TECHNIQUES INVOLVED: DRAFTING, PATTERN PIECE MAKING, TIE-DYEING, SEWING
PERSONSOUL X BE@RBRICK COLLAB
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IN THIS COLLAB, I IMPLEMENTED ELEMENTS OF THE TWO BRANDS PERSONSOUL AND BEARBRICK IN DIFFERENT WAYS. I USED THE FABRIC DENIM TO REPRESENT PERSONSOUL & DESIGNED THE STRUCTURE, STYLE LINES AND COLOURS TO REPRESENT BEARBRICK. I TOOK A DIFFERENT APPROACH FOR MY FIRST MENSWEAR DESIGN AND WANTED TO SHOW THAT MEN CAN PULL OFF FEMININE COLOURS AND STYLE AS WELL TO BREAK THE STEREOTYPES & THE TOXIC MASCULINITY THAT RESTRICTS MENS STYLE. THE BEARBRICK THAT I WORKED WITH IS THE 'JELLYBEAN' BEAR WHICH IS A KONPEITO(A TYPE OF JAPANESE SWEET) BEAR FROM NARASAKI JAPAN, THUS MAKING THE OUTFIT ORIENTAL BY GIVING A TWIST TO A YUKATA.
KONPEITO MENSWEAR SET
EXPERIMENTED TIE-DYEING WHITE DENIM FABRIC WHICH TOOK APPROXIMATELY 6 DAYS INCLUDING DRYING OF THE FABRIC FOR THE FINAL PRODUCT. DURING THE DRAFTING PROCESS I ADDED VARIOUS STYLE LINES WHICH WILL THEN BE REFLECTED IN MY GARMENT. I DRAFTED A BEARBRICK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PANTS TO ADD A UNQIUE TOUCH TO REPRESENT THE BRAND. WHEN THE WEARER PUTS HIS/HER LEGS TOGETHER, THE BEARBRICK SHAPE CAN BE SEEN.