NEUTRAL NOBILITY
F/ W - 24 /25
Ideology in Design
Neutral Nobility
The collection started of with a silhouette of my designs in procreate and clo3d, exploring and discovering how split panels work.
I found myself wondering what feeling this silhouette gave me, it gave me the feeling of freedom in movement with its baggy nature, hidden yet bold.
Brainstorm
Yenhova
Zimbabwe
Yetsiva
While I was designing this collection I would think back to my days as a kid, spending most of my day outside because the power was cut the animals were my entertainment, and as soon as a hawk even flew by let alone circled the area all the chickens would freak out making a big spectacle.
Chebwe
Silhouette's make or break fashion design. The way it looks from a distance can at times decide if you like an outfit more than the comfortability. the saying "if your comfortable your not dressed up." or "Style is about sacrifice." these sayings have influenced me since i was a child into finding comfortable clothes. as a foreigner you don't wanna stand out confrontationally, you want to give off a relaxed friendly and comfortable energy, especially in Queens New York, a place where insecurity would be used against you.
Hwindi
Silhouette
Once I found a silhouette I liked I wanted to add character, depth, variety within the limitations as if making a collection for a major brand, or brainstorming an outfit for the collection. Exploring all the possibilities within my initial goal.
Zvihuta
Wings in Motion
The ovals represent birds wings in motion viewed in slow-mo. very specific, but it also gave the feeling of freedom but trapped in almost still motion, finding connections that tie the outfit to other elements helped in discovering the color-scheme.
The next pieces created where supposed to be more involved with the nature of birds, their elegant yet free flowing wings and the subtle colors i saw as a kid in Zimbabwe.
but also the stunned or curious look and chaos that could ensue around their presence.