Sarah Kellaghan

coney islands sweetheart

Range plan

Claire O'Sullivan

exodus.

My collection is inspired by a torn nation crossing treacherous seas to unknown lands where their dreams are waiting to become reality....

Contact Details

Email: claire@clar.biz

Katherine Ramsay

the backbone of silk.

Coming from a medical background I had a fascination with the anatomy of the human body and what lies beneath the skin. I was drawn to the architecture of the spinal column and the supporting muscles of the back and neck which provide a strong scaffold. Through a mix of fabrics, a variety of silks, leather, and jersey, I convey the beauty and elasticity of muscle and the glorious structure of the spinal bones. I explore the fragility of these seemingly strong structures. The collection moves from striking structural pieces to reflect the strength and beauty of the backbone, to garments with a softer more vulnerable outline in delicate tissue transparent fabrics. 

Designer Katherine Ramsay with one of her designs

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Email:  katherineramsay89@gmail.com

Niamh McConnell

dropping the pins 

 

The aim of this collection was to complete a six piece collection resembling the journey of a structure hair style unwinding into a disheveled hair style.

To represent this journey I split the collection into two halves, the first half of the collection being constricting and constructed from woven fabrics such as suiting, silk, metallic mix, and voile. 

Continuing the journey in the second half of the collection the journey is in its final steps where the garments are looser and have a unwinding appearance.

I chose to use mainly knit in these three looks, the yarns I chose to create the resemblance of hair are; mohair, rayon, acyrlic and viscose.

 

 

 

Moodboard

 

 

Contact Details

Email:niamhmcconnell@hotmail.com 

Stephanie Kenny

execute par l'amour (executed by love).

A fashion collection is created according to a human scale since it is based upon the body/bodies of the female or male form.  For example, a model wearing a garment moves his/her body around a catwalk, engaging the audience with how she portrays the garment, its style, function and aesthetic appeal. It is something to be documented, recorded and provide inspiration to others.  I am interested in exploring avenues of historical fashion that are habitually passed over because of the view that they are now costume rather than wearable garments.   I propose to create a collection that is inspired by 16th century dress, one that explores the passionate love story of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. I will explore the atmosphere that surrounded their short marriage, the controlling nature within the marriage, the controversy and her death. The key emotions that symbolise their marriage will provide the inspiration to produce a dramatic and physically powerful collection. Anne was known to be the most beautiful wife of Henry. Her physical features will also play a key role in providing me with the aesthetic appearance for my collection. Her long black hair, jewelled eyes and long neck will all be incorporated within my collection. The collection must consist of six outfits and each outfit will represent a fundamental period in their marriage. I will construct the garments with care and attention to detail. I will use rich, luxurious fabrics in keeping with the era I want to interpret into a modern style, thereby playing with the idea of historical dress now becoming costume. I aim to create pieces that will express power, royalty and grandeur while portraying the passion and romance between Henry and Anne. I feel that this is necessary to capture the true opulence of my theme. I want the audience to feel unsettled and overcome by my collection and to achieve that I will find a suitable piece of music that is equally dramatic to set the atmosphere for my show.

The performance of my collection will be large in scale due to the number of people involved, the collection is about the reaction it receives as are all royal appointments.

This collection will examine my ability as a designer to create a look that represents my theme but that has been pushed into the 21st century. My outcome is to have a modern and contemporary collection that requires attention to detail and that ultimately expresses me as the fashion designer I have become. 

  

Spec Sheet

Contact Details

Email:stephanie.kenny@hotmail.com