FRESH FOUNDATIONS - “RANGARIRO DZANGU”

“RANGARIRIO DZAGU” TRANSLATES FROM SHONA ( ZIMBABWEAN LANGUAGE )TO MY MEMORIES IN ENGLISH

THE FOCUS OF MY COLLECTION IS TO VISUALLY EXPRESS MY EXPERIENCE OF GROWING UP IN ZIMBABWE ,NARROWING IN ON ATMOSPHERE AND LAND SCAPE THAT FORMED AROUND THE EARLY YEARS OF MY LIFETHE MAIN LOCATION OF INSPIRATION BEING MATOBO HILLS IN BULAWAYO CITY AND MY GRANDMOTHERS FARM IN TOKWE ZIMBABWE.

TO PUT THIS INTO PERSPECTIVE AND SET A SCENE FOR MY COLLECTION HERE IS A SHORT DIALOGUE : AS A CHILD I WOULD FREQUENTLY LEAVE THE NOT SO BIG CITY OF GWERU ( ZIMBABWE ) VENTURINGON A LONG CAR JOURNEY ALONG BUMPY POT HOLE INFESTED DUST ROADS , SURROUNDED BY AN ARRAY OF FORESTRY ALL LEADING TO MY GRANDMOTHERS FARM LOCATED IN NEAR ISOLATION

COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY NATURE.FROMFROM THIS DIALOGUE ASPECTS THAT SHOULD BE DRAWN FROM IT INCLUDE : THE FRESH AND PEACEFUL ATMOSPHERE,THE ESSENCE OF A SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE LIFESTYLE ( VERY LOW MAINTENANCE WAYS OF

LIVING IN ALL ASPECTS ), BEING ABLE TO DISCONNECT AND ABSORB NATURE AT ITS PUREST ..CHANNELLING THE VISUAL ASPECTS ( SCENERY AND AESTHETICS ) - ORGANIC NATURE : LIVING AND NON-LIVING , WAYS OF LIVING IN BASIC FORMS

MY COLLECTION IS A SEASON-LESS READY TO WEAR COLLECTION , INTENDED TO SMOOTHLY TRANSCEND THROUGH FASHION TRENDS AND SEASONS SEAMLESS LESS AND EFFORTLESSLY SO THIS WILL BE A KEY ASPECT CONSIDERED THROUGH MY DESIGN PROCESS , MAKING SURE THERE IS VARIATION WITHIN THE COLLECTION

I AIM TO SUCCESSFULLY CHANNEL KEY ATMOSPHERIC ELEMENTS ( LANDSCAPES) OF MY CHILDHOOD TO CREATE A VISUALLY RICH COLLECTIONWITH THIS AS THE CORE OF MY COLLECTION CONCEPT I WANT TO PROPEL IT WITH MY PERSONAL URBAN MINIMALISTIC AESTHETIC .

CATALOGUE OF VISUALS THAT CORRESPOND WITH ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM BY ROBERT MOTHERWELLTHE SELECTION OF IMAGERY IS SPECIFIC TO FLUID FREEFORM SHAPES , IDEALLY CURVELINEAR SILHOUETTES , OBJECTS WITH LAYERSSOURCES OF IMAGERY : RIM WALKER - TILDA SWINTON : I -D .VICE.COM .MICHAELA KOCIANOVA : HARPERS BAZAAR. DELILAH KOCH , STYLED BY ALEX BADIA : WWD MAGAZINE . DAVID GOMEZ X MARIE CLAIRE : FOX AND LEOPARD.COM . ART DIRECTION BY ANA DOMINGUEZ AND OMAR SOSA - IMAGE BY NACHO ALEGRE FOR APARTAMENTO MAGAZINE : IGNANT .COM . YOLANDE BIVER - SCULPTURE : YOLANDE BIVER .COM . TINE BEK - KOMFORTSKULPTUR :SKULPTUR : ANOTHER MAG.COM .BOLD : TREND TABLET .COM . ALGAE BIODEGRADABLE WATER BOTTLE - ARI JONSSON : DEZEEN.COM. EVOLUTION BY NACHO CARBONELL: DEZEEN.COM . ROSIE ASSOULIN S/S 1 7 : VOGUE.COM. FLAT LAND SERIES - HANNAH HUGHES : ANOTHER MAG.COM.CAPTURED -THE COLOURS OF SKYE BY HELENA EMMANS : THE CHROMOLOGIST .COM. MCKENNA HELLAM BY BJORN LOOSS - W MAGAZINE KOREA : FASHION EDITORIALS.COMSPECIMENS BY JASON EVANS : THE CHROMOLOGIST.COM . JORDAN DALAH STUDIO : JORDANDALAH.COM

