MA Fashion and the Environment
Past : Present - material manifestations of memory - This MA project investigates relationships between fashion, memory, identity and experience, and is aimed at finding forms of fashion design and consumption that are meaningful, personal and sustainable. The project title is derived from a quote by T.S. Eliot: âTime present and time past are both perhaps present in time future, and time future contained in time pastâ The past is made explicit in the garments, while what we wear is an expression of our present selves and who we wish to be in the future. As we remember experience over âstuffâ, clothing becomes a material manifestation of our memories. And by allowing the wearer to âmanifestâ their own experiences into the garments i.e. through human hair embroidery, life is breathed into them: they become personal and meaningful. The collection attempts to answer the question: if the meaning of our clothing is currently formed through our personal memories and experience rather than through its inherent design, how can design in fact facilitate or explicitly visualize this manifestation of memory in fashion? The garments are made from organic silk hand-dyed with tea+iron (grey), organic cotton and salvaged materials. http://studioanglindo.wordpress.com anjaccrabb [at] gmail [dot] com Photography: Agnes Lloyd-Platt. Art Direction: Lily Silverton. Model: Vanessa Jobb at Premier. Styling: Jeanette Osterried.