FRAGILE, HANDLE WITH CARE TR INH NGUY EN
CONTENTS 1
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25-26
Conce pt Statem ent
Tech Sketches & Fabrics
HB3: Moodboard
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9-10
27-28
Conce pt Moo db o ard
D evelo p m ent
Tech Sketches & Fabrics
3-4
11-12
29-30
H B1: De scrip tio n
HB2 : D escrip tion
Development
5-6
13-14
31-38
H B1: M ood b o ard
HB2 : Moo db oard
15-20
Tech Sketches & Fabrics
Images
39-40 Styling
21-22
41-44
23-24
45-46
D evelo p m ent
HB3 : D escription
Trends
References
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hy d o pe o ple h av e to b e
In addi t i on , ‘ F r a g i l e, Ha n dl e Wi t h
this l o n e ly? Millio n s o f
C are’, dec on st r u c t s t h e soc i a l
peo ple in th is wo r ld , all
co n s t r u c t s of g en der a n d i s i n sp i r ed
of them look ing to o th e rs to s atis fy
th e bl u r r ed l i n es of t h e p a st a n d
them, yet isola tin g th e m s e lv e s .
th e p r esen t . I t ex p l or es m a n ki n d’s
Why? Wa s the earth pu t h e re ju s t to
in n a t e a sp i r a t i on s t o c on n ec t a n d be
nourish huma n lo n e lin e s s?
co n n ec t ed w i t h on e a n ot h er.
‘Fra gile, Ha nd le W ith C are’ is a
E ach desi g n i n t h e c ol l ec t i on
c o llec tio n whic h ad d r e s s e s th e
is in t en ded t o c a r r y a sep er a t e
stigma of mental h e alth in th e As ian
expe r i en c e w i t h ea c h p er son w h o
c o mmunity while in co r po ratin g
w e ar s i t . I t a l l ow s t h e w ea r er t o
a nd ro gyno us a n d te ch -we ar
e m body a di f f er en t st or y i n t o t h e
elements. Sinc e th e 1 6th ce n tu r y,
d e s i g n , bec om i n g a u n i q u e sh i el d
menta l hea lth h as b e e n v ie w e d
fo r t h a t p er son .
a s a n illness with a h e av y s tigm a tha t ha lts the v ictim fro m s e e k in g
S o ld t h r ou g h ou t J a p a n a l on g si de
prof essio na l he lp.
s to r es su c h a s Un der c ov er a n d C o mm e de G a r ç on , t h e a v er a g e
Within a n Asia n h o u s e h o ld , m e m b e r s
co n s u m er a g ed 2 0 - 30 y ea r s ol d i s
with tra d itio na l v alu e s v ie w
a re t i c en t i n di v i du a l w h o ex p r esses
f a mily with a high r e gar d . Me n tal
th e ir em ot i on s t h r ou g h t h ei r c l ot h i n g
hea lth is d eemed s h am e fu l to th is
an d st y l i n g .
heira rc hy a nd is o fte n n o t re ad ily a c k nowled ged , h e n ce le av in g it hid d en a wa y in th e d ark .
CONCEPT STATEMENT
1 UNrestricted Ceated fr om a high-tech tex tur ed polyes ter, this body is an
over s ized jacket with r elaxed
s leeves and a detachable hoodie
with a zipper. In addition, ther e ar e lar ge car go pockets with
a chain attachment to pr ovide convienent wear. This jacket
fits over s ized on both a female and male body, allowing gr eat
ver s atility to any individual who decides to wear it.
The tex tur ed main fabr ic is
jux tapos ed by r eflective fabr ic
s tr apping which, as the s ame as
her o body one, pr ovides a br ight
contr as t to the all black colour palette. The gar ment can be
s tyled with the hood up or down, pr efer ably up to accentuate its lar ge natur e.
