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Maddie Morgan

University of Brighton

Fashion Design BFA

Menswear, Womenswear, Sustainable Design

I am a Fashion Design with Business Studies graduate from the University of Brighton with a specialism in Menswear, Womenswear and Sustainable Design. My graduate collection was inspired by a brand I designed in the second year of my degree using recycling and zero waste design inspired by Wabi Sabi and Kintsugi to make genderless high fashion clothing from deadstock materials. Each piece was made from discarded materials and constructed using gold thread and trims. The leather in this collection stemmed from the motifs and silhouettes found in horse blinkers and falconry masks. They act as a metaphor for the influence our phones and the media have on our decisions, beliefs and behaviours and, in particular, the way technology contributed to the rise in fast fashion in recent years. I aim to promote visible mending and slow fashion through my designs and encourage consumers to see the beauty in imperfection.

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BLINKERED

Category: Apparel

Competitions: UK, International

This collection was constructed with deadstock materials and patchwork scraps using gold threads and trims inspired by the ancient Japanese technique; Kintsugi where broken pottery is mended with gold to celebrate the imperfection and history of each piece. I was also inspired by horse blinkers and falconry masks as a metaphor for the influence technology and social media has over our beliefs and behaviours. This piece is called the Masked Skirt and has knee pads that reference the bulbous shapes covering the eyes on a falconry mask. It is constructed from 100% deadstock saddlery leather using white contrast stitching to reference the falconry mask I created and gold trims to reference Kintsugi. The back is tailored with welt pockets and a double belt to fasten the piece around your waist. I included all imperfections and markings on the leather to show appreciation for its history and minimise waste.

In association with Arts Thread

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