Fashion and Textiles for product and costume

Sadhbh Erika Baumann

Sinnestäuschung

For my final year collection I have taken inspiration from my time in Berlin during my internship, documenting the colours, textures and structures I came across.

While living in Berlin I was struck by the mix of culture that coexisted in the city with each person capable of making the place their own.

I worked with a designer who made clubwear for the techno scene which Berlin is famous for, the clubwear we designed and developed was for a niche buyer and consisted of faux leather, straps, buckles, chains and sheer materials, all in black of course.

I wanted to apply some of the same ideas to my collection but took my own spin on it, instead taking inspiration from the hot coloured lights associated with clubbing and added in pieces of my own personal style thus creating my version of clubwear. I wanted to portray the piece of myself that I created over there.

In terms of materials, I started off by going into hardware shops, looking for something that would give off that industrial vibe. While there I picked up nylon rope, insulation and chains. Equipped with my unconventional materials I set about trying to make something out of them, surprisingly it was the rope that took on a life of its own when applied in textiles. I used a rug plan technique to create a vibrant and demanding textile, I was drawn in by its deceptive nature where it looked soft but was coarse to feel. Despite developing many other textiles during development, it was the rope fringe technique that stood out and slowly took over the whole project allowing me to do variations of it throughout and allowed my work to grow into what it is now. Alongside this technique I used laser cutting in faux leather and neoprene which came from old wetsuits, the design of which was inspired by the triangle shapes created by light installations I saw while away.

My collection is a portrayal of the pieces of myself that I found in Berlin. The lights, art and colour have accumulated and evolved into a striking, modern and deceptive collection.

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