SELECTIVE IMAGERY OF SCENERIES WHICH HAVE BUILT THE BASE OF MY COLLECTION CONCEPT , THE IMAGES INCLUDE HISTORIC LANDMARKS IN ZIMBABWE ( MATOBO’S ROCK FORMATIONSAS WELL AS IMAGES OF MY GRANDMOTHERS FARM IN THE RURAL TOWN OF TOKWE IN ZIMBABWE. I SELECTED THESE PARTICULAR IMAGES BECAUSE OF THEIR STRONG VISUAL SUBSTANCE THEY COMMUNICATE AND REPRESENT NATURE AT ITS PUREST AND SIMPLEST FORM

THE FEATURED IMAGE WILL SET THE TONE FOR THE ARRAY OF COLOURS IN THIS PALETTE -A RANGE OF WARM TO COOL EARTHY TONES BRIDGED TOGETHER BY MUTED AND SHARP YELLOW TONESI WANT TO BE ABLE TO CREATE A SUBTLE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ORGANIC NATURAL SCENERY OF THE VILLAGE AND THE LIVELY COLOURS DOTTED AROUND PEEKING THROUGH . THE ORGANIC TONES

WILL SET A BASE FOR THE OTHER COMPLIMENTARY COLOURS , THESE TONES BRING THE FRESHNESS AND PURITY OF THE CONCEPT ALIVE .

DUE TO THE VERSATILITY OF THE COLOUR RANGES IT WILL ALLOW MY COLLECTION TO BE TRANSSEASONAL . THE CHOICE OF THE CHOICE OF FABRICS WAS SOLELY BASED AROUND THE INTENTION OF HAVING A COHESIVE UNIFIED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CONCEPT , COLOURS AND FABRICS ,

SO WITH THAT IN MIND I HAVE CHOSEN TO FEATURE HIGH QUALITY NATURAL ORGANIC BASED FABRICS SUCH AS ORGANIC COTTONS ( DENIMS INCLUDED) AND ORGANIC LINENS AS THERE IS A WIDE VARIETY BETWEEN THESE TWO FABRIC CATEGORIES I AM ABLE TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT TEXTURES AND WEIGHTS TO SUCCESSFULLY COMMUNICATE MY DESIGN IDEAS

PANTONE COLOUR REFERENCING : 12-0812 TCX , 13-0917 TCX , 14-0848 TCX , 14-0957 TCX , 17-1048 TCX , 16-1126 TCX , 13-0756 TCX , 13-0752 TCX ,18-1148 TCX

,18-1048 TCX , 19-1218 TCX , 19-1250 TCX

THE TYPICAL CUSTOMER WANTS CONTEMPORARY BUT EDGY GARMENTS THAT ARE MADE TO LAST AND CAN BE EASILY MIXED AND MATCHED WITHOUT TAKING TOO MUCH TIME.THEY VALUE FUNCTIONALITY AND VERSATILITY , THEY DO NOT AIM TO BE FOLLOWING TRENDS AND WOULD RATHER HAVE ITEMS THAT CAN PASS THROUGH SEASONS AND FASHION FADS

THEY AVOID OVERLY DECORATED PIECES AND AVOID LABEL HEAVY AND OVER BRANDED DESIGNS .

THE CUSTOMER IS WILLING TO SPEND THE RIGHT AMOUNT FOR QUALITY PIECES , WHETHER ITS A GO TO FOR EVERYDAY WEAR OR JUST FOR THOSE SPECIAL KEY WARDROBE PIECES INCOME : MIDDLE - UPPER CLASS , SOMEONE WITH REASONABLE EXPENDABLE INCOME AS PRODUCTS ARE INVESTMENT PIECES

THEIR GOTHEIR GO TO BRANDS INCLUDE : ACNE STUDIOS , MAX MARA , COS , JOSEPH , JIL SANDER , KHIATE , & OTHER STORIES , HELMUT LANG , ZARA , UNIQLO ,WEEKDAY , MANGOINTERESTS INCLUDE THE : THEY ARE VERY KEEN WHEN IT COMES TO THE CREATIVE WORLD AND ENJOY GOING TO GALLERIES ,FASHION EXHIBITIONS AND SHOWS AS WELL AS

VISITING THE THEATRE , GOING TO MUSEUMS AND TRAVELLING .

