Unit X

 Unit X has been one of my most slowest starting projects to date, I feel after such positive results in the practice unit, I have been stumped by a sense of fear that I may not be able to up my game. Up till this point I have been exploring themes that revolve around the lack of empathy within the city, and gathering inspiration from spending time in my surroundings. Even though I feel there are potentials within these themes, I have come to realise that the reason I feel so uninspired and stumped, is that they are not expressing who I am as a designer. I am a designer that likes to make a statement, I thrive off the now and by leaving my protest ethics in practice unit, I have lost that spark that drives my practice. It is now one week before the Easter break, and although I feel worried that I have lost vital working time, I feel that I have learnt a valuable lesson about my practice. Even though I have been wanting to explore new themes, I mustn’t forget about what it is that defines me as a designer. As I carry on now into the remainder of Unit X, I feel the importance to go back to my roots and rekindle the working practice I had developing within the last unit.

I have high ambitions for Unit X and believe I can still pull my strengths and skills together to create a final collection that illustrates my working practice as a designer. My aims are to create a mini collection comprised of multiple garments such as denim jackets, dungarees, overalls, sweatshirts and t shirts. One of my main concerns when it comes to working within a fashion concept however, is the fact that I have strong views when it comes to the world of fast fashion and consumerism. In order to illustrate a different angle to the world of bespoke fashion, my aims are to create the entire collection from second hand garments, either working straight onto old garments, or reconstructions garments and piecing them together to create something completely new.

This project will bring hopefully together and display all the  skills and working practices that I have learnt over my time at university, paying particular attention to ensure that my concept is the driving force throughout so as to result in a collection that has depth and meaning both to myself as a designer but also to the viewer.  I would also like to collaborate near the end of this project to conduct a photo-shoot for my garments, something I am already very excited about.