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Fashon & Innovation

Leeds College of Art

BA

(Hons) Fashion

FASHION AND INNOVATION

FASHION AND INNOVATION

FASHION AND INNOVATION

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The Fashion Concepts & Communication pathway offers you the opportunity to design fashion concepts with an emphasis on originality, inventiveness and creativity, using your vision to communicate and promote your work through a variety of 2D and 3D means. The pathway is interdisciplinary in its nature and includes experiential design projects, the acquisition of traditional and conceptual visualisation techniques is developed through various hard (mac and pc) and software packages. You will explore conceptual approaches to fashion design, develop ideas for the communication and promotion of these concepts through emerging technology, traditional techniques, digital media and moving image, enabling you to pursue fashion roles in design, public relations, styling, visual merchandising, brand management and promotion.

Course philosophyAs creative graduates ourselves its ironic that we spend our college days yearning to graduate and our remaining days waxing nostalgic about our college days! Those days spent making friends and forging relationships that will be with you for a long time. The skills developed, the lessons learnt will help you carve out your future. The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do, and remember that when your life flashes before your eyes, make sure you’ve got plenty to watch.

After three years of exciting and memorable times at LCA you will be bidding farewell to your friends and tutors. As you move on and enter the creative world I would like to say that it’s been great interacting and knowing each one of you and I am looking forward seeing how you will all embrace the challenge of starting this new phase in your career. All the very best for your future.

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ContentsContents

Fashion & Innovation

Designer Indepenent

Avante Garde

Urban Street High Fashion

Alice Binns Becky Child Charlotte Denton Sally Dewhirst Zoe Dolan Rainy Isles Hannah Jones Yasmin Kazemi Sophie Postma Poppy Reynolds Scarlet Stewart

Jeni Spence Lucie Graham Abigail Johnson Beth Arfield

Kelly Burgess Nat Griffths Anna Piper Jess Sadler

Keely Dewhirst Hannah Gower Charlotte

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Independent Designer

Leeds College of Art

BA

(Hons) Fashion

INDEPENDENT DESIGNER

INDEPENDENT DESIGNER

INDEPENDENT DESIGNER

Alice Binns

Becky Child

Charlotte Denton

Sally Dew

hirst Zoe D

olan R

ainy Isles H

annah Jones Yasm

in Kazem

i Sophie Postm

a Poppy R

eynolds Scarlet Stew

art

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Charlotte Denton

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Contact

077945512685 charlotteelizab

eth.denton@

googlemail.com

w

ww

.charlotteelizabeth.co.uk

As a d

esigner, I believe there is a juxtap

osition betw

een science and

the artistry of fashion. The collection 'C

dS

O4' w

as inspired

by the artist R

oger Hiorns

and his C

opp

er Sulp

hate installation 'Seizure'. The

develop

mental p

rocess lead m

e to grown m

y own

Cop

per S

ulphate C

rystals and collab

orating with various

science dep

artments enab

led the sub

stance to be

photograp

hed b

eneath a microscop

e. The resolution p

rovided

vibrant/intense d

igital prints, w

hich were

integrated throughout the collection. E

lements w

ithin the p

eriodic tab

le were also referenced

throughout in order

to provid

e angular silhouettes, which follow

the contours of the b

ody.

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Zoe Dolan

Contact

07540447268 zoed

olan@m

sn.com

My collection of hand

crafted leather b

ags has been

inspired

by m

y travels around various p

arts of Mexico

over the summ

er of 2011. I wanted

to create something

that strongly reflected the colourful and

exciting p

ersonality of the country yet at the same tim

e deliver to

my consum

er a unique, exciting and

long lasting prod

uct

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Becky Child

Contact

07984464740 b

ecky.child@

gmail.com

w

ww

.beckychild

.co.uk

Develop

ed on the concep

t of Structured

Identity a

collection with the them

e of fashion and accessories

used as a visual language to show

others your identity.

Creating an id

entity through the comb

ination of two

types of p

roduct b

eing worn together as one.

Sally Dew

hirst

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Contact

07776132019 sallyd

ewhirst@

hotmail.com

ww

w.m

aedate.co.uk

“Maed

ate” is a brand

creating wearab

le art pieces

using hand crafted

knit and m

acramé. These range of

accessories are individ

ually crafted and

are used to

change the identity of an outfit.

Hannah Jones

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Contact

07813666764 hans3j@

hotmail.com

w

ww

.amio.co.uk

A m

ultifunctional collection inspired

by travel. A

mio,

the Maori w

ord for ‘to roam

around’ uses sustainab

le, d

urable fab

rics such as bam

boo jersey, linen and

leather to create a w

earable travel collection.

Rachael Lorraine Iles

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Contact

07766222354 averagerainynight.tum

blr.com

Sp

/Su 2012 W

omensw

ear For the Young Professional.

An A

vante-Guard

collection based

on inspiration taken

from sound

vibrations. Featuring b

old b

locks of black

and w

hite contrasted w

ith stitch detailing, em

phasising

scratchy, jagged linear line. The significant contrast of

light and d

ark and the choice of fab

rics represent the

prop

erties of different sound

s. Each sound

creates its ow

n individ

ual markings through sound

waves and

vib

rations, therefor to reflect this, each individ

ual piece

will b

e handm

ade and

unique.

Sinead O’H

erlihy

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Contact

07951616520sinead

oh@hotm

ail.co.ukw

ww

.houseofherlihy.com

My final collection is insp

ired b

y architectural elements

of French colonial build

ings in India, and

the bright

colours of the Holi Festival. The floorlength d

resses are constructed

in delicate silk chiffons and

digitally

printed

crepe d

e chines. The atmosp

here of the Holi

Festival is filled w

ith excitement, fun and

joy, and m

y collection reflects this through the p

rints and colours

of the garments. M

y collection has been featured

in M

anchester Fashion Week, w

here I have also comp

leted

an internship, alongsid

e other work p

lacements at

Fashion TV and

More! M

agazine

Poppy Reynolds

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Contact

07814239699 info@

iamalias.co.uk

ww

w.iam

alias.co.uk

Alias is an ind

epend

ent, unisex collection. Inspired

by

genderisation the collection asp

ires to cultivate a ‘new-

gender’ as a future m

ovement tow

ards a hom

ogenous society. C

onsisting of structured tailoring, com

bined

with

leather knit and d

etailing, the collection focuses upon

non-gender tones and

shapes to create a new

fashion culture.

Sophie Postma

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Contact

07745281177 sop

hie_postm

a1208@hotm

ail.com

The brand

‘Reclaim

’ was b

orn from the need

for an innovative id

ea and uses recycled

rubb

er inner tub

es. The concept b

ehind the b

rand is to p

roduce a

sustainable range of hand

bags that are new

and uniq

ue, that w

ill test the limits of re-use and

will change p

eople’s

percep

tions of recycled p

roducts.

Scarlet Stewart

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Contact

07745281177 sop

hie_postm

a1208@hotm

ail.com

The brand

‘Reclaim

’ was b

orn from the need

for an innovative id

ea and uses recycled

rubb

er inner tub

es. The concept b

ehind the b

rand is to p

roduce a

sustainable range of hand

bags that are new

and uniq

ue, that w

ill test the limits of re-use and

will change p

eople’s

percep

tions of recycled p

roducts.

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Independent Designer

BA

(Hons) Fashion

URBAN STREET

URBAN STREET

URBAN STREET

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Abigail Johnsen

Contact

07729882664 ajjohnsen@

hotmail.co.uk

For this collection I have been focusing on fashion

forward

sportsw

ear. Re-using A

frican wax p

rint fabric

and jersey to create new

, exciting casual wear and

focus on ethical p

roduction rather than m

ass prod

uced

prod

ucts to change the face of sportsw

ear today.

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Lucie Graham

Contact

07970347553 hello@

luciegraham.com

ww

w.foureightone.co.uk

481 is an urban d

esigner mensw

ear brand

, inspired

b

y nomad

ic peop

le constantly moving around

the city. These transp

ortable p

roducts are lined

with a p

hase change m

aterial called O

utlast ® regulating your b

ody at

a comfortab

le and constant tem

perature. 481 has other

recognisable features consisting of transp

arent zips and

a b

old colour p

alette.

Elizabeth Arfield

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Contact

07884260101 eliza_b

eth1@hotm

ail.co.ukw

ww

.everyday-agend

a.tumb

lr.com

Everyd

ay Agend

a ‘Everyd

ay Agend

a’ is a fun designer

indep

endent/ urb

an streetwear fusion, created

through insp

iration from m

y hometow

n of Sheffield

and

youth subcultures. It exp

eriments w

ith the notions of accep

tance in street culture with its contrast of council

flats imagery w

ith sheer silk fabrics in colours insp

ired b

y northern lights, w

ith a hand-crafted

app

earance.

Jeni Spence

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Contact

07943371645 jennifersp

ence-design@

hotmail.co.uk

ww

w.jennifersp

ence.co.uk

The collection was d

esigned to create 'streetw

ear with

a feminine fit' b

y working w

ith usually mensw

ear aimed

garm

ents and tailoring them

to a wom

ens silhouette. The collection of ap

parel and

accessories inspired

by

animal b

ones and anatom

y works w

ith fun detailing and

p

rint to emb

ody the ed

gy, outgoing and fresh look of

streetwear. A

ll incorporated

within a clean cut b

randed

finish.

Independent Designer

BA

(Hons) Fashion

AVANT GARDE

AVANT GARDE

AVANT GARDE

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Keely D

ewhirst

Hannah G

ower

Charlotte

Hannah G

ower

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Contact

07542201290 gow

erh27@yahoo.co.uk

ww

w.hannahgow

er.co.uk

WA

I-GH

T a conceptual collection d

esigned to p

hysically slow

the wearer d

own, to challenge the w

ay consumers

think about and

value fashion at present and

for the future. V

isual bod

y garments show

clearly the d

eceleration and anchoring of the w

earer as the entire b

ody is held

to an elongated shap

e, a comp

lete stop. A

fully hand

crafted, U

K sourced

collection created from

w

aste, seconds and

unwanted

fabrics to insp

ire and

stimulate ind

ividual thinking, creating a m

indful and

im

aginative consumer

Keely D

ewhirst

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Contact

07557147562 keely_d

@hotm

ail.comw

ww

.monom

ania.carbonm

ade.com

My b

rand and

final collection stemm

ed from

a desire to

make fetishism

more accessib

le to a wid

er audience,

reflected through m

y use of materials and

bond

age-style fastenings. It exp

lores the way in w

hich garments can b

e used

to both exaggerate the silhouette and

also restrict.

Charlotte Wallace

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Contact

07784384393charlottew

allace@live.co.uk

My collection is an eclectic range of garm

ents inspired

b

y the individ

uality of street style. Using this id

ea, I have looked

at simp

le shapes using good

quality fab

rics. The p

urpose of m

y collection is to supp

ly stylists with

prod

ucts for music vid

eos and p

hotoshoots.

Independent Designer

BA

(Hons) Fashion

HIGH FASHION

HIGH FASHION

HIGH FASHION

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Kelly B

urgess N

at Griffths

Anna Piper Jess Sadler

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Nat G

riffthsContact

07714014444 anna_e_p

iper@

hotmail.com

Anna Piper

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Contact

07714014444 anna_e_p

iper@

hotmail.com

My w

ork originates from and

rogyny in fashion and

dilap

idated

urban architecture. Through d

rawing and

research into m

anipulating fab

ric, I created shap

es d

isplaying m

y interpretation of the sub

ject. Folds

in the fabric rep

resent structures taken from urb

an characteristics, exhib

ited on the shap

eless garments,

which intend

to hide the natural shap

e of the bod

y.

Kelly B

urgess

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Contact

07801332735 kellylouiseb

urgess@hotm

ail.co.ukw

ww

.kellylouiseburgess.com

As insp

iration for my final collection I have incorp

orated

my love for d

etail and colour to create a range of anim

al friend

ly handb

ags which com

bine the b

eauty of Islamic

art and the use of faux anim

al skins.

Jess Sadler

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Contact

07713584502 jessicaanna@

hotmail.com

Cultivate in w

hich to bring culture to a p

erson or a society. M

y inspirational influences are cultures from

around

the world

, looking at strong wom

en from d

ifferent continents such as A

frica, Asia and

Europ

e. Researching

the fashion and creating an ind

ividual colour/styled

garm

ent. Making an ind

ividual necklace p

er garment.

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Susan Dillon

Course Leader

“ Working with students is something we encourage and have been involved with for many years and going forward hope to do so over and over again. I found the class very responsive and alert and they asked some great questions. The college looked impressive and I loved some of the design/fashion work hanging on the walls. I look forward to being invited up again to work with the Fashion Innovation students. “

Quote from Mauro di Vito who is creative director

at Antler Ltd

Mauro di Vito – Antler Ltd

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Acknowledgements

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Fashon & Innovation

Leeds College of Art

BA

(Hons) Fashion