Portfolio

Development work and photos of ‘Sick, Sad World’ jacket. Inspired by 90’s grunge and MTV culture. Sketchbook pages feature acrylic paint, marker pens, felt, printed cotton and camouflage cotton. Sketch is pencil and colouring pencil. Final jacket was upcycled from a military surplus jacket with applique fleece lettering and printed cotton and synthetic leather and printed cotton eye

Final ‘Sick, Sad World’ jacket. Photo taken on abandoned railway bridge in Leith, Edinburgh by Gavin Dougan Photography. Jacket materials are applique fleece, printed cotton and synthetic leather on a military surplus jacket

Fashion sketch ideas. Inspired by medieval architecture and historical styles. Wanted to explore medieval gothic and other historical forms. Sketchbook pages feature pencil, coloured cellophane, white pen on black paper and printed cotton fabric samples in art nouveu and floral forms

Development work and final photos of ‘The Joker’ jackets. Inspired by comic book art and the chaotic, multi-faceted nature of the character. Sketchbook pages featuring acrylic paint, fabric samples, painted leather details and playing cards. Sketches are colouring pencil. Final jackets were bleached white and then tie-dyed violet from upcycled blue denim jackets. The ‘Joker’ face is applique fleece and synthetic leather with hand painted eyes

Fashion sketch ideas. Wanted to explore medieval architectural forms as structure and decoration on the body. Wanted to develop the idea of a yellow plastic raincoat in new ways. Sketchbook pages feature printed cotton, coloured pencils and collage. Sketches are shading pencils and yellow translucent cellophane

Development work and photos of ‘Mr Sparkle’ jacket. Inspired by 90’s nostalgia, iconic animation and geek/meme culture. Sketchbook pages feature watercolour paint, watercolour pencils, dye packaging and fleece fabric samples. Sketch is pencil and watercolour pencil. Final jacket was bleached and then tie dyed in pale pink and hot pink. The ‘Mr Sparkle’ and speech bubble are applique fleece

Final ‘Mr Sparkle’ jacket. Photo taken on disused harpoon in Leith, Edinburgh by Gavin Dougan Photography. Jacket materials are applique fleece pieces on an upcycled bleached and tie-dyed denim jacket

Development work and photos of ‘Day of the Tentacle’ jacket. Inspired by 90’s nerd culture and reverential nostalgia. Sketchbook pages feature watercolour pencils and synthetic leather samples. The tentacle forms are collages made from paper spattered with ink. Sketch is pencil and colouring pencil. Final jacket was an upcycled blue denim jacket which was bleached white and then tie-dyed purple and blue. The ‘tentacle’ and lettering are applique fleece and synthetic leather

Fashion idea development. Wanted to reimagine the idea of armour as protection and as structure. Wanted to contrast aggressive, archaic, masculine forms with traditionally feminine or modern materials. Sketchbook pages feature collages of cardboard packaging, printed cotton, wool fabric, photos, posters and paper. The sketches are colouring pencil with aluminium can inserts. The helmets are ink linework with decoupage graffiti photos, holographic packaging, book illustrations and printed cotton, camouflage, velvet and metallic fabric inserts

‘Hellraiser’ jacket. Photo taken on pier in Leith, Edinburgh by Gavin Dougan Photography. Jacket materials are applique felt lettering and a hand embroidered fleece ‘Pinhead’ profile on an upcycled denim jacket

Logo and branding for First Light Fifth Day. Wanted to create my own brand and develop advertising to increase awareness of it. I had the stamps and seals made so I could package finished garments in a professional and environmentally friendly way. The logo is pen and ink on paper. I designed the business cards on Photoshop and they were printed by Vistaprint. The wax seal stamp was 3D printed by MoldsWorld and different waxes are trialled in the sketchbook. The fabric labels were embroidered with recycled cotton thread by Wunderlabel. The stamp was 3D printed by StampFactory

Collages on pencil figure drawings. I wanted to use different images of art, history, language, science and nature to create a tapestry of experiences. I wanted to unifiy these disparate ideas by keeping the shape of these elements the same so that the content speaks for itself. The images are taken from magazines, newspapers, pamphlets, posters and recycled book illustrations

Development work and photos of ‘Jurassic Park’ jacket. Inspired by 90’s nostalgia and environmentalism. Sketchbook pages feature watercolour pencils, hand embroidered fleece lettering, acrylic paint and cut-outs with camouflage cotton fabric behind. Sketch is watercolour pencil and colouring pencil. Final jacket was an upcycled camouflage military jacket with applique fleece logo and lettering with hand embroidered details and teeth

Final ‘Jurassic Park’ jacket. Photo taken on abandoned railway bridge in Leith, Edinburgh by Gavin Dougan Photography. Jacket materials are applique fleece with hand embroidered teeth and lettering details on a military surplus jacket

Fashion idea development. Inspired by historical costuming and armour. Helmet sketches are pencil linework with fabric inserts. I wanted the helmets to evoke female angler fish and to transform between passive and aggressive by repositioning the 'mandibles'. The central sketches are colouring pencil and metallic pen. I wanted to modernise historical staples like puff sleeves by contrasting them with modern fabrics or mixing multiple time periods. The right-hand sketch is in biro with crisp packaging. It imagines packaging as a form of defence, using bright colours and branding as spiky armour

‘Clockwork Orange’ jumper. Inspired by the outfits and style of the movie. Photo taken on canon in Leith, Edinburgh by Gavin Dougan Photography. Lettering and logo are applique felt on a white jumper

Development work and final photos of ‘Ravenclaw’ and ‘Slytherin’ jackets. Wanted to create a series of jackets inspired by nostalgic, nerd culture and the fandom of Harry Potter. Reimagined the logos to try and better portray the animal. Sketchbook pages featuring ink splatter and synthetic leather samples. Final jackets were bleached white and then tie-dyed. The animal and banner are applique synthetic leather backed onto fleece with hand painted eyes

Development work and final photos of ‘Hufflepuff’ and ‘Gryffindor’ jackets. Wanted to create a series of jackets inspired by nostalgic, nerd culture and the fandom of Harry Potter. Reimagined the logos to try and better portray the animal. Sketchbook pages featuring ink splatter and synthetic leather samples. Final jackets were bleached white and then tie-dyed. The animal and banner are applique synthetic leather backed onto fleece with hand painted eyes

Fashion sketch ideas. Wanted to explore the idea of stained glass as structure and decoration on the body. Left-hand colouring pencil sketches suggest translucent pvc panels to let colours and forms show through. On the right, my sketch is colouring pencil and ink. I wanted to create a backpiece that suggested a cathedral rose window and would allow light to shine onto the body through 12 identically sized panels. The central samples try different methods of creating these panels, coloured cellophane, mixed textiles, pen, coloured pencil, wax crayon melted between layers of clingfilm and water soluble pen and gold pen

‘Mr Sparkle’, ‘They Live’, ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘Clockwork Orange’ jackets. Photo taken on abandoned bridge in Leith, Edinburgh by Gavin Dougan Photography