Unruly Excess
Design and pattern development for my final look chosen from the Unruly Excess collection.
Saskia Rance
Fashion Textiles 2024
Currently studying Fashion Textiles, I am interested in conceptual garment design and visual storytelling through clothing. I merge narrative, creative pattern cutting, sustainable materials and textile processes, to create playful garments with unusual silhouettes. My research and ideas often stem broadly from feminist theories; I recently presented my own research at ‘Visual Encounters’, a UWE undergraduate research symposium.
I have good garment construction, pattern cutting and drawing skills and am proficient with industrial sewing machinery and hand sewing. Adept at using Adobe Photoshop, Indesign and Illustrator, as well as Wilcom for digital embroidery. Experienced with Brother and Tajima embroidery machines and with a range of dye processes.
Recently nominated for the Graduate Fashion Week awards for Pattern Cutting and Fashion Illustration. I illustrate in my spare time and was awarded the UWE Summer Scholarship for Enterprise in 2023 which enabled me to produce prints of my illustrations to sell.
Unruly Excess
Development of cartridge pleated sleeve from the final look from my collection 'Unruly Excess', as well as research and ink illustrations of the final design.
Unruly Excess - Final Toile
The Final Toile of my chosen look from 'Unruly Excess' Cartridge Pleated sleeve with lacing and ribbon details. Half, full length tailored jacket with tie fastening.
Unruly Excess
Ink, charcoal and oil pastel illustrations, showcasing 2 looks from my final collection.
Comfort in the Uncanny
Design development and textile samples - digital embroidery, needle felting and half scale garment prototypes.
Indistinct Layers
Painting and collage experimentation and contextualization on tailored silhouettes. Digital Embroidery sample, using waste fabric and overdyed 2nd hand towel.