Masters Degree Collection: 'The Lost Art of Fashion'

The ‘Lost Art of Fashion’ depicts the different levels within the fashion industry from high street to couture and how this evolution has been manipulated by many external factors; such as commerciality, economics, popularity, wealth and supply and demand causing the classic elements of couture to be lost. To understand why couture is considered a ‘dying art’, I have explored these juxtapositions in a series of pieces that portray how the aesthetic of clothing metamorphisises between the heirachial levels of fashion. As I didn’t want to separate the ‘art’ and ‘fashion’ aspects of this project, I created pieces that, with different styling, could do both: Bridalwear and Art.

A performance video was created to accompany the 'art' direction of this project.
Take a look at the link to view the video on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4SXA7vEc4s


To see more portfolio work from this collection; go to: http://www.coroflot.com/sianriley/Masters-Collection-The-Lost-Art-of-Fashion

Digital Lookbooks for both photoshoots can be seen at issuu.com.




A selection of the design portfolio can also be seen on issuu.com;