AbilaAsini Mohan
Fashion Design BA
Birmingham City University
Specialisms: Womenswear / Fashion Illustration / Textiles - Print
Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom
AbilaAsini Mohan
First Name: AbilaAsini
Last Name: Mohan
Specialisms: Womenswear / Fashion Illustration / Textiles - Print
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My Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom
University / College: Birmingham City University
Course / Program Title: Fashion Design BA
About
Fashion design student at Birmingham City University
Inspired by Alphonse Mucha, this collection presents six feminine, goddess-like outfits. Mucha’s portrayal of women as gentle, divine, and strong beings influenced the designing process. Silk chiffon and lightweight chiffon dyed using natural ingredients are used to imitate Mucha’s woman along with silk taffeta to hold the structure. His endeavours in jewellery making led to experimenting with metal cutting and became a significant part of this collection. The idea behind ‘Divine Presence’ is to exhibit the gentle strength of femininity.
Drawing inspiration from my great grandma and grandma’s life and the problems they had to face as women, which exists to this day. S.Tafida aims to create modest, stylish and comfortable clothing for all shapes and sizes, whilst addressing these issues. Taking a sustainable approach garments are made from recycled and natural fabrics. Leftover fabrics and trims are stored to be used in the next collection in an attempt to stop textile waste.
Madhu is a 21st century working woman who still believes in past lives because of the visions she gets. Falling in love with the same man again and again in different lifetimes, only for it to end in tragedy. When she finally meets the love of her life in present, she also solves the mystery involving the death of their past life in 1987. While their 1987 story inspired the final drape, their life in Burma during the year 1962 inspired the print design. It is also the bridge between the museum research and the film because of its similarity to Japanese culture. Seeing different time periods in the film Anegan, "Through Time” connects the modern world to the past using elements from Tamil and Japanese clothing. Adding fabric manipulation and draping this collection features a range of garments with interesting details.