AN UNSEEN BATTALION

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SAMURAI AND JA

PAN

DRESSING THE WARRIORS

llection o c ll a f e r this p rments. a d g r in e h d e n b u n nd fabrics d o io n t b a a ir o r t p u s o d in m e r pan, is the tudying traditional a ai warrior, numerous esemble this I decid line up. Alongside a J in s s ose. To r military cla Samurai primarily s e that of a Samur he for my p r ic g u n n p li a u n r s w a a o k e samurai, using on Japanese layers of clothing, li h each having their xtile piece that acts pt. s e n a p a J The ed look wit ether to create a te toric conce talion’. Foc to the idea of the t t is a a h b in d a r n o e o o t e c s h in ‘An Un d to look together to create a shion, that build tog ntemporary approac e t n a w I , Personally e collectively worn earable fa hich suggest a co w r o f e t ia wer ur ways w e, appropr lo n o e c r garments p t o f o e s n ool and tes and such as w lean kimono silhouet ec this are th

LAMELLAR PLATING

LAYERS OF CLOTHING AND ARMOUR

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DEVELOPMENT

PLATED PIECES TO RESEMBLE ARMOUR

MOULAGE AND PLATING

TRADITIONAL ARMOUR THE PLATING IS CORDED TOGETHER TO CREATE A UNIQUE TEXTILE PIECE

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DEVELOPMENT FABRIC SAMPLES

CORDING INSPIRATION

NTS MI P A HAKA

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DEVELOPMENT

CORDED SLEEVES FOR EXTRA PROTECTION

MOULAGE INSPIRATION

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LINE UP

LINE UP AND SPECIFICATION DRAWINGS MY FINAL COLLECTION PORTRAYS CLEAN LINES COMBINED WITH ADDED FEATURES SUCH AS THE GATHERING OF FABRIC USING PULL CORDING AND THE TEXTILED PLATING. THERE IS QUITE A STRUCTURAL SILHOUETTE APPARENT WITHIN THE COLLECTION, TAKING INSPIRATION FROM MOULAGE, SAMURAI UNDERGARMENTS AND THE ARMOUR WHICH REPRESENTS THE PLATED TEXTILES. DROPPED SHOULDERS FOLLOW THE IDEA OF TRADITIONAL JAPANESE CLOTHING OF THE KIMONO. OVERALL ‘AN UNSEEN BATTALION’ CAPTURES THE ESSENCE OF A TRADITIONAL JAPANESE WARRIOR.

THE BALTIC

SHOW 3 LOOK COLLECTION