Basic Universal Clothing
As my thesis I decided to focus on the peoples need for clothing. In order to do this I studied with various methods what people need, what they do and how they use their clothing. This then resulted in a full outfit being designed with economic, social and enviromental sustainability in the forefront. Below we’ll follow one of the investigative methods and how it helped shape the final garments.
First a small pre-study where I figured out where people possibly could want to add or change things, this was done by studying 30 garments and where their details lay.
An overall was chosen as its gender neutral, simple to understand and gives ample room for change and modifications. Ofcourse it had to be sewn together! The cloth was canvas like to give the metaphorical weight of “a blank canvas”
The lessons learned from the testing and previous interviews and theory gave the project a requirement list. After a lengthy sketching phase a design was chosen that filled all the boxes.
This study resulted in a comfortable, stable, protective and versatile outfit of two linnen pieces and two denim covers. To prove it’s comfortability and usability the garments were worn on a lengthy jog throughout Malmö City. The outfit was hailed by the participants for its big pockets, its innovative style and the safety it brought them in their normal every day tasks.
Details like pockets and such were made for the user to play around with, but they could also play with having/not having arms and the lengths of all the limbs. The “Jokers” were there to give the user the ability to express something they felt were missing or was too restricting.
All of the users had great fun and spent a lot of time testing, modifiying and playing around with all the details in order to make what they felt were their dream garment. A lot of details were unique and gave really interesting information for the study. Here we could really see the shortcomings and the things the market had done right and also what the future garment should look like.
Fashion Projects
Lately a lot of my design work has gone into my pashion, fashion and related products. This has led to a lot of learning and exploring of different materials, solutions and obstacles that consumers today face.
This is a short gif of a sketching method often used while designing
Here’s an example of a pair of work shorts that were designed with longevity in mind.
Sketching and technical sketches can take a bunch of different forms, here we see both simple technical sketches and real life patterning.
Costuming
Costuming requires a steady workflow and a wide variety of skills, you need to become a sewist, a machinist, a 3D modeler, a hair stylist, a makeup artist and so much more all in one big project.
These stays are a good representation in how I work! They are based on Catalonian stays from the 1800s documented in one of Liz Coveys books on historical fashion. I myself repatterned them, made mockups and sewed it as historically accurately as I could with a mix of linen and cotton. The outside is fully flat as I made sure to hide the boning creating a much nicer and cleaner look, but personally im a big fan of how neat the insides turned out.
A Recently patterned and sewn space bonnet!
Here’s an asortment of costumes I’ve made, usually a project like this is planned and made over a whole year and includes many different design and exploration stages.
Sketches for a comfortable shorts design.
Costuming in 2025
Currently I’m working on a new ambitious project requiring a lot of planning and resources, that’s why I’m enlisting the help of a lot of friends and companies. It’s always important for me to build a network of knowledge, resources and manufacturing so that all projects have the chance to become the best they can.
This is a 3D modeled prop for an upcoming costume that was made to be able to be printable, press the thingiverse button and it’ll take you to where you can download and make it yourself!