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Top-stitching

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Cotton binding to finish inside hood seams

Centre front metal zip with placket behind zip

Hem of Sleeves and Front and Back, 2cm Turn up

Adjustable straps

High-neck collar Hooded Coat

Outside Storm placket

Back and front yoke

Metal oval loops for adjustable straps

Bellows pocket with flat and metal poppers fastening

Patch Pocket Top-stitching Large centre back pleat

Rib knit neckline

Working Fly with 9â&#x20AC;? Zip

Dropped Shoulder

1.5cm wide Run and Fell

Turn-ups at Hem

Jersey Long-sleeve top

Cover-stitch hems and sleeve cuffs

High-neck collar

Woven Mohair Fabric

Varying Yarns and Metallic bronze embroidery thread, woven through fabric

Mohair yarn, woven through fabric, then macrame, with feathers woven through

Mohair sleeves woven with yarns, and Mohair/Silk yarn macramefrom sleeves with Lady Amherst Pheasant and Grey Turkey feathers woven through.

Lady Amherst Pheasant Feathers

Grey Turkey Feathers

Mohair Yarn at bottom of panel, threaded back though fabric and tied off at end

Lined with cotton jersey

Herringbone tape , button and buttonhole pocket fastening.

Front strap and buckle, from side seams WWWWWW

Front can be gathered in with buckle Buckle and eyelets

Zip In the side seams, pocket bag stretching across the back of the waistcoat.

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Zipped Poacher’s Pocket across width of back

Pleats in pockets

Metallic trim tape inside hem and waist Run and fell side seams WWWWWW

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Jeans Hip Pocket

Patch Pockets WWWWWW

Twill weave Medium weight fabric

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Bar-tack stitches WWWWWW

Loose/Wide-leg Fit

9” Working Zip and Fly guard

Front hip, Jeans pocket

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Published on Apr 9, 2019

Ruth Chapman

Final Collection Portfolio- 'Survival of the Iridescent'. ‘Survival of the Iridescent’, is a hunter vs prey concept, deriving from the theory that iridescence within animals in the natural kingdom is a fundamental survival mechanism. The Iridescent shimmer of fish scales and bird feathers produce striking aesthetics within nature. Recent research into this lustrous shine shows that the characteristic of; ‘interference coloration’ is a key defense mechanism, evolved to dazzle and confuse predators in order to escape capture. The textiles within the collection focus on the texture, colour and patterns within these animals, such as the light reflecting scales of a fish and the lustrous feathers of a Peacock, Pheasant or Hummingbird. This is contradicted through the garment silhouette and construction of the collection, by exploring the clothing worn by a so called ‘predator’ of these iridescent animals; the human, in the form of fishermen and hunters.