ARCHIVE: Fashion 21/22

Mar 29

To celebrate another academic year we look back at some of our graduates of 21/22…

Maryam Khalajestani

I always think I could create clothes from my imagination into reality by breaking fashion frameworks and their rules, also trying to implement them in possible ways in this industry. For me, fashion means freedom, the realisation of ideas. Through this course, I was able to learn how to put my ideas on paper and create them. I always try to challenge myself and look for designs and ideas that seem difficult, in the end when I was able to implement my designs, I feel indescribable. Sewing and draping is always the most interesting part of this course for me.
My work is a summary of all my experiences so far in these years, and I still have a great need and desire to learn more to improve and learn new methods and do bigger and more challenging projects. Most of my life in this field is endless and my goal and enthusiasm are to continue this path to achieve my dreams.

BA fashion design heriot-watt
Incorporation of tailors 1st place

Fergus Fraser

He/him

@haus.of.fraser

The human form is a much too complex of being to be simply wreathed in fabric. It desires to be wrapped in something with more sustenance. Something with intuition strong enough to tell a story through only design. As a designer, I enjoy creating strong and throughout concepts for my collections and experimenting with different techniques to find the most interesting way for my garment to convey the intended idea behind tit My most recent project was based on the grotesqueness of eternal youth, which led me to research on the brain and its many different ways it can be displayed.

Edinburgh collage of art - BA HON’s Fashion design

Isla Gibb

She/her

@Islasdeignz

I’ve really enjoyed progressing with my theme of nature. I’ve enjoyed looking at the different shapes and concepts that can be created from one small item. For example, one of my main concept designs as been based on the shape and movement of a decaying leaf. I’ve found this interesting as I like to look at things that could easily be overlooked but when they are looked at with an open eye they give you a thousand possibilities to get creative with. I think this project was great as it’s made me realise you can create concepts and shapes out of pretty much anything and it has helped me view objects in a completely different way. I’m currently trying to learn a-bit more about fabrics as I think it’s really important to know how a fabric will manipulate as it can change the final look of a garment so much. I think I am good at working independently and with others, I love to look at other peoples work as it really inspires me seeing how someone can grasp a concept so different from the same object. I’m hoping to progress onto studying fashion at uni and excited to learn more skills.

Brodie Watters

He/him

In the 2 years that I have studied here, I have become self-confident in many areas of the design process, including figure and garment development drawing, collaging with different medias, fabric and concept sampling along with commercial purposes in design.
My way of thinking for this project is inspired by futuristic, robotic exploration of what cyber-enhanced/androids positive and negative impacts could have on our way of life as they can potentially develop human qualities. I am interested in silhouettes that are oversized and angular along with mixtures of metallics, pastels, deep colours. This has shown me that there is no boundary in my mind to limit my thinking process in design and gives me opportunity to explore out of place ideas.
I have been really honoured to have received an offer to study at Caledonian University for Fashion Design with Business so that I can put myself out there in the creative fashion world.

Incorporation of tailors 2nd place

Nina Hewitson

@ Mizztymartha

This project has allowed me to dive into many different ideas and explore them.

My initial response to the theme was a look at how much we have reconstructed our society around technology. Then, it became about the question ‘how will we adapt to the future of robotics and our planet?’. My ideas were forever evolving into different silhouettes and textures. Even with COVID and not having lots of in class time over the past two years I am grateful to the college and my lecturers for helping me grow and pushing me to be the best designer I can be. I know I will take forward so much from what I have learned into the rest of my education and working life.