a label that is up and coming and be a part of a growing business as I find it an important experience for when I decide to create my own brand. I definitely would love to work hands on with textile experimentation, so I’m looking for a for label that has that as a core part of their brand.