Descriptive Essay For Fashion Designer

Amy Penny is a young fashion designer who just graduated from Winchester School of Art (University of Southampton) in England where she studied a BA Hons in Fashion and Textile Design. Although her last collection is all in read the mix of fabrics and textures is really interesting. As a designer she stays true to her instincts, and I cannot wait to see more of her work

When did you know you wanted to be a fashion designer?

Quite young! I think I would have been around 12 when I decided all I wanted was to become a fashion designer, I still have old sketches and designs from around that age (they’re terrible!)

What’s it like being in the Fashion industry?

I’m not sure yet! I’ve only just graduated and started putting my work out there

The creativity is endless.

Talk about the changes in your life since you’ve had your own Brand.

Developing a brand is definitely a process and I’ve only just begun, however the support I’ve had so far reaffirms my desire to build my brand and make a name for myself. I’ve been invited to two very exciting fashion weeks as well as other events and my work has been requested for various editorials – all of which is very exciting and motivational for a recent graduate.

How do you choose your inspiration?

I’ve found that I work well when I’m inspired by a theme or a message. My work almost always begins with the influence of feminism, I think this is because it holds such relevance and it’s something I feel passionately about. I love creating clothes that hold a message or a story, if I can create a collection that I feel is wearable whilst also expressing a significant meaning, that is when I feel I have achieved my goal.

In one word: how would you define yourself as a designer?

Ambitious.

What advice would you pass along to those starting in the Fashion

The novel contains shocking themes set in a dystopian society where women are essentially slaves to the patriarchy, however, I felt that many of the ideas in the novel have a disturbingly contemporary feel. Drawing on this inspiration, my idea was to mix conservative features with more risqué features, for example heavy, draped trousers are shown alongside an almost transparent dress. The entire collection is red due to the connotations I feel this colour holds; anger, passion, sexuality, menstruation and pain. I really wanted to portray this idea of restriction and freedom at the same time so I chose to use restrictive shapes in non-restrictive, stretchy materials. As a whole, the collection aims to highlight issues of feminism whilst remaining wearable and empowering to the