I developed this odd idea of linking snail shells to that of a female body, exploring ways in which I can use circular shapes in order to distort the natural make up of a body. I did this through using pillows and heavy fabric in order to create these protruding shapes. This project is greatly conceptual and it is quite frankly just a playful way of which I was able to bring Robinet Testard’s snail houses illustration to life and find a way to use it to create my own world of people living and being one with snail shells.

Previously studied at: Roedean School

Progressing to: Kingston School of Art to study a BA Fashion degree

The work is photographs of my final outcome from the FMP project, the theme of the project was based on "Expeditions". The final outcome is a garment constructed from recycled tent fabric using creative pattern cutting. The asymmetric surface design is inspired by the lines and shapes within maps that create the link to the theme of the expedition while the silhouette of the garment is influenced by the clothing that historic explorers used on real expeditions.

Previously studied at: BHASVIC

Progressing to: Westminster University to study Fashion Design

For my FMP, I chose to focus on Sexual Harassment. It was initially inspired by the Sarah Everard case that was very apparent on social media as it triggered many women to come forward and share their own experiences of sexual harassment and assault. I created a Fashion Promotional Magazine, using facts and figures from a survey that I conducted. These are a few of the most striking images that were the result. On the jacket are personal stories that women shared with me through my survey.

Previously studied at: BHASVIC

Progressing to: Kingston University to study Fashion Promotion and Communication

For my FMP in Fashion, my main idea was looking at the concept of 'Double Lives'. This idea came around through finding out information about my Great Great Aunt, she had two husbands at the same time without either of them knowing about one another (bigamy). I also looked at ideas such as concealment, contrast and polygamy/bigamy within this topic. I developed these ideas into a fashion concept and ideas for print, producing a set of garments that confuse the viewer in the same way an optical illusion confuses the eye.

Previously studied at: BHASVIC

Progressing to: Bath Spa University to study Fashion Design

The title of my FMP is the "memory of time". I was inspired by my experience during the pandemic and how my concept of time faltered. I wanted to explore the changing perception of time I was affronted with during the pandemic as a whole compared to how I perceived time pre covid-19. Throughout the project I was reflecting on the connection between our perception of time and movement, how there was movement even within the apparent stillness. I wanted to explore the implication that time is not a solid structure but a malleable, abstract scale that we use to navigate life.

Previously studied at: BHASVIC

Progressing to: London College of Fashion to study BA Fashion Design and Technology: Womenswear

This project looked at the different ways people envision the far future and expressing it via fashion. This accumulated as an alternative street fashion collection. The final outcomes included an illustration of the fashion collection as well as a constructed look.

Previously studied at: BHASVIC

Progressing to: Manchester University to study Physics and Mathematics BSc

I have submitted one of the cushion covers which I created in the project "Out of the frying pan." The designs I painted onto fabric were inspired from a variety of kitchen utensils which I looked at in depth and developed into patterns. After experimenting with a variety of colour ways I decided on using a warm colour pallet as I wanted the patterns to stand out as much as possible.

Previously studied at: Steyning Grammar School

Progressing to: UAL London, Chelsea to study Textile Design

The Beat Generation is an American social and literary movement originating from the 1950s; I became interested in The Beats after reading Jack Kerouac’s ''On The Road''. I was inspired by this movement to explore a series of prints using a range of techniques including lino printing and collage. Designing a dust jacket for a fictitious book named ''Intermittently Beautiful But Ultimately Pointless'' allowed me to indulge in my love for repeat patterns whilst linking back to my project’s starting point in a somewhat satirical way.

Previously studied at: Worthing College

Progressing to: Nottingham Trent University to study BA (Hons) Design for Stage and Screen (Costume Design and Construction)

This is my representation of the effects of coral bleaching. Fully crocheted using sustainable yarn and there's even some plastic crochet in there! My project is about raising awareness of the issues our planet is facing due to climate change, I have attempted to do this through the art of crochet.

Previously studied at: BHASVIC

Progressing to: University of West England (Bristol) to study Fashion Textiles

My FMP was focused on creating textures found within three biomes: Tropical Rainforest, Desert and Marine. I chose these biomes as they are all visually different and include different textures and colours. This sample was made for the Marine biome, focusing on coral. It includes a range of hand embroidery techniques, knitting, and sequins for embellishment.

Previously studied at: Varndean College

Progressing to: Chelsea College of Arts to study BA Textile Design

This piece is a wall-hanging which I have completed through appliqué. It is supposed to be displayed in a therapy room, and so I have used rounded shapes and muted colours to help the client feel at ease. The shapes and colours are extracted from 'Prison Break' since I explored issues of feeling grounded in nature, versus feeling alone and detached from reality. These feelings can be present in institutionalised inmates and also people struggling with mental illness, and so I linked this through my piece. Sporadically, there is a floral print to augment themes of nature throughout my piece.

