About Me
Hi I am Jessie, a third year menswear design student from NTU!
My FMP has developed through my growing concerns of the fast world we live in and my dissertation - Making, Mind, Men: An exploration into the male consumer and if craft can support a sustainable future - closely links to the themes I have been exploring.
Since researching and reading about the production of mass-produced goods, I became greatly interested the lost art of craftsmanship and the slow process these highly skilled people take. The message my FMP communicates is that we have to recognize the art of the human hand and the process behind craftsmanship in order to lead a sustainable lifestyle, appreciating the story behind the material goods we buy.
INSPIRATION
Exploring the lost art of craftsmanship, celebrating the human hand.
My initial research was through collecting primary and secondary visual imagery, firstly exploring a poem that my grandad wrote about Craftsmen called Patient People this sparked the idea of looking at an array of different crafting practises. I gathered visual images from a magazine I purchased from Japan that celebrated global crafts and this allowed me to collect different cultural references, I wanted to appreciate the different processes and bring eastern and western together.
One main research point from looking into craftsmanship is that the crafts last a lifetime and longer because of the precision and care people have for them. This is something that is often lost in the fashion world and I wanted to bring this into my collection. Therefore, I focused on great craftsmanship within my own design and manufacture to ensure longevity in each piece.
MY WORK
PORTFOLIOS
Concept Page One
Concept Page Two
Concept Page Three
Developments of Final Line Up
Development of Outfit One
DETAIL
I focused on great craftsmanship within my own design and manufacture to ensure longevity.
By doing observational/ abstract drawings using different materials has allowed me to see me research images in different ways and has inspired me creatively to create something innovative through colour, print, fabrications, form, and shape. I have explored and used different fastenings due to the hardwearing components of workwear. Different material surfaces such as wood as led me to texture and therefore, I have been particularly drawn to surface design including quilting, appliqué, and saddle stitch. I repurposed old nail aprons for pockets to give a vintage, worn look which would otherwise go to waste. My silhouettes will be heavily inspired by the oversized overcoats and aprons that craftsmen wear and incorporating elements such as kimono collars to integrate different cultural references. Creating something modern and innovative while staying functional due to the notion of practical garments that craftsman would wear, was my main priority in this collection.
We have to recognize the art of the human hand and the process behind craftsmanship in order to lead a sustainable lifestyle, appreciating the story behind the material goods we buy.
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