MAIN FABRIC 43% Polyester, 34% Cotton, 23% Acetate
REFLECTIVE FABRIC 25% Cotton, 75% Polyester
LINING 90% Polyester, 10% Elastane
PRINT FOR LINING
DETAILS » D rop -sh ould e r sle e ve s » H ig h straig h t c ollar » Zip p e r op e ning » Larg e c arg o p oc ke ts » Ankle -straig h t c ut » D e tac h ab le h ood via z ip p e r » Brand lab e l on b ac k » Re fle c tive strap p ing w ith b uc kle s » Rolle d 5c m h e m » Be lt loop s » Me sh lining
DEVELOPMENT
2
UNCONDITIONAL
Created with a textured eyele t c o tto n
an d heavy-weight polyester fabric , th is body captures intricate design and th e u tilisation of strapping to cr e ate th e
i ll usion of being tried down by me ntal
h ealth. However, due to its comfo rtab le
nature, it proves that the wearer c an fe e l free, no matter of what ties the m d o w n.
It i s styled with an Asian style hat to ad d in to the theme of Asian menta l h e alth , fea turing the strapping simila r to th e
o veral l collection. The reflective st rap s are covered with the mesh print hence ad d ing a slight beam when taken w ith flash photog rap h y.
MAIN FABRIC 90% Polyester, 10% Elastane
PRINT Created by Trinh Nguyen
DETAILS » Custom p rint w ith p h otog rap h y take n b y th e d e sig ne r » Th umb h ole sle e ve s
MAIN FABRIC 100% Polyester
LINING Black Embroidered 100% Cotton Eyelet
LABEL - CUSTOM PRINT 100% Polyester
REFLECTIVE FABRIC 25% Cotton, 75% Polyester
DETAILS » Extended shawl collar » Heavyweight fabrication » Textured embroidered fabric for lining » Reflective strapping around hips » Brand label placed on back » Nylon strapping and buckles with utility bag attachment
LABEL - CUSTOM PRINT 100% Polyester
REFLECTIVE FABRIC 25% Cotton, 75% Polyester
MAIN FABRIC 100% Polyester
DETAILS » Wide-legged silhouette » Shaped waistband » Slant pockets » Welt pockets » Cargo pockets with zipper opening » Brand label on each pocket and hem of pants » 5cm folded hem » Zipper openings » Reflective strapping attached to waistband
DEVELOPMENT
3 unlimited
C r eated w ith 1 00% n y lo n , w ater- pro o f fa bric, this bo dy explo res tech- an d
wa r zo n e- like elem en ts. T he silho u ette
i s c r e ated w ith a dro p- sho u lder sleev ed
c r o p to p w ith sho rts an d a k n ife- pleat o v erlay.
A u t i l i t y leg bag is attached to the sho rts v i a a bu ck le to represen t the illu sio n
o f b e in g tied do w n to m en tal health, as
m en tio n ed in the co n cept statem en t.
T h e highlight o f the design is fo cu sed
o n t he reflectiv e fabric u tilised o n the s t rappin g. W ith o n e pho to w ith flash
p h o to graphy, the garm en t illu m in ates
a n d r e presen ts that ev en in o u r darkest tim es, w e still shin e bright.
