MOMENT
We are in Zimbabwe.
The melancholic roughness of the urban landscape contrasts with the warmth of the people we meet. There is a lot of sadness here but also moments of happiness and colour.
Fabrics are carefully sourced : bamboo, bamboo silk, bamboo fleece, organic cotton and pineapple(pina) silk from the Philippines.
ABSTRACTING : Flat shapes drawn from photos of Zimbabwe are cut and draped into clothing.
RECONSTRUCT : A Zimbabwean nylon sack for concrete is unravelled, its yarn used as decorative stitching. A linen lace bed sheet becomes a dress.
Royal College of Art Fashion Show 2008 MOMENT collection. We are in Zimbabwe. The melancholic roughness of the urban landscape contrasts with the warmth of the people we meet. There is a lot of sadness here but also moments of happiness and colour.