"Restoration" is a womenswear collection inspired by ancient Japanese art of Kintsugi, a practice that repairs broken pottery with gold or silver lacquer, transforming fractures into features of beauty. Rather then concealing damage, Kintsugi celebrates it, elevating imperfection into something original and unique. This philosophy is at the heart of my collection. Drawing form the organic shapes of pottery and intricate patterns of cracks, I developed a sophisticated collection of womenswear garments. Asymmetry plays a key role throughout, reflecting irregularity and uniqueness found in both broken objects and human experience. My colour palette was used to build a narrative, gold elements integrated into garments to represent the repaired cracks. In contrast, I developed a patterned green fabric with floral motifs intertwined with golden cracks. Using CLO3D I was able to experiment with form and refine silhouettes which enabled me to push my concept further. Throughout restoration both in object and in self, there's beauty in strength and unique kind of perfection.
