Mix & MATCH

The concept of the project is “Mix and Match”. The concept’s main idea is to produce a collection in which each garment can be compared and worn together. Roughly speaking, jackets from the outfits can be paired with trousers or shirts from another outfit from the collection. Moreover, in this project, I specialised in gender-neutral and sustainable clothing because of my client and preferences. The outcome, which I decided to produce, combined my manipulations with contrast in terms of fabric textures and length of shapes.

Scabal has collaborated with the London College of Fashion for several years. This partnership is captured in their Weaving the Future and Tailors of Tomorrow series of work. As such, they support the next generation of designer-makers and tailors to guarantee that young talent is recognised and nurtured and the craft of bespoke tailoring thrives in the future.

The project began by selecting one client from the provided client list to individually develop 2D and 3D ideas. The client translated personal research into a concept culminating in an illustrated 4-outfit capsule collection of bespoke tailored outfits. I cut and fitted my selected outfit for a person (model) who embodies my client. In so doing, I developed individual outcomes through scheduled fittings in technical workshops. Due to the concept and client, I was free to design pieces that followed the conventions of bespoke tailoring. I was also free to explore innovative approaches to cutting and manufacture by using future garment engineering processes to support the handcraft techniques.