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Louise Mizuno-wise
Fashion Design BA(Hons)

Nottingham School of Art & Design

Graduates: 2023

Specialisms: Atelier - Pattern Cutting / Fashion Illustration / Textiles for Fashion

My location: London, United Kingdom

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Nottingham School of Art & Design

Louise Mizuno-wise

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First Name: Louise

Last Name: Mizuno-wise

University / College: Nottingham School of Art & Design

Course / Program: Fashion Design BA(Hons)

Graduates: 2023

Specialisms: Atelier - Pattern Cutting / Fashion Illustration / Textiles for Fashion

My Location: London, United Kingdom

About

Studying BA (Hons) Fashion Design, I fell in love with pattern cutting, illustration, and the process of handcrafting building blocks that bring a 2D idea to life. I strive to tell stories inspired by my upbringing and the feelings of it in my designs. The narratives I construct are personal – rooted in both fantasy and reality by crossing paths of past and present, modernity with tradition. I believe it is imperative to consider the past to construct the future, provide sanctuary and prioritise comfort, as fashion is at its core, meant to be lived in. I am also devoted to textile design and the characteristics materials possess - as I was first introduced to the marvellous world of fashion through the subject. The quality, textures and finishes of fabrics, the foundation of fashion, are fundamental to my design style and my vision. As the innovative, Danish womenswear designer Cecilie Bahnsen once said, "Beauty is the balance between simplicity and detail, both in nature and in the manmade." Prioritising hand-crafted and slow fashion is a value I hold close to.

2022 "I know, now, that when one loses one's good looks, whatever they may be, one loses everything." The Picture of Dorian Gray. ~ A warped self-perception caused by an internalised male gaze ~