Yellow Corset

This corset is made of luminous satin. I have always been attracted to bright colours, and felt inspired to create something in this material when flourescent colours were abundantly present in highstreet shops in 2009. I chose to make a corset in order to practise techniques I learned in the 'Corsetry ans Structures' module at university.

Red Cotton Coat

This coat is made of cotton. It was originally a dusky pink colour, but I chose to dye it before constructing the garment. For this i used dylon dye.

The design was influenced a couple of historical periods; primarily the fashions of around 1800-1815, displayed most famously in screen adaptations of Jane Austen's novels. The trailing sleeves of the coat, and it's being worn here with a medieval style wool dress, were inspired by the paintings of the Pre-Raphaelites.

Turquoise Corduroy Coat

These pictures show a coat a made in 2008. My desire to create such an item came from having found that coats of this style were not easy to come by, and certainly not on a low budget and long enough for tall people (of which I am one). It is made of turquoise corduroy, which I managed to source for a

bargainous £2 a metre from B & M fabrics in Leeds Market. I had originally hoped to use velvet, but couldn't find it in the striking colour that I found in the corduroy. The colour (and price!) of the corduroy over-ruled any original plans of velvet, for I was very pleased with the multi-tonal effect of the fabric. The pattern was developed from the basic block I made to my measurements at University in first year.