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FASHION TEXTILE DESIGN
Fashion Textile Design BA (Hons) is a specialised course that empowers students to explore new and innovative creative directions in fashion. Our programme has a proven track record of enabling students to overcome challenges and deliver exceptional work with the support of our dedicated academic and technical staff. Through this program, students have developed adaptable and expressive methods, embracing craft processes, repurposing waste materials, and finding new combinations of traditional production methods and design thinking. Our students have remained true to their unique design identity and demonstrate an increasingly sustainable design approach.
As the fashion and textile industry undergoes significant change to become more responsible, our students are leading the way with thoughtful, tenacious, and creative responses that drive progress. Their outcomes showcase their ability to adjust, redefine, and focus on the creative journey’s most important part – the process of creating.
Our final year students are incredibly talented and innovative, and their ability to adapt to change is a testament to their ingenuity. We wish them every success in their future endeavors and hope that they continue to believe in themselves as they embark on their careers.
Contact:
Programme Leader - Alan Beattie abeattie@dmu.ac.uk
www.dmu.ac.uk/fashiontextiledesign Instagram- @ftxd_dmu
De Montfort University, Leicester, The Gateway LE1 9BH
IQRA ANJUM BEGUM
ISABEL BIRD
RICKY CHAN WAI KIT
LUCY DOLLERY
ZOFIA FIJALKOWSKA
SHARELLE HARPER
JESSICA HOPSON
TEJASWANI MAHESH
MAIA PRESTON
LIANG QIONGDAN
HANNAH SMITH
ALYSSA STANLEY
KATIE TAYLOR
NATASHA WALKER
AMBER SERENA WHATLEY
MAISIE ANGEL WINTON
KATIE TAYLOR
KATIE TAYLOR
PROJECT:
Practice Before Theory:
“The aim of such study is to develop - through experienceby trial and error - an eye for colour. It reverses this order and places practice before theory, which after all, is the conclusion of practice” - Josef Albers
CONTACT:
Email: katietaylorknit@outlook.com
Instagram: katietaylorknit Web: katietaylorknit.com
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MAIA PRESTON PROJECT:
Caribbean Cruise:
Sometimes all you need is a splash of colour, a few pretty florals and some exotic animal prints!
CONTACT:
Email: maia.preston@hotmail.com
Instagram: maiapreston.design
Web: sites.google.com/view/maiastudios
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MAIA PRESTON
ZOFIA FIJALKOWSKA
ZOFIA FIJALKOWSKA
PROJECT:
What remains:
Clinging to the treasures did nothing to stop the inevitable as they sank, and with them her body was pulled down. Amidst the chaos, the girl’s descent had gone unnoticed, and below the waves emerged a silent sanctuary. As one chest drifted deeper into the dark abyss, the pressure of the water began to mount, and the lid creaked open. Treasure dusted the sea floor and left nothing but a trail of ghostly fabric in its wake. Her body lay entombed on a frozen throne of gold and silks, hand still gripping a string of pearls.
CONTACT:
Email: zofiafij@icloud.com
Instagram: zofja_design Web: zofiafij.wixsite.com/portfolio
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TJ MAHESH PROJECT:
The Way of Voyage:
To me, this means the long journey of my 3 years of work. My project is based on the Avatar films and the concept of tribal community. I am visualising my ideas through macrame and hand crafted construction. Using my research I am integrating cut deadstock fabrics, wooden beads and cowrie shells. I am further complimenting this by incorporating geometric patterns inspired by tribal decoration.
CONTACT:
Email: tejaswani1998@icloud.com
Instagram: 1998_tjmahesh
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TJ MAHESH
AMBER SERENA WHATLEY
AMBER SERENA WHATLEY
PROJECT:
Retro Futurism:
“The past gives us templates for surviving the present and creating better futures”. Retro futurism is a concept of external, desperate optimism. For my final major I wanted to embody my own romanticised almost childlike vision of retro futurism and what it stands for. Providing an antidote for uncertainty and embodying ideas of freedom, liberation and creativity.
CONTACT:
Email: amber14serena@icloud.com
Instagram: aneres_fashion
Web: aneresfashion.com
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NATASHA WALKER PROJECT:
Derma:
‘Skin is not just a mere covering for the body, but a highly sensitive and protective interface between our inner selves and the outer world.’ Derma, explores the concept of skin, its texture and protective functions drawing inspiration from both human skin as a form of armour and the earth’s multi-layered skin including rock, sand and clay.
CONTACT:
Email:
natashawalker.design@outlook.com
Instagram: natashawalker.design
Web:
natashawalkerdesign.com
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NATASHA WALKER
LUCY DOLLERY
LUCY DOLLERY
PROJECT:
Artisanal Heritage:
“Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations,” - UNESCO. Celebrating the integration of heritage crafts into contemporary design, emphasising the value of quality and longevity. As an artisanal designer, I utilize skills such as machine knitting and crochet to create designs that incorporate elements of leather, drawing inspiration from protected heritage sites across the UK. My work raises awareness about endangered crafts and their cultural significance, paying tribute to their enduring legacy, inspiring future generations to continue to value and preserve these invaluable treasures.