MAIN FABRIC 100% Nylon
REFLECTIVE FABRIC 25% Cotton, 75% Polyester
POLYPROPYLENE WEBBING Polyester
DETAILS » D rop -sh ould e r sle e ve s » Straig h t c ollar » Zip p e r op e ning » Ankle -le ng th knife p le at ove rlay » Cuffe d sh orts w ith straig h t w aistb and and w e lt p oc ke ts » U tility le g b ag w ith b uc kle attac h me nt to sh orts » Nylon strap s w ith b uc kle s » Re fle c tive strap p ing » Buc ke t h at mad e from c ustom p rinte d fab ric s c re ate d b y Trinh Ng uye n
DEVELOPMENT
UNRESTRICTED
UNCONDITIONAL
UNLIMITED
FRAGILE, HAN
STYLING
Rick Owens FW21 Menswear
A-Cold-Wall FW21 Menswear
black out
Yohji Yamamoto FW21 Menswear
Tom Ford FW21 Menswear
high tech
Balenciaga FW21 Menswear
Ambush FW21 Menswear
Undercover FW21 Ready-To-Wear
Dries Van Noten FW21 Menswear
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Dion Lee FW21 Ready-To-Wear
UTILIY
Dolce & Gabbana FW21 Menswear
Undercover SS22 Menswear
Balenciaga SS22 Ready-To-Wear
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VOLUME
Jason Wu Collection FW21 RTW
Richard Quinn FW21 Ready-To-Wear
Raf Simons FW21 Ready-To-Wear
Marc Jacobs FW21 Ready-To-Wear
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45 REFERENCES IMAGES
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QUOTES Owens, R., 2021. Rick Owens Fall 2021 Menswear Collection Anwar, G., 2021. Top 29 Wear Comfortable Clothes Quotes: Look 5. [image] Available at: <https://www.vogue.com/ Famous Quotes & Sayings About Wear Comfortable fashion-shows/fall-2021-menswear/rick-owens/ Clothes. [online] Quotestats. Available at: <https:// slideshow/collection#5> [Accessed 14 July 2021]. quotestats.com/topic/wear-comfortable-clothes- Raf Simons, 2021. Raf Simons Fall 2021 Ready-To-Wear quotes/> [Accessed 24 August 2021]. Collection Look 11. [image] Available at: <https:// Murakami, R., 2009. Audition. [online] Goodreads. www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2021-ready- Available at: <https://www.goodreads.com/work/ to-wear/raf-simons/slideshow/collection#11> [Accessed quotes/3432541#:~:text=%E2%80%9CIt%20was%20 14 July 2021]. the%20face%20of,someone%20without%20 Richard Quinn, 2021. Richard Quinn Fall 2021 Ready-To- feeling%20anything%20whatsoever.%E2%80%9D> Wear Collection Look 6. [image] Available at: [Accessed 18 June 2021]. <https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall- Versace, G., 2020. The 80 Greatest Fashion Quotes of All 2021-ready-to-wear/richard-quinn/slideshow/ Time. [online] Harper’s BAZAAR. Available at: <https:// collection#6> [Accessed 18 July 2021]. www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/designers/a1576/50- Shintaro, K., 2015. Guro Manga Art. [image] Available at: famous-fashion-quotes/> [Accessed 24 August 2021]. <https://www.kaltblut-magazine.com/kago-shintaros- Yamamoto, Y., n.d. Yohji Yamamoto Quotes. [online] guro-manga-art/> [Accessed 24 August 2021]. Goodreads. Available at: <https://www.goodreads. Takay, 2021. Yohji Yamamoto Fall 2021 Menswear Collection com/author/quotes/4564496.Yohji_Yamamoto> Look 13. [image] Available at: <https://www.vogue. [Accessed 18 August 2021]. com/fashion-shows/fall-2021-menswear/yohji- yamamoto/slideshow/collection#13> [Accessed 14 July 2021]. Tom Ford, 2021. Tom Ford Fall 2021 Menswear Collection Look 22. [image] Available at: <https://www.vogue. Designer: com/fashion-shows/fall-2021-menswear/ Trinh Nguyen (IG - @tri.nhdesigns) tom-ford/slideshow/collection#22> [Accessed 18 July Models: 2021]. Jenny (IG - @jennnnyguo) Undercover, 2021. Undercover Spring 2022 Menswear Renata Liu (IG - @renataaliu_) Collection Look29. [image] Available at: <https:// Photographer: www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2022- Grace Kim (IG - @haesgk) menswear/undercover/slideshow/collection#29> [Accessed 14 July 2021]. All custom prints created by Trinh Nguyen
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