An Exploration of Tension, Deterioration and Storytelling in Garment Construction
My research explores deterioration and emotional storytelling in garment construction, examining how clothing can carry a hauntological presence. Through reinterpreting traditional hand-stitching within a contemporary context, I draw from Arts and Crafts philosophies, artisanal methods, and historical memory to explore fashion’s fragility and poetics of decay.
Influenced by Victorian mourning wear, early 20th-century silhouettes, and designers such as Yohji Yamamoto and John Alexander Skelton, my work investigates the tension between control and collapse through processes like rétrécirage and slow hand-stitching. I view fashion as a poetic artefact—capable of holding personal and collective histories—challenging fast fashion’s disposability and reasserting the value of making with integrity, emotion, and time.
