I respectfully acknowledge the Wurundjeri people as the traditional custodians of the unceded lands, waters and skies where my studio is situated, and pay respects to their elders past and present and emerging and the stolen generations.
Loop Dress Protoype
This prototype examined how open fashion design can support changability through simple, wearer-led modification. Designed to accommodate changing preferences, body shapes, and styling needs, the dress features an array of belt loops positioned throughout the garment that act as points of transformation and personalisation.
The loops allow the wearer to cinch, gather, and reshape the dress in multiple ways, creating variations in silhouette, fit, and proportion. They also provide attachment points for decorative and functional elements, enabling the garment to evolve through the addition of new components over time.
Rather than prescribing a single way of wearing, the prototype encourages experimentation and active participation, inviting wearers to determine how the garment responds to different contexts and occasions. Through this approach, the design explores clothing as an adaptable and evolving system rather than a fixed product, examining how increased wearer agency can foster versatility, personal expression, and longer-term engagement with garments.
Constructed as part of a broader investigation into open fashion design, the prototype explores how flexibility and user participation could support more meaningful and enduring relationships with clothing.
This prototype examined how open fashion design can support changability through simple, wearer-led modification. Designed to accommodate changing preferences, body shapes, and styling needs, the dress features an array of belt loops positioned throughout the garment that act as points of transformation and personalisation.
The loops allow the wearer to cinch, gather, and reshape the dress in multiple ways, creating variations in silhouette, fit, and proportion. They also provide attachment points for decorative and functional elements, enabling the garment to evolve through the addition of new components over time.
Rather than prescribing a single way of wearing, the prototype encourages experimentation and active participation, inviting wearers to determine how the garment responds to different contexts and occasions. Through this approach, the design explores clothing as an adaptable and evolving system rather than a fixed product, examining how increased wearer agency can foster versatility, personal expression, and longer-term engagement with garments.
Constructed as part of a broader investigation into open fashion design, the prototype explores how flexibility and user participation could support more meaningful and enduring relationships with clothing.
