Freya Mahalia
Masters Project
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Fashion Forward
About The Collection
Forecasting future problems and designing a capsule collection for a future with a more extreme climate. The collection has material selection at its core, utilising linen for its environmental properties.
Collection Development
Concept to Outcome
Concept.
Forecasting the Future
Initial garment design idea sketches and naturally dyed linen scraps.
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Concept.
A Day on Earth
Creating a colour palette from urban environment images and building from my SNU toile as a starting silhouette.
Concept.
The Future is Pastel
2D digital design generation, research collaging and beginning to develop materials.
Design Development.
Drape & Draw
Silhouette development through quick generation sketches and fabric sample draping.
Design Development.
The Survival Guide
The materials used in the 8 look capsule collection are on the sampling page. Starting toile development for look 8.
Design Development.
Recored Breaking Highs
Toile fitting and hood development. Current climate updates.
Design Development.
Fundamentally Me
Building the jacket from my natural dye fabric samples using different weights and textures of linen.
Sampling.
Burnt Peach
The digital design to created perforated linen using the laser cutter. Digital pattern placement experimentations.
Sampling.
The Breakdown
Knee protection made from left over dye samples. Climate crisis campaign in Norwich.
Sampling.
Laser Game Changer
Raglan laser cut toile, pattern pieces designed to scale of the garment on illustrator.
Sampling.
Futurology
3D to 2D draping to create the hood pattern. Laser cut insert in vent in back of the jacket.
Sampling.
Tear Away
Alternative trouser legs made from different weights of linen and linen scraps.
The Collection.
Braving the Storm
Shot in North Norfolk. All garment photographs in the gallery.
'A circular economy for fashion means ensuring that garments are used more, made to be made again and are made from safe and recycled or renewable inputs'