About Me
I’m Imogen, a Fashion Design graduate from the University of Leeds.
I am a 2023 Fashion Design graduate, specialising in womenswear design. This focus provided a comprehensive understanding of the history of women’s fashion, as well as contemporary garment standards. I developed a further technical understanding of both men’s and womenswear design during my industry placement at Walker Slater, a Tweed tailoring company.
During my final year at university, I developed three design collections of 14 outfits and a 16-outfit collection surrounding the innovation of transformative fashion. Once designed, I manufactured two commercially viable transformative outfits. From development through to completion of a collection, I keep a strong focus on brand research, appropriate fabrics, and the design concept. I particularly enjoy developing designs digitally, using Adobe and CLO3D software.
INSPIRATION
A COLLECTION BASED ON THE ‘SECOND WAVE’ OF THE FEMINIST MOVEMENT
After developing exclusively womenswear collections, I decided to interpret this concept in a gender fluid design direction. This collection is inspired by the controversy regarding women’s dress during the late 1970s, combined with photography by Deborah Tuberville.
Designing without gender constraints in mind is a global fashion initiative that is an important concept, and current influence on the fashion industry today. During the production of this collection, and others presented within this portfolio, a contemporary design outcome is developed from the inspiration provided.
MY WORK
PORTFOLIOS
Collection 1: Final Line Up
Collection 1: Colour + Fabric
Collection 1: Quilt + Knit Development
Collection 1: Design Work
Collection 1: Design Work
Collection 1: Design Work
Collection 2: Inspiration
Collection 2: Colour + Fabric
Collection 2: Print Development
Collection 2: Surface Decoration Development
Collection 2: Design Work
Collection 2: Design Work
Collection 2: Design Work
Collection 2: Final Line Up
Collection 3: Inspiration
Collection 3: App Interface
Collection 3: Design Work
Collection 3: Design Work
Collection 3: Lay Plan, Costing and CLO3D
DETAIL
TRANSFORMATIVE GARMENTS INSPIRED BY THE GRACE OF DRAPERY IN ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ARTWORK
Overconsumption is a growing concern prevalent in the fashion industry today. As consumers, our current decisions regarding clothing consumption will impact the environmental future for generations to come. The designed collection and subsequent outfits constructed, illustrate the possibilities of transformative fashion in addressing developing overconsumption concerns within the fashion industry. The collection is inspired by the grace of drapery in Italian Renaissance artwork and sculpture. The artwork informed the colour and silhouette of the collection. This image illustrates one variation in which the transformative garments are worn.
"For me, restrictions are not always negative. Restrictions can push creativity. I like restrictions." Dries Van Noten
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