The graduate project "Compartments of Function" is an exploration of the possibilities of modular clothing design. The project is rooted in research revolving around menswear and its connection with functionality, both in terms of practical function but also ceremonial.

The aim of this project is t

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o create garments that enable a high degree of user agency, imploring menswear users to spend more time understanding and getting to know their garments, and to an extent design them.

With a carefully restricted palette and material variety, the options and difficulty of mixing are intentionally reduced to create a sense of equilibrium throughout the collection. The goal being making the process of building garments more easy and comfortable for the potential users which is a key discipline for modular design.

The final 5 looks are comprised of 9 "platform" pieces mainly made in wool with a polyester stand-in for the jumpsuit (look 2) and quilted vest (look 4). All outfits may diverge from the collection overview as per the nature of the project.

The method for enabling modular redesign is very simply buttoning, leaving the platform and module pieces with strategically placed and standardized buttonholes, connecting with hand sewn cufflink-like buttons, in mother of pearl coated with metallic paint.

Quilting and embellishment with interfacing materials are used to indicate the vertical direction of modules, while pick stitching and screen printed pick stitching serve as visual reminders of how the garments are put together.

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Typologies

Menswear, Tailoring, Product Interaction & Technical Innovations, Pattern cutting

Méthodes

Quilting, Screen Printing, Textile Embellishment, Technical Pattern Cutting, Modular Pattern Cutting, Wardrobe Studies, User led Design

Matières

Polyester, Wool, Viscose, Mother of Pearl, Interfacing