About Me
Who am I
I am a fashion design graduate who is eager to learn, confident and hard working. I am enthusiastic and take pride in every venture. From a young age I have had a vast interest in designing and ever since I have been determined in furthering my knowledge.
I have a passion for creating knitted fabrics and have specialised in designing womens knitwear throughout my time at university. I have explored various techniques including, using the industrial Shima, hand knitting and knitting on the domestic and dubied knit machines.
INSPIRATION
FMP Inspiration
My FMP graduate collection has been inspired by who I am. I began my research by observing my rituals, relationships and restrictions. Three things stood out and became the core part of my project; plaiting my hair before bed, my heritage, cultural values and being represented as a minority.
Living with feelings of inequality, questions such as ‘do I belong’ and social injustice in being who I am became a driving force of my project. As a black woman, I often find I have muted down my personality in certain spaces (known as code switching) because of the colour of my skin. For my final project I wanted to be bold and celebrate who I am and my heritage through a colourful, expressive, and commemorative collection. I was fortunate to secure sponsorship from Lanecardate for my yarns.
MY WORK
PORTFOLIOS
FMP Portfolio - Who am I
Capsule portfolio - exploring nudity
DETAIL
Honouring Black Hair
Black hair has been identified as unprofessional and unkept. In my project I wanted to celebrate and embrace black hair. I feel confident and proud of my hair in any style I wear it. I incorporated plaiting as a technique, translating this through hand knitting, knitting on the domestic and dubied machines, and using the shima to create cable structures. I also generated various processes such as partial knitting and intarsia, and in so doing, reinventing traditional afrocentric methods through modern techniques and approaches.
The root of my FMP stems from on going topics surrounding racism - I hope my project shows awareness and changes the perception of black people
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