LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO FASHION DESIGN AND REALISATION
FOCUSING ON SHAPE // THE SHAPE OF THE MALE AND FEMALE BODY THE CONTRAST OF EDGES AND CURVES.
LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO // CONTEXT OF PRACTICE // CONCEPT
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LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO // CONTEXT OF PRACTICE // CONCEPT
LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO // CONTEXT OF PRACTICE // DEVELOPMENT
MEN IN THE 20TH CENTURY WITNESSED ENORMOUS SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGHTOUT THEIR LIVES // MASCULINITY HAS BEEN MOULDED BY SOCIOECONOMIC AND CULTURAL FACTORS.
MEN’S FASHION IS RELATIVELY UNCHANGED UNLIKE WOMENSWEAR.
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LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO // CONTEXT OF PRACTICE // DEVELOPMENT
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LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO // CONTEXT OF PRACTICE // DEVELOPMENT
THE EPITOME OF “MASCULINITY’? // THE PROVIDER // TAKING INSPIRATION FROM WORKWEAR WORN IN LABOUR JOBS.
DENIM // HARD-WEARING FABRIC // USED COMMONLY FOR JAPANESE WORKWEAR AND EUROPEAN LABOUR JOBS.
WORKWEAR FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES // ASIA // AFRICA
LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO // CONTEXT OF PRACTICE // DEVELOPMENT
LAYERING // DRAPED FABRIC // DIFFERENT TEXTURES
LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO // CONTEXT OF PRACTICE // shape DEVELOPMENT
LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO // CONTEXT OF PRACTICE // shape DEVELOPMENT
LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO // CONTEXT OF PRACTICE // DEtail
logo design // representing masculinity and strength // hand embroidered onto leather // business card idea // tattoo?
contrasting the man-made and the hand-made
LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO // CONTEXT OF PRACTICE // texture
Hand-weaved fabric // inspired by the labour and workwear concept
LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO // CONTEXT OF PRACTICE // toile DEVELOPMENT
LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO // CONTEXT OF PRACTICE // toile DEVELOPMENT
pantone cool
pantone bright white c pantone black 7c
pantone neutral black c
LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO // CONTEXT OF PRACTICE // DEVELOPMENT
LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO // CONTEXT OF PRACTICE // DEVELOPMENT
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LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO // CONTEXT OF PRACTICE // LINE-UP
LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO // CONTEXT OF PRACTICE // fabric
HEAVILY SYNTHETIC looking FABRICS // REPRESENTING THE MAN-MADE CONCEPT OF MASCULINITY // SEE-THROUGH PLASTIC MESH
LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO // CONTEXT OF PRACTICE // Final Show
LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO // CONTEXT OF PRACTICE // Final Show
LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO // CONTEXT OF PRACTICE // Final Show
LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO // CONTEXT OF PRACTICE // Final Show
focusing on the words ‘Slow’, ‘Locate’ and ‘Ordinary’. I mulled over the concept whilst walking home from university and I tried to connect with my surroundings. I’ve had bad anxiety for almost 3 years now and the only think that calms me down is walking or running outdoors. I thought I could incorporate something personal about myself into a mini collection to further give depth to my work. Usually when we walk it is to get to a specific destination // it’s not for the walk itself // we don’t take time to notice what is around us and what beauty there is in the mundane. inspiration from looking above and below // Take photographs of the buildings // architecture and sky // road markings // tiles and puddles. I combined the two factors by creating outfits that are structurally shaped based on architecture I see around Leeds, the surface pattern of quilting and painted fabric is based on what I have seen on the road and while at traffic stops.
Quilting // Panelling // Cut-out. Naples, Italy. Broadcasting Tower, Leeds.
LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO // PERSONAL AND PROFFESIONAL PRACTICE // FASHION AWARENESS DIRECT
FAD // ABOVE + BELOW
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LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO // PERSONAL AND PROFFESIONAL PRACTICE // FASHION AWARENESS DIRECT
Inspired by metal beams and how they are attached // ways I could assemble the clothing // Detailing.
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LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO // PERSONAL AND PROFFESIONAL PRACTICE // FASHION AWARENESS DIRECT
DIAGONAL LINES // NO CURVES // INSPIRED BY THE SHAPES OF ROAD MARKINGS // INFLUENCED THE PRINT OF THE POLO-NECK JERSEY TOP
inspired by the modern bulidings in the centre of leeds // architectural layered sleeves // white leather and suede,
LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO // PERSONAL AND PROFFESIONAL PRACTICE // FASHION AWARENESS DIRECT
quilted skirt // paving slab // GEOMETRIC // MODERN DESIGN
jacket-less
LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO // PERSONAL AND PROFFESIONAL PRACTICE // FASHION AWARENESS DIRECT
unisex branding // creating a print // pattern based on the theme of unisex
LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO // PERSONAL AND PROFFESIONAL PRACTICE // nilorn branding
U N I S E X a d j e c t i v e 1. (especially of clothing or hairstyles) designed to be suitable for both sexes. n o u n 1. a style in which men and women look and dress in a similar way.
LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO // PERSONAL AND PROFFESIONAL PRACTICE // nilorn branding
playing around with the symbols for men and women // symbols // chromosomes
LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO // PERSONAL AND PROFFESIONAL PRACTICE // nilorn branding
LAUREN QUINN // PORTFOLIO // PERSONAL AND PROFFESIONAL PRACTICE // nilorn branding
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