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The School of Fashion and Textiles continues developing new program delivery environments. The main campus at Brunswick houses ‘state of the art’ facilities, including design studios, enterprise hubs, advanced manufacturing and bespoke making spaces. While the city campus has an integrated design, making, thinking workshop space for the 4th year of the Bachelor of Fashion (Design) (Honours), and Bachelor of Textiles (Design) (Honours), as well as Masters of Fashion (Design) and creative practice HDR candidates.
Student Name: Kip Preston
Capsule collection title: BLUR
Concept collection: I have always been interested in time and movement in fashion. This collection in particular focuses on evoking movement in something that by nature is still-I want to explore how a visual or mental alteration can be conveyed through different textured mediums.
The concept behind the collection I propose is the distillation of the visual and emotional experience of “blur” in dress, and how related perceptual experiences can be represented. The collection also touches on related concepts that allow me to explore words that possess life of their own in their definition, investigating the linguistic structures that shape our perception or even create the sensation of “blur.”.
These words are: blur, hide, move e miss the fire. In my collection I have considered these words for their symbolic meanings, creating textile techniques that reflect my view of this symbolism-for example, the’over-representation and the elements of distraction of the experience of blurring, visible in the technique of the laser leather cutting and in the’skin weave, to create lines that distract and blur not only the garment, but also the wearer's body.
These looks are deliberately exaggerated and disorienting because of over-layering, because I want us to lose all reference to a recognizable archetype.
My intention is for this collection to be somewhere between the concept of wearability e practical uselessness. The looks can be presented as outfits, or in elements modular and removable, so that the wearer can choose how to express themselves.
The collection pays homage to textile techniques industrious and artisanal, as a representation of this “uselessness,” but at the same time focuses on an atelier style, where the’craftsmanship is deeply valued and there is a simplicity in perfection.
The goal is to create in a way that can shift the focus in menswear, generating a blur between references.
Student Name: Ashley Galea
Capsule collection title: Tea time at G
Concept collection:
Australia's climate and rugged terrain has fostered a society that values outdoor activity, athleticism, and a sports-loving spirit. Nowhere is this more apparent than the Australian Football League (AFL), a uniquely Australian sport, which has become a powerful symbol of community and collective identity. Layered, twisted and tied scarves evokes the communal experience of supporting a team, while key signifiers of the AFL uniform - sleeveless jerseys, high-thigh length shorts and football boots are reimagined off the football ground, shifting the purpose and function of the uniform.
