GLOSS JEANS
Designs by me
Made from hand-laminated denim, these glossy, shiny jeans speak for themselves almost as much as they stand for themselves.
With a nostalgic take on futurism, the plasticy, almost computer-generated look toes the line between taccy and sophisticated, and carry enough attitude to almost walk away all by themselves.
These photos I took inspired by the many photoshoots for campaigns and runways coming out during the pandemic that creatively find ways to comment on the situation, and avoid human contact.
Drawing design inspiration from Avant Garde and Dark Fashion, these reworked Levi's and vintage coat explore the paradox of hardware used to mimic an organic shape. The metal zips imitate vines creeping up the body of the wearer.
In the styling of these clips, I wanted to explore this idea further, extending the narrative into a future in which the wearer has long since perished at the hands of their own clothing, leaving behind the clothing to brood.
Designed to work as a shirt when worn on its own, or a jacket when layered.
Encapsulating one of my signature styles: future/space, this techwear/summer shirt fusion has detachable pockets of both puffer material and vinyl.
I decided to add my twist to the 'dual tone jacket' trend, keeping the two pieces separate and connecting them with bold metal hardware.
Constructed by combining three pairs of pants, complete with singe marks made with a stove top.
I like styling these with boots and a button shirt or tailored jacket for an interesting juxtaposition of elegant and street styles.
Over the last four years, I have gradually become obsessed with making clothes. I get inspiration every time I see people on the street, clothing in shops, and every time I look at my phone.
It began in year 12, thrifting Levi's and vintage designer clothes that were way too big, and simply wanting to make them small enough to fit me. But by turning a garment inside out and cutting the seams, I became fascinated by how clothes are put together, how the way that the fabric was cut will affect the way it hangs on a body. My obsession has grown to the point where I pour over Vogue Runway, and refuse to buy new clothing, preferring to either hunt through op shops until I find something that I can cut up and put back together the way that I want, or to design and make clothes from scratch.
Until you have actually made something from scratch, you can never truly understand the amount of work that goes into the production of a garment. It breaks my heart to see how much most people take this for granted. Only last century, clothing was one of the most expensive investments that a person made, but now we buy it and discard it without a second thought for the impact on the environment, or the factory worker and cotton farmer who made it.
It is too much to ask a consumer to change. The change has to come from the industry. How can we achieve this?