Previously studied at: BHASVIC

Progressing to: I am going to be taking a gap year and then hopefully an internship as an editor.

My plan for a final piece was looking into the fragility of the body and linking my research into harassment, to create a corset.

Previously studied at: Uckfield College

Progressing to: After this course, I plan to take a gap year.

This is a piece I created for the architectural transformation project. By combining Gothic architecture with Deconstructivism came this face mask made from paper and chicken wire.

Previously studied at: BHASVIC

Progressing to: Norwich University of the Arts to study Fashion Communication and Promotion

I chose to explore the how the word ‘overwhelming’ could be contextualised for my FMP. Through researching the psychedelic era of the 60s, I designed my own prints to be envisioned on a series of catsuits. These were then used in a collaborative photoshoot based around the concept of confusing visuals.

Previously studied at: Varndean College

Progressing to: Manchester Metropolitan University - Fashion Design

My FMP ‘Disconnect’ is an investigation into pre-information age, moving away from 21st century connectivity through technology, capitalising on sustainability and mindful living.

Previously studied at: BHASVIC

Progressing to: Nottingham Trent University to study Fashion Design

In my final project I explored the narratives within fairy tales; specifically looking into the darker themes of Hansel and Gretel. I created a magazine that acted as a storybook to communicate the tale and the twists I put upon it.

I also created a short film to go alongside the final piece, this promoted the magazine and was inspired by horror trailers. The styling, makeup, photography and editing was all done by myself and was mostly self-taught.

Previously studied at: Varndean College

Progressing to: Brighton University to study Fashion Communication with Business

"Under Cover" The desperate dive under the duvet to escape the increasingly cold world. Everything is opening up. Chaotic schedules created. We revert to overthinking, and a longing for that day in bed you promised yourself you’d avoid during lockdown, not least when freedoms were restored. Paranoid about fitting in to the point we become drained, distorting ourselves as we desperately try to be ‘normal’, it can be easier to fall into bed, hiding beneath the covers. We wish for these sofa days where we blend into the furniture, duvet days submerged in voluptuous volume. Yet, when we get them, they often feel restrictive and limiting.

Are we just camouflaging the personal for the social?

Previously studied at: BHASVIC

Progressing to: Kingston University London to study Fashion BA (Hons)

I have used data visualisation to create a garment which is completely individual to each person and depends on what their love languages are. Each love language has a unique symbol which represents it. The larger the symbol is, the more important the love language is to that person.

Previously studied at: BHASVIC

Progressing to: After this course I will be taking a gap year.

I chose to use different shades of grey thread for the top half of my final piece, this is to represent the dark times during the start of the HIV/AIDS crisis in the 1980s. I picked out significant quotes and words from the interviews with Mark and Channan to symbolise the negative parts of living with HIV. I then used lighter grey tones gradually as the stitching gets closer to the second half of my final piece. This is to represent an improvement for the lives of those living with HIV/AIDS, as treatment and medication is developed and things start to get more positive. For this next half of my piece I used colours associated with happiness, yellow, red and orange. This half of the piece also shows a photo of Channan at a recent HIV/AIDS conference and a recent photo of Mark.

I would hope that this piece would invoke feelings of reassurance, for any HIV/AIDS sufferers viewing it.

Previously studied at: BHASVIC

I began looking at paradoxes of movement and time which led me to look at the impossibilities. Exploring the illusions of consciousness which led me to sustainable fashion designers who are independently produced like Lauren Perrin, Celeste Burgoyne who inspired my research into a glove silhouette from my own fabric. My design incorporates the idea of digital weave, interlocking circular shapes. The idea was whatever angle my body was in or what shape my arms created the pattern lines would sync up. Forming a kinetic movement.

Previously studied at: Varndean College

Progressing to: Glasgow School of Art to study Textile Design

This digital collection and two small garments were a part of the development of my FMP around the theme of transience in the natural world. Here I have taken inspiration from the structure of cocoons - both in the print and garment design. The surface prints were painted on sheer fabrics using ink with hand cut stencils, the fabric was then scanned digitally and overlaid onto my fashion illustrations. The two tops were made from this fabric and inspired by the digital collection.

Previously studied at: BHASVIC

Progressing to: UAL Central Saint Martins to study Textiles Design

Exploration of form and shape. Pencil. A4.

Previously studied at: Varndean College

Progressing to: Fine Arts at The Royal Academy Of Arts, The Hague, Netherlands

This jacket is one of my outcomes from my FMP. It is a blazer that I had previously made that I then altered to include transparent circles throughout that are lined with organza. The jacket itself is made from cotton drill.

Previously studied at: BHASVIC

Progressing to: BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Menswear course at LCF