About Me
Jack Dennington
My name is Jack (preferably spelt Giac) and I’m finalising my 4th and final year of Fashion Design and Marketing at Northumbria University, although when you’re seeing this, I will have completed my degree.
I’m hoping to begin my MA in menswear after the summer as I feel I have found my niche placement within menswear. It has been a full circle from starting in children’s wear in college and then women’s evening wear, outerwear and streetwear, and now designing men’s outerwear inspired my traditional industries.
INSPIRATION
Why I chose the path I took?
I have always tried to put myself into my designs, not just the way I illustrate, but a part of who I am, whether that be my heritage, my flamboyancy or my excitement for equality. At the start of 4th year, we were tasked with developing our own brand and I knew I wanted to create something, which reflected my values, equality, diversity and respect. I tried my names to mirror this including my own, but finally came up with Lauqe, a brand who strives for equality, as the word itself is equal backwards.
I think I chose to become a fashion designer because designing can be so personal to the individual, which is why I have always based my designs on personal experiences and knowledge, whether that be living near a fishing community or being trained in equestrian management. Over the last 4 years, one of the things I have learnt is to be 100% true to yourself, I may not be the most perfect illustrator and people may not like my designs, but I do and that is all that matters.
MY WORK
PORTFOLIOS
DETAIL
How did I get to where I am today?
When creating my collection one concept La Vista Dalla Barca, I was looking into traditional outerwear and researching into the durability and comfort of garments such as, coats, dungarees and trousers. I began to take elements of fishing equipment and clothing details, this theme came from living at the North East coast and the fishing community in Tynemouth, England known as the Spanish Battery - the aesthetic of the communities and landscapes and the tranquil atmosphere helped me develop a collection with an emulsion of traditional details and contemporary emotions and feeling - a blend a generational practices and modern values. Sticking to the theme of personal experiences, collection two - Stalle e Balle di Fieno is a range of garments taking from practical coats and trousers, which would aid the durability of equestrian management - water resistant trench coats, puffer and duffle coats, and trousers, which have been developed from collection one - durable trousers made for hard working industries.
Diversity is not how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another’s uniqueness. ~Ola Joseph
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