Personal Statement:
Lizzy Knowles
+44 (0)7533 199 336
lizzyknow@yahoo.co.uk
www.winifredswardrobe.blogspot.com
Lizzy is originally from an art background which has influenced her particular approach and design concepts for her Masters project. Her chosen area of research looks at narrative textiles, investigating how stories could be conveyed through garments. Taking inspiration from her maternal Grandmother, Winifred, who was part of the code breaking team at Bletchley Park during WWII, the topic of the narrative is developed into ways which incorporate codes into knitted sweaters and silk printed scarves. The sweater shapes and the headscarves themselves make reference to the 1940s, setting the scene for this wartime tale.
Winifred’s Wardrobe: Discovery of a story through narrative textiles
Through her research into methods used to crack the Enigma code the concept of discovery was established as a means of creating innovative narrative textiles that incorporate an element of discovery for the wearer. She invites us to decipher a reading of the story through secret messages, cryptic clues and hidden images and mechanisms such as folding are used as a means to reveal the story. It is hoped that by deciphering the clothes and becoming part of their story the consumer will treasure them, keeping them for much longer than one season.
+44 (0)7533 199 336
lizzyknow@yahoo.co.uk
www.winifredswardrobe.blogspot.com
Lizzy is originally from an art background which has influenced her particular approach and design concepts for her Masters project. Her chosen area of research looks at narrative textiles, investigating how stories could be conveyed through garments. Taking inspiration from her maternal Grandmother, Winifred, who was part of the code breaking team at Bletchley Park during WWII, the topic of the narrative is developed into ways which incorporate codes into knitted sweaters and silk printed scarves. The sweater shapes and the headscarves themselves make reference to the 1940s, setting the scene for this wartime tale.
Winifred’s Wardrobe: Discovery of a story through narrative textiles
Through her research into methods used to crack the Enigma code the concept of discovery was established as a means of creating innovative narrative textiles that incorporate an element of discovery for the wearer. She invites us to decipher a reading of the story through secret messages, cryptic clues and hidden images and mechanisms such as folding are used as a means to reveal the story. It is hoped that by deciphering the clothes and becoming part of their story the consumer will treasure them, keeping them for much longer than one season.
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