Maria Adelaide Lopes Ferreira
Fashion Design MA
Nottingham Trent University
Graduates: 2024
Specialisms: Sustainable Fashion/Textiles / Womenswear / Graphic Design
My location: Nottingham, United Kingdom
Maria Adelaide Lopes Ferreira
First Name: Maria Adelaide
Last Name: Lopes Ferreira
University / College: Nottingham Trent University
Course / Program: Fashion Design MA
Graduates: 2024
Specialisms: Sustainable Fashion/Textiles / Womenswear / Graphic Design
My Location: Nottingham, United Kingdom
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About
Hi!My name is Adelaide, and I am Portuguese. I am a Fashion Design student, at Nottingham Trent University, who moved to the United Kingdom to study and achieve a better future. Expressing myself creatively is an important thing in my life, that no one can take away from me. I am not just passionate about fashion, but arts and photography. Ever since I was very young, I have dreamed of traveling around the world doing something I love. I want to expand my knowledge, visit different cultures, and learn from people directly related to the global fashion industry.
For my Final Major Project, I explored the impact of the pandemic on the youth generation and how it changed our preferences. I started by analysing my own experiences and those of my friends. Consequentially the lockdown brought to us a nostalgic feeling for childhood and memories, and not being able to go shopping I started looking at those boxes at the bottom of my mum’s wardrobe, her old clothes. Seeing how they fit and how to style them in a Me way. Therefore, I decided to combine all my lockdown/post-lockdown adventures and bring it all into my Final Major Project in a way that I could create a unique womenswear collection, by upcycling second-hand tracksuits and sports clothing. My aim is to create high-quality garments that are unique and cannot be replicated.