Sara Roudbari
Fashion Design BA (Hons)
De Montfort University
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: Apparel / Textiles - Knit / Genderless
My location: London, United Kingdom
Sara Roudbari
First Name: Sara
Last Name: Roudbari
University / College: De Montfort University
Course / Program: Fashion Design BA (Hons)
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: Apparel / Textiles - Knit / Genderless
My Location: London, United Kingdom
About
I am an eclectic and detail-driven fashion designer with an eye for colour, silhouette and texture. I specialise in knitwear but am enthusiastic and experienced with woven fabrics as well. Being a queer artist from Iran, I have always found my heritage and community inspiring and am determined to add whimsical story-telling elements to my work.
"JUST DO THE DAMN LAUNDRY!!!" is my Final Major Project during my 3rd year of Fashion Design BA course. For this project, I designed a collection of 5 gender-neutral looks heavily inspired by my queer identity, Iranian heritage and neurodiversity. It tells the story of the overwhelming and mundane world of adulthood and how I view the world differently. Much like the story of Alice in Wonderland, it is about finding the fantasy and wonder within the frustrating reality. My main focus for the pieces was to re-create and re-imagine traditional and classic fabrics, in a new and sustainable way. For example, I created a denim-like fabric using 100% organic cotton, dyed and treated by hand. My obsession with plaid and checks also led me to explore different ways to create a plaid-esque fabric in knit. On top of that, I explored my absolute favourite knit technique, Intarsia, to knit my artwork. The main characteristics of this collection are layering and styling so each look is created using many different garments so you can mix and match the pieces and create so many different looks. In addition, every single piece in the collection is fully-fashioned making the collection zero-waste!