As a pattern cutting and the mathematics of sewing prove a struggle to me, I started off the process of my collection by using paper and illustrated fabric in order to mould and create silhouettes on the stand to generate my final collection silhouettes. This process of which I combined stapled fabric and ribbon knotting, allowed me to visualise the oversized shapes I wished to generate of which I could take these ideas to the next stage… pattern cutting. 

The prints I illustrated for my collection are inspired by a trip I took to Brick Lane, surrounded by colourful street art I felt inspired to generate my own art based on my interpretation and internalised ‘fear’ of sewing of which had troubled me for some time, here no brick is left un touched from art, and this comforted and inspired me, to delve further into researching fashion as an art form also supporting me within my Dissertation research focus on Avant Garde fashion, and the links within the art movement Surrealism. The street art I saw told a story and was highly personal, and so I wanted to share and visualise my own story and journey throughout my designs/ collection, re facing my fears.

As part of my research I discovered the quote by Charles Darwin “ we stop looking for monsters under the bed when we realised they were inside of us” and this epitomises my collection and how a worry and a fear can become scary during adulthood, a monster in your head trying to hold you back. This is what my pattern cutting and sewing fear was doing to me, so I transformed these worries and doubts into monsters and pattern cutting tools, personifying my fears giving them a childlike fun stance in order to make the pattern cutting and sewing process bearable.


I used the printing company Contrado in order to bring my prints to life. I named my prints after how I feel when I sew and pattern cut- Shaky, Dread, Doom, Catastrophize and Dramatic. My collection is an Autumn/ Winter 2021 collection, so I used a mixture of soft cottons and comforting fabrics such as terry towelling and felt connoting comfort and protection against adulthood. I see fashion as narrative and escapism, with a key interest in print design, this is something I am very excited to pursue and develop in the future.



Seeing my collection come to life has been fabulous and I am so grateful for all the support I have continually received from the Fashion team- my amazing tutors and technicians at the University of Lincoln. As part of my final collection looks I also collaborated with one of my peers Catt Leadbeater who produced the amazing open top bucket hats to compliment my photoshoot which due to Covid 19 restrictions I shot in my accommodation laundry room, I was intending to use a sewing machine room however I used the resources I had available.