Lydia Matthews
Fashion Design BA Hons
Winchester School of Art
Specialisms: Womenswear / Sustainable Fashion/Textiles / Apparel
Location: Winchester, United Kingdom
Lydia Matthews
First Name: Lydia
Last Name: Matthews
Specialisms: Womenswear / Sustainable Fashion/Textiles / Apparel
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My Location: Winchester, United Kingdom
University / College: Winchester School of Art
Course / Program Title: Fashion Design BA Hons
About
An imaginative and hands-on undergraduate womenswear fashion designer, who is inquisitive about sustainability and has a flair for three-dimensional and textural exploration. Lydia has an enthusiastic approach to both creative and technical design with a meticulous eye for detail and precision. All of which has been emulated thorough her year in employment. Where she locked down valuable industry knowledge and experience with the support of the Drapers X UKFT Industry Placement Bursary. Lydia strives to create timeless pieces, with longevity at the core of design.
The fun, playful and youthful moments of the sixties has influenced my final collection, ‘Cut to the Fun’, for a brighter, post covid society. The Sixties is an era I am particularly drawn to, with the silhouettes and bold colours being details I have taken and developed in my practice adding my own take through experimentation. Details such as circular cut-outs I discovered from the library magazine archives and my visit to Hampshire Wardrobe, allowed me to push my pattern cutting and link this with current fashion trends. I have also turned to family images from this time, adding a more personal hint to my collection. As well as mix and match elements throughout allowing it to be a versatile, sustainable, and fresh collection for the new post covid society.