My graduate collection ‘ Summer Memoirs’ reflects my fondest memories as a child growing up in the British countryside and spending long summers in Portugal.
With the aim to create timeless and elegant garments I have merged sources of inspiration into my designs particularly challenging materiality and technology, which was inspired by cork and Portuguese Azulejos. Looking at saddlery has also informed how I’ve constructed a few of my garments and helped me push materiality by sewing heritage materials such as cork for my other outfits. Other details with in my collection such as ruching are inspired by traditional countryside roles such as milkmaids and the cottage core aesthetic.