I began my final major project research by investigating cloning which has its roots in the Victorian era. They often made fraudulent claims that they were able to reproduce animals, although these were later found to be fraudulent. I started to investigate their crude scientific experiments and this led me to taxidermy which was used by the scientists in their pursuit of their discoveries. I explored every aspect of taxidermy form the hunters clothing and equipment, to the surgical instruments and the many bizarre creations they put together from different species. During the procedures the blood and guts were removed, often flooding out onto the table. This inspired a print that I have used throughout my final menswear collection.