met gala
met gala
This project involved designing a 4-6 piece contour collection for the 2024 Met Gala, focusing on creativity, sustainability, and the integration of identity, culture and heritage.
This project involved designing a 4-6 piece contour collection for the 2024 Met Gala, focusing on creativity, sustainability, and the integration of identity, culture and heritage.
This project involved designing a 4-6 piece contour collection for the 2024 Met Gala, focusing on creativity, sustainability, and the integration of identity, culture and heritage.
Year
Year
Year
2024
2024
2024
Category
Category
Category
the garden of time
the garden of time
the garden of time
Brief
Brief
Brief
This project brief required the design of a collection of 4-6 contour outfits for a celebrity or muse to wear at the 2024 Met Gala. The designs needed to align with the Met Gala theme and dress code, which was 'The Garden of Time.' Throughout the project, it was essential to consider the themes of identity, culture and heritage, while also embedding sustainability within the outcome. The project emphasized creativity, encouraging us to push our design boundaries and explore our identities as designers. It was delivered through the completion of a sketchbook documenting concept development, inspiration, and fabric experimentation, alongside a set of cohesive and professional design boards.
This project brief required the design of a collection of 4-6 contour outfits for a celebrity or muse to wear at the 2024 Met Gala. The designs needed to align with the Met Gala theme and dress code, which was 'The Garden of Time.' Throughout the project, it was essential to consider the themes of identity, culture and heritage, while also embedding sustainability within the outcome. The project emphasized creativity, encouraging us to push our design boundaries and explore our identities as designers. It was delivered through the completion of a sketchbook documenting concept development, inspiration, and fabric experimentation, alongside a set of cohesive and professional design boards.
Response
Response
Response
For my collection, I designed for Billie Eilish, drawing inspiration from J.G. Ballard's story The Garden of Time. I focused on using colourless and transparent fabrics to mirror the themes of time and transience explored in the story. The materials and components were chosen carefully to align with this vision, emphasizing the passing of time. The skirt is made from mechanically blooming flowers, which I designed to visually represent growth. I aimed to innovate by pushing boundaries with this element. Additionally, I incorporated a personal touch through a print created from overlapping my journal entries. This further tied the collection to the themes of time and memory capture and showcased an element of my identity.
For my collection, I designed for Billie Eilish, drawing inspiration from J.G. Ballard's story The Garden of Time. I focused on using colourless and transparent fabrics to mirror the themes of time and transience explored in the story. The materials and components were chosen carefully to align with this vision, emphasizing the passing of time. The skirt is made from mechanically blooming flowers, which I designed to visually represent growth. I aimed to innovate by pushing boundaries with this element. Additionally, I incorporated a personal touch through a print created from overlapping my journal entries. This further tied the collection to the themes of time and memory capture and showcased an element of my identity.
technical skills utilised
technical skills utilised
technical skills utilised
Garment construction using industrial standard machines
Technical CAD drawings
Fashion illustration
2D to 3D development
Pattern cutting
Print development
Garment construction using industrial standard machines
Technical CAD drawings
Fashion illustration
2D to 3D development
Pattern cutting
Print development


















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