CONTACT:
Email: lucydollerydesign@outlook.com
Instagram: lucydollerydesign
Web: lucydollery.com
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RICKY CHAN PROJECT:
Mythical:
Inspired by mythical creatures, I am simplifying and communicating the principles of mythology through pattern and texture. Especially exploring the ideas and cultural resonance of dragons and otherworldly beasts
CONTACT:
Email: rickykit115@yahoo.com.hk
Instagram: the_artist_just_for_fun?
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RICKY CHAN
ALYSSA STANLEY
ALYSSA STANLEY
PROJECT:
Pop Art Paradise: Print designs inspired by Birds of paradise in a Pop art style focused on mark making taken from my design inspiration and research.
CONTACT:
Email: as.designs10@outlook.com
Instagram: As_designs.print Web: sites.google.com/view/asdesigns-print
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LIANG QIONGDAN PROJECT:
CANDY:
Inspired by the joyful memories of childhood, bubble tea shops and candy. With playful colors and patterns that evoke the excitement and happiness of indulging in delicious treats.
CONTACT:
Email: 1228081066@qq.com
Instagram: dennyleung_textiledesign
Web: dennyleungdesigns.com
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LIANG QIONGDAN
ISABEL BIRD
ISABEL BIRD PROJECT:
Contamination:
The fashion industry is driving a new era of colonialism, Waste Colonialism. The project explores the impact on third world countries and the environment the industry has had through the process of contamination. The contamination of surplus waste, microplastics and hazardous dyes. Waste created in production and by overconsumption of the West is discarded in landfill and in markets causing many negative environmental and social impacts. The contamination has spread across the world and calls for immediate change within the industry, deconditioned.
CONTACT:
Email: Isabel.bird25@gmail.com
Instagram: isabelbird_design Web: isabelbirddesign.com
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JESSICA HOPSON PROJECT:
Metropolitan Birmingham: Street Style:
My Final Major Project has been inspired by the changing skyline of Birmingham city centre, which has recently been broadcast on an international stage due to it being the host of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The skyline in the city centre is dominated by buildings spanning from the Victorian era to the current ultra-modern architecture. I have used this inspiration to create abstract and linear forms when experimenting with screen printing and fabric manipulation. My final collection reflects modern metropolitan Birmingham with its gender-neutral street style.
CONTACT:
Email: jessicahopsondesign@gmail.com
Instagram: jessica_hopson_design
Web: jessicahopsondesign.com
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JESSICA HOPSON
SHARELLE HARPER
SHARELLE HARPER PROJECT:
jOURney:
My Jamaican heritage was the inspiration for this project. ‘Out of Many One People’ is Jamaica’s national motto, it reflects the diversity of the Jamaican population, past and present. Jamaican heritage is a vibrant fusion of African, European, and Indigenous cultures, which has given rise to a unique fashion aesthetic that celebrates bold colours, intricate patterns, and a fearless sense of style. Growing up in the UK, I’ve seen the contrast between Western fashion and traditional fashion, so my vision was to bring life to Western fashion with colour and patterns in a contemporary, fresh, and expressive way.
CONTACT:
Email: sharellegrace1@gmail.com
Instagram: sharellegrace_designs
Web: sharellegrace1.wixsite.com/my-site
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IQRA ANJUM BEGUM PROJECT:
Contrasting Femininity:
“For women are as roses, whose fair flower, Being once displayed, doth fall that very hour... Alas, that they are so, To die even when they to perfection grow!”
William Shakespeare - Twelfth Night
CONTACT:
Email: ikara_studio@outlook.com
Instagram: ikara_studio
Web: ikarastudio.co.uk
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IQRA ANJUM BEGUM
MAISIE ANGEL WINTON
MAISIE ANGEL WINTON
PROJECT:
Does my hoop look big in this?
This collection explores sinuous lines and ornate decoration. The influence for this project stems from personal interests, intellectual curiosity and the desire to challenge the norms of the female form through creative distortion.
CONTACT:
Email: maisieangelprint@outlook.com
Instagram: maisieangelprint Web: maisieangelprint.uk
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HANNAH SMITH
PROJECT:
Subverted Glamour:
My collection draws inspiration from the façade of glamour that films such as Vertigo, Gilda and Rear Window portray. I explored the luxurious, unattainable characters that these films project along with the destruction and ruin underneath. I aimed to develop and present this through a mix of fabric construction, colour, materials, and texture choices.
CONTACT:
Email:
hannahsmith.design@outlook.com
Instagram:
hannahsmith.design
TikTok:
hannahsmith.design
Web:
hannahsmithsdesigns.myportfolio.com
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HANNAH SMITH
Thanks to all Academic and Technical staff who have supported the students over the past 3 years. Your help has been invaluable in helping the students achieve their potential.
Rob Jones, Dr Graham Lee, Steve Slack, Yakshi Malhotra, Alex Palmer, Sophie Ison-Davies, Chris Ball, Claire Baines, Kelly McRobie, Michaela Wilson-George, Jo Earl, Jadzia Garrett, Jane Thompson, Louise Nutt, Margery Dickson, Jo Collins, Claire Newberry, Nicola Taylor, Kate Johnson, Liz Scott, Buddy Penfold, Emma Rose.
Art Direction and Design: Alan Beattie
Photography: Nigel Essex
Hair and Makeup: Sian Revill
Models:
Alex Grogan and Sophie Wattana @Boss Model Management