Wrap dress, digital print on cotton satin.
Reversible hoodie. Digital comic print on cotton satin and the other side is hand dyed turquoise cotton.
Adjustable dress, Ink jet print on cotton.
Knitted hoodie. Cotton yarns.
Reversible hakama pants. Hand dyed turquoise cotton and hand dyed pink cotton.
Adjustable T-Shirt. Digital comic print on cotton.
Adjustable and reversible padded hanten coat. Digital comic print on viscose cotton and dark blue polyester.
Hand painted coat. Arcylic paint and gesso on linen canvas.
Reversible hakama shorts. Digital comic print on viscose fabric and polyester.
心配 (Shinpai) is my Bachelor of Arts Graduation Fashion Collection.
The collection is inspired by japanese traditional pattern making. The versatility of traditional japanese clothing aspired me to make all the clothes in my collection adjustable in size. All of the clothes in this collection are adjustable by straps to fit onto people of sizes S-L.
Shinpai is a Unisex Collection. I wanted to push the limit of genders associated to clothing. I want everybody to be able to wear my clothes without looking at gender or size.
I designed a comic print for the collection which illustrates the life of a girl suffering of depression, social anxiety and panic disorder. The comic is a very personal story for myself but I want everybody to make their own interpretations of the story. By hiding the story in the folds of clothing I try to hide my own fears and emotions away.
All the materials used in this collection are vegan.
The patterns were made using Zero Waste principle so that no excess fabric is cut and thrown away. By applying traditional japanese pattern making to the modern day I was able to make clothes that are ecological and timeless.
All the clothes were designed and sewn by me. I also dyed, painted and printed on the fabrics myself.
Models: Esa Karpansalo and Marika Miettinen
Make-up, Hair styling, Photography and Editing by Annika Pepita Miettinen
Prototype of adjustable T-Shirt. The patterns used were all retangular.
Painting process of hand painted coat.
First a layer of gesso on linen canvas and then painted with acrylic paint. Black lines drawn with ink and permanent markers.
Ink jet spraying process. The pattern is sprayed onto the garment and the folds in the dress remain white.
Finished ink jet print dress exhibited at TAMABI (Tokyo, Japan). Behind on wall original drawings for the comic print.
Early marker sketch for collection.
Lineup sketches for collection.
Patterns for hakama shorts. Sketch for knitted hoodie. Sketch for wrap dress.
The creator at work on pattern cutting. Assistant dog is also helping.