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DARLA Studio Darla is a sustainable, made to order brand that embraces whimsical, bygone styles. Darla uses recycled fabric to create...
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Mar 6, 20232 min read


Coursework Explaination
CONCEPT: My concept is Simulation, I want to explore how london feels like a game. Everyone walks in a straight line, everyone is on...
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Jan 13, 20231 min read


Sustainability - Ethical Design and Production
Can fashion and Sustainability truly Co-Exist? One garment goes through a garment lifestyle, at first its raw material, then fibre...
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Dec 16, 202212 min read


Yves Saint Laurent - How did he influence fashion?
Yves Herin Donat Mathieu Saint Laurent was a French Fashion Designer born on the 1st of August 1936, in Oran, Algeria–Died 1stJune 2008...
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Dec 16, 20226 min read


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Dec 14, 20220 min read


What is the Gender Binary in regard to fashion?
Should fashion be defined to Female and Male restrictions? ‘I’m aware this isn’t just an issue with fashion but also a negative...
aimeelakin100
Dec 13, 202212 min read


My ERA - 50s
Inspired by my Auntie and her love for the 1950s. I am going to highlight the key topics of the 50s, including the conical bra, feminine...
aimeelakin100
Nov 14, 20223 min read


Asian Fashion through the Eras
Journey through Fashion from 1900s - 2000s in East Asia Japanese, Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese fashion all have one thing in common,...
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Nov 8, 20224 min read


Context: Feminism
Feminism: the advocacy of women's rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes. Women's Liberation: the liberation of women from...
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Nov 2, 20223 min read


Fashion Drawing
I am not experienced with fashion drawing, so this task was new to me. I tried multiple mediums, sketching garments that were in front of...
aimeelakin100
Nov 1, 20221 min read


DIOR
THE EVOLUTION OF THE MOST NOTABLE DESIGNER IN FASHION HISTORY Haute Couture started with the father of Couture - Charles Worth. Worth...
aimeelakin100
Oct 31, 20225 min read


Shirley Baker - Creative Process
Photography has always been my second love after fashion, I studied it in college and if fashion didn't work out I would definitely...
aimeelakin100
Oct 27, 20222 min read


Concept Mood boards
To create my first concept mood board I explored things in London that inspired me. The brief 'London, my city' was quite tricky to...
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Oct 27, 20222 min read


EVOLUTION OF FASHION
There are several features that typically makeup the common definition of fashion. Social Status, Production and Consumption, Systemic...
aimeelakin100
Oct 18, 20223 min read


Phillip Plein - Designers Process 1
Phillip Plein is a fashion designer who’s designs inspire me more than most, his work uses a rock n rock base and then he adds layers and...
aimeelakin100
Oct 17, 20221 min read


DAMIEN HIRST EXHIBITION - LONDON
On Tuesday my University took us the Damien Hirst Exhibition at the Gagosian Museum, London. The exhibition caused fear, hurt, intrigue...
aimeelakin100
Oct 17, 20223 min read


DEFINING FASHION
How do you define fashion? All members of human society are dressed or adorned, only some of them are fashionable? Is religious or...
aimeelakin100
Oct 17, 20225 min read


LONDON FASHION WEEK - JCA MA X PATRICK MCDOWELL
10TH OCTOBER 2022, Patrick McDowell showcased his new Spring 2023 Ready to Wear, his first to be featured on Vogue Runway. This show was...
aimeelakin100
Oct 13, 20223 min read


Welcome to Fashioning Students
Fashioning Students - My New Blog Hi, Hello and Welcome to my new blog - Fashioning Students. My name is Aimee, I am a Fashion Designer,...
aimeelakin100
Oct 3, 20221 min read
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