Flash back to MSFW!!! Two Haus of Dethridge Collections
The inspiration for my Evening Wear Drowning in the Stars galactica piece was based around this Japanese haiku.
My range developed around the last line of
the haiku “The Milky Way”.
The concept of my collection is the idea of
being trapped in an undesirable place and finding an escape in a psychological
fantasy. This undesirable place leaves a
person longing to get lost up in the stars and to evidently drown away in your
fantasy over your own reality.
The range is largely made up of rich vibrant
purple and pink jewel hues against the stark contrast of black. These colours reflect the fantasy of wanting to be amongst the Milky Way and the darkness
that is being left behind.
Drowning in the Stars is an evening wear
based collection that collaborates a mixture of fabric manipulation,
transformational pattern cutting and jewelling techniques following a classic
cut that has a modern twist and a that also focal points of dramatization.
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| Far left "Drowning in the Stars" outfit, centre the "Crown Your Jewels" outfit |
The Inspiration behind this range is “Crown Jewels”
The crown jewels are timeless pieces in the English royal family; I
want this range to incorporate the feeling of this timeless beauty, classic
cuts, vibrant colours’ and statement making.
My collection “Crown your Jewels” is based around a monochromatic blue
theme, of heavily embellished jewels and theatrics. This range is inspired by
the English crown jewels, Lady Diana’s Sapphire ring, and excessive bling and
focal design points.
I wanted to recreate the timeless beauty of this theme of clean cuts,
vibrant blues and heavily embellished jewels and the traditional English high
teas, but also adding a modern twist by using different forms of fabric
manipulation, textures, and lots of jewels. I also wanted this range to
incorporate a different yet equally unique culture of London Street quirk. This
brings a little bit of edge to a classically strong design.
“Crown your Jewels” revolves around a blue and gold palette, soft wools,
and fabric manipulation. This collection links back to my theme of jewels
because by using the silhouettes, colours’, embellishment of the crown jewels it
creates this elegant vibe that, and by mixing that with the contrast of London
Street wear it becomes a young style.
