Say what you want, tell e'm who you are

I decided I wanted this collection to be A/W because I wanted it to be quite dark and grungy. The first 4 (and 7 looks) pages of the collection were inspired by the symbolism behind Ciaran's jacket. For the first look, I designed a grey, ribbed turtleneck dress, with grey fur at the bottom, inspired by an outfit worn by one of The Stranglers of a turtleneck and a faux fur coat. Chose it make it grey as a reference to the fact that the photo was black and white. On top of this a used a jacket design from my research book, which said 'say what you want' on the back. I feel that this jacket highlights the point of writing on the back of jackets- to make a statement. I chose to make the style of the jacket a classic biker shape, with quilted shoulders like Ciaran's jacket. I also made it a clean cut and a cropped length to add an element of sophisticating and femininity. I accessorised the outfit with some gold necklaces also inspired by the man from The Stranglers. I think that jewelry can add a very personal touch to an outfit and can show a strong element of a persons identity. 

For the next outfit designed a loose fitting black hoodie dress with red Anarchy logos covering it. My initial design for this in my research book was a full length version but I thought that this length would be more flattering and wearable. Over this I put my 'Tell e'm who your are' jacket design, which is another expression of the purpose of customised jackets- to express your identity.

On the next page I added some samples of grey ribbed cotton jersey, grey faux fur, some hand embroidered black jersey and some hand-painted black leather. I decided to roughly hand embroid the anarchy logos onto the black jersey and hand paint the the lettering using acrylic paints as a reference to the DIY aesthetic of Ciaran's jacket and punk culture.