THEY STRIVE FOR SOPHISTICATED STATEMENT PIECES WHICH CAN TRANSITION THROUGH THEIR DAILY LIFESTYLE

OUTFIT T 3 DRESS : TOILE MAKING PROCESS DOCUMENTATION , TO BE ABLE TO GET THE DESIRED FIT FOR THIS DRESS I HAD TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE BODICE DARTS IN THE DRESS BLOCK FOR IT IT BE ABLE TO FIT ON THE BODY IN THE BEST WAY WHILE SUPPORTING THE EXTENDING SKIRT SHAPE . I PLACED THE CUT OUT TOILE ONTO THE STAND TO BE ABLE TO GET A MORE ACCURATE VIEW AND MAKE THE APPROPRIATE ADJUSTMENTS BY AND AND THEN TRANSFER THEM ONTO THE PATTERNS I WANTED.THE FABRIC OPTION FOR THIS DRESS ESSENTIALLY HAD TO MIMIC THE WEIGHT OF MEDIUM WEIGHT CALICO AND AS IT NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO HOLD THE STRUCTURE OF THE DRESS IN A SOFT MANNER WHILE ALSO BEING LIGHT ENOUGH FOR A DECENT AMOUNT OF MOVEMENT .

FINAL COLLECTION TOILES : 6 OUTFITS : OUTIFT 1 WILL CONSIST OF 3 GARMENTS ( OUTFIT 1 :RAGLAN SLEEVE COAT WITH ASSYMETIC SPAGHETTI STRAP CROP TOP WITH HIGHWAISTED SKIRT OUTFIT 2 : SLEEVELESS COAT WITH SPAGHETTI STRAP BOWL DRESS . OUTFIT 3 : MIDI DRESS OUTFIT 4 : CO- ORD SET , SKIRT AND PULL OVER TOP/ JUMPER . OUTFIT 5 : MINI DRESS WITH JACKET . OUTFIT 6 : MINI DRESS WITH PULL OVER JACKET .)

OUTFIT 1 : RAGLAN SLEEVE COAT ( ORGANIC COTTON DENIM ( £ 18/ M CLOTH HOUSE ) WITH 100% LINEN PANELS ( £11.90 /M FABRIC INSPIRATIONS ) AND DENIM ( £11. 95/ M GOLDHAWK FABRICS )SLEEVES ) CROP TOP ( 100% LINEN GOLDHAWK FABRICS ) WITH WAXED COTTON CORD STRAPS ,HIGH WAISTED LONG SKIRT ( 100% LINEN GOLDHAWK FABRICS £ 14 .95 )OUTFIT 2 : SLEEVELESS COAT ( LINEN CANVAS £24 /M MERCHANT AND MILLS WITH 100% LINEN PANELS ) SPAGHETTI STRAP MINI DRESS ( TAILORS CHOCOLATE £8 /M MERCHANT AND MILLS )WITH WAXED COTTON CORD STRAPS.OUTFIT 3 : MIDI DRESS ( 100% LINEN £19.50 /M MERCHANT AND MILLS )OUTFIT 4 : OUTFIT 4 : PULL OVER ( TAILORS CHOCOLATE £8 /M MERCHANT AND MILLS ) , MIDI SKIRT ( TAILORS CHOCOLATE £8 /M MERCHANT AND MILLS )OUTFIT 5 : JACKET ( ORGANIC COTTON DENIM £18/M CLOTH HOUSE AND DENIM SLEEVES ) , SPAGHETTI STRAP MINI DRESS ( 100% LINEN , TAILORS OATMEAL £8/M MERCHANT AND MILLS ) WITH WAXED COTTON CORD STRAPS OUTFIT 6 : PULL OVER JACKET (ORGANIC BULL DENIM £7 /M ABAHKAN ) , MINI DRESS WITH SPAGHETTI STRAPS ( 100% LINEN £ 19.50/ M MERCHANT AND MILLS ) WITH WAXED COTTON CORD STRAPS