Give your work context, locate your work within one of the following fashion categories.
Base from my work produced, I think I see and would consider my work to be in the fashion category: 'Artisanal Clothing' - basing this off from part 1 of this project, as I have used tailoring techniques in part 1. However, If I considered past projects and assignments - my work and style could also be considered to be in the 'Experimental' side of fashion.
Made in Aotearoa Project (2021)
During this project I was supposedly designing a garment for the brand 'JIMMY D' the technique of up-cycling was utilised. I was able to create and adapt a new look/garment, by using two different blazers and combining and up-cycling both blazers together. Therefore, this could be considered to be in the 'Artisanal' side of fashion.
From my present and past work, I've always been wanting to try and experiment with mens blazer and or suiting, and the different ways it could be manipulated, changed, adapted, and reformed into something different and not your usual traditional blazer. Kind of breaking or re-inventing, the restrictions of mens blazers and or suitings. I think this has been a somewhat of a recurring theme throughout my projects. I think think this idea of mine, has originated during a theory class in my first year as a fashion student. It was a presentation regarding Mid-Century Modern and fashion in those times, and the topic of mens fashion, particularly suitings was brought in - it was a presentation of its history and how it has evolved. However, from what I witnessed and realised there wasn't much change in men's suitings it was quite constant and exactly similar to what we see today. Continuing with part 2 of this brief, I have always had this idea in the back of my head of designing a deconstructed look with the suitings, I'm quite interested to how I would achieve this but without having to buy or find an existing old blazer or suit pants and deconstruct and up-cycle it. Instead, I want to be able to create my own patterns and starting from scratch in order to create this deconstructed look with mens suiting, whilst staying clean within my stitchings. However, this idea could be further developed.
Artisanal Brands & Designers Brands and Designers in the Artisanal side of Fashion (RESEARCH IN PROGRESS)
Dickson Lim
20 Year old Dickson Lim born in Kuching, Sarawak - who debuted a collection in Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week, at the age of 19. He founded his fashion house in 2020. He aims to go beyond and surpass the customary fashion industry to the next level. He does this by expanding and "stretching the boundaries of creativity through reimagined tailoring, unconventional, constructions, with nobility textiles". He claims the brand's aesthetics unites opulence and utility in every design - Dickson Lim's Internal philosophy, strives for self-aspiration empowering all to express what you love and be different. Instagram: @thedicksonlim
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