About Me
Hiya, I'm Rosey, a Contour Fashion Graduate from DMU
I am a Contour Fashion student who specialists in intimates and underwear. I enjoy working with bright and bold patterns with abstract designs, especially when taken from a bold inspiration point. My specialist areas are designing, manufacturing, and embroidery, which is often featured in my work.
Up until recently I realised how much I adore unconventional looking pieces, from the fabric I've used in the manipulation process, to the physical design itself. For me, designing pieces that don't fit the traditional mould allows me to create a vast array of designs and embellishments, pushing myself to be innovative and create new and exciting ideas.
INSPIRATION
Can luxury intimates and playful outerwear work together?
Looking into the buying habits of festival goers, I wanted to see how I could sell my ideas, while trying to reduce the vast amount of fashion being wasted and ending up in landfill. Using trend statistics, as well as my own analysis, I wanted to bring underwear that can be worn as outerwear. This double garment use would reduce the need for a whole new wardrobe for festival seasons, which is detrimental as approx. 32 million people attend festivals every year, with most clothes going to waste.
With my generation attending the most festivals, I felt it personal to create this multiuse line-up. In my final project I was inspired from Betta fish to create festival friendly garments. These all contained a full underwear set, as well as outerwear options, which can be interchangeable and worn alone. I used fabrics from small companies, eco friendly dyes, and hand printed to reduce energy costs. I also made the garments personal to festivals by adding supportive straps and cut outs for breathability.
MY WORK
PORTFOLIOS
Inspiration Board
Initial Drawings
Print Development
Design Development
Fabrics and Components
Hero Board
Final Line-up Front
Final Line-up Back
CAD Outfit 1 & 2
CAD Outfit 3 & 4
CAD Outfit 5 & 6
DETAIL
Bright Playful Fun Intimates
Using inspiration found from the Betta I have created a full line-up for festival goers, consisting of underwear that can be worn as outerwear. The pleating on all cups was inspired by the flowing tail of the fish, with pleats of the tails going in every which direction, which I tried to replicate in my work. Using the bright and bold colours also links back to the fighting fish, showing off those beautiful aray of colours used to attract attention, which I feel is also played a part while wearing my work. The hydrodipped scuba fabric used atleast once on every garment was done by hand, which allowed me to not waste any energy costs by not using machines, as well as it gives a more personal feel to my work.
"People will stare. Make it worth their while"-Harry Winston
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