







THE “EMBODY” COLLECTION IS A NEW INTERPRETATION OF WOMENSWEAR, ADORNED WITH DECONSTRUCTED AND INDUSTRIAL DETAILS TO PROVIDE STRENGTH AND UTILITY. THE DUALITY OF MASCULINE AND FEMININE ELEMENTS WILL EMPOWER THE WEARER, WITH A COMBINATION OF KNIT AND WOVEN TEXTILES TO PROVIDE TACTILE INTEREST AND AN INDUSTRIAL FEEL.
EACH LOOK IS DESIGNED TO CONVEY THE IDEA OF AN AGGRESSIVE OR FIERCE FEMININITY, BY REFERENCING OPPRESSIVE GARMENTS AND THE DELICATE-NESS THAT IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH WOMENSWEAR. THE COLLECTION ENHANCES THE FIGURE BY ACCENTUATING UNCONVENTIONAL AREAS OF THE BODY, WHILST DEFINING OTHER AREAS COVERED BY SHEER FABRICS MUCH LIKE THE PROCESS OF ‘CLADDING’, OR “ADDING LAYERS OF A MATERIAL TO PROVIDE PROTECTION”.



EACH LOOK IS INSPIRED BY THE DIFFERENT SHAPES ASSOCIATED WITH UNDERGARMENTS, SHOWN THROUGH CORSETRY AND LINGERIE SIGNIFIERS. THE COLLECTION PRIORITISES FUNCTION, DISPLAYED BY A SELECTION OF FASTENINGS AND HARD-WEARING FABRICS THAT REFLECT THE RESILIENCE OF THE WEARER.



CANVAS BRA
SHEER MUSCLE TANK
COTTON DRAWSTRING PANTS
WOOL GARTER BELT






CUTOUT CORSET
PLEATED WOOL SHORTS




THE COLLECTION DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM THE PERIOD OF RATIONING DURING WORLD WAR II, REFLECTED BY THE USE OF MILITARY DETAILS AND SIGNIFIERS. ELEMENTS SUCH AS COTTON STRAPS, ADJUSTER BUCKLES AND FUNCTIONAL ZIP POCKETS PROVIDE UTILITY AND REFLECT A PRACTICAL USE OF THE SUIT. WHILST THE WEIGHT OF THE FABRIC, ELEMENTS OF PROTECTION AND THE STRUCTURE DRAWN FROM A MILITARY BACKGROUND PROVIDE A STYLISTIC LINK.


THE ‘MODERN UTILITY’ COLLECTION REFERENCES DETAILS IN “INDUSTRIAL FABRICATIONS” FROM CONTEMPORARY DESIGNERS AND COMBINES TRADITIONAL ELEMENTS TO FORM A CONTEMPORARY TAKE ON THE SUIT.


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POCKET STRAP JACKET
ADJUSTABLE KNEE TROUSERS



THE COLLECTION IS BREATHABLE AND CREATES A UTILITARIAN FEEL WITH AN OUTER OF COTTON DRILL AND CONTRAST COTTON LINING. THE COLOURWAY OF BLACK AND KHAKI REFLECTS THE MILITARY INFLUENCE AND THE RATIONING OF TEXTILES DURING THE PERIOD REFERENCED. THE USE OF STRAIGHT LINES CREATES AN OVERSIZED FIT, PAIRED WITH ADJUSTABLE DETAILS TO PROVIDE MODULARITY AND ALLOW THE GARMENTS TO BE FITTED TO THE WEARER.