Abstract Romanticism
Tulle over florals has been a weakness for me since the 90’s.
From the beautiful SS20 Simone Rocha collection I featured back in April to Baum und Pfergarten, tulle over florals was a key look for SS20. But for me, the layering aspect lends itself perfectly to colder weather too.
Louise Clark is a womenswear designer and a recent graduate from Manchester School of Art. In her final year she specialised in print which is prevalent throughout her graduate collection, entitled ‘Abstract Romanticism’. With a foundation course in art and design, combined with her BA fashion degree, she has a broad understanding of using different mediums which she explores in a variety of methods.
During Graduate Fashion Week, Louise’s collection was chosen from over 500 collections by a panel of industry experts as one of the best 25 collections from GFW. She went on to win the 'Catwalk to Store' award which was sponsored by George at Asda.
“My final collection has the name ‘Abstract Romanticism’ and combined two very different themes. One research theme inspired my print and the other my silhouette. My previous trip to China where I completed my internship really inspired my prints as I fell in love with the Chinese Calligraphy and the expressive, abstract mark making which these line drawings captured. I then used this inspiration to create my own prints and experimented using flocking on sheer fabric which was a continuous running theme throughout my collection.”
