Meet Amelia Dyer─Winner Of The Zandra Rhodes Fashion Textiles Award 2022 At Graduate Fashion Week In London
Hi! I Am Amelia, A Womenswear Designer Passionate About Textiles
My areas of expertise are Womenswear with a strong focus on Knitwear and Printed textiles.
I love to draw on references from alternative areas of Design such as Sculpture, Fine Art, Architecture, and furniture, to inform my fashion practice and provide an innovative, unusual approach.
My Collection Incapsulates Family, Authenticity And Fine Art.
Referencing my Grandad as central inspiration, through his love of Modern Art. Particularly artists such as Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholson, who are integral in my design aesthetic and colour references.
Layering on top of this artistic direction, are the memories and artefacts of his time spent in the RAF.
Stories and heirlooms my Grandad shared with me, became central source pieces.
Ergonomic shapes used by Modernist artists, together with authentic RAF plane constructions, informed the fabrications, silhouettes and textile patterns.
I developed hand painted digital prints, needle felting, linear ribs and ergonomic plaited cables.
Up-Cycled Military Surplus Tents
With sustainability in mind, I went through my grandads belongings, and sourced vintage military surplus tents to up-cycle and repurpose into garments and accessories.
I kept the original features of the tents, such as the seams and metal hardware, as an echo of my grandfather’s life.
The Graduate Fashion Foundation Charity
Over the past 31 years, over 100,000 graduates and undergraduates have been supported and guided by the charity.
GFF's aims remain the same today; dedication to encouraging young people, helping them find employment and get the best start possible in the fashion industry.
An unrivalled platform for the promotion of new talent, Graduate Fashion Foundation bridges the gap between graduation and employment and is responsible for launching the careers of some of the most successful designers of our time including Christopher Bailey MBE, