About Me
HI, MY NAME IS SUNDAS, A FASHION GRADUATE FROM UCLAN
Sundas’ inspiration for M.L.D (Men’s Lacerated Denim) came from her personal experience of having a family member suffering from the genetic illness called Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (M.L.D). She wanted to highlight this rare illness using distinctive textile techniques, such as distressed treatments, combined with contemporary menswear silhouettes.
This personal narrative, affecting a family member, made me want to highlight this illness translating the experience into a creative and distinctive outcome. It helped me process my experiences into something creatively significant and it also allowed me to signpost this condition through a creative process.
INSPIRATION
MY INSPIRATION WAS FROM WITNESSING THE DETERIORATING EFFECTS OF M.L.D (Metachromatic Leukodystrophy)
M.L.D, (short for Men’s Lacerated Denim), is a collection developed through the awareness of the rare genetic illness. My creative ideas show the process of deterioration during the illness in the form of distressed surface treatments and layered pattern developments. A process that shows the development of how a person with M.L.D deteriorates and gradually loses their physical abilities.
From generating abstract digital prints combined with the distressed effects of denim I intended to replicate the ideas of the nervous system combined with experiments in manipulated textile effects, such as distressed denim and unique appliqué effects.
MY WORK
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DETAIL
USING THE EFFECTS OF DISTRESSED DENIM MERGED WITH ORGANIC MATERIALS AND ABSTRACT TEXTILE TECHNIQUES
My aim was to create a contemporary functional silhouette, combining a variety of tactile textile techniques such as digital prints with distressed patchwork and applique effects. I wanted to apply these techniques to breakdown certain aspects of each fabric to represent the deterioration of the illness. Natural materials such as denim, linen and wool mixes are the main fabrics used for my collection. When producing these textile techniques, my intention was to use as much of the fabric as possible so that there would be zero waste, I achieved this by using a range of complex patchwork and applique techniques layering them in a repaired way. My collection has a range of embroidered patterns, both hand stitch and free-hand machine stitching, which produced loose threads to give the illusion of the nervous system.
I created the concept of M.L.D to highlight the awareness of the rare illness that affected a family member. My collection consists of distressed treatments, to show the deterioration of the disease.
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