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
Louise Mizuno-wise
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.
my artificial flowers, I send them to you.
A self-negotiated portfolio project inspired by one of my favourite brands, Renli Su. The aim was to design six outfits for Renli Su AW23 that used hand crafted fabrics and textiles, introducing a crochet element to the brand also. 'MY ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, I SEND THEM TO YOU', (title from poem by Edith Södergran), is an exploration of fading human expression. The project aims to romanticise fading tradition and forgotten paraphernalia, highlighting sentimentality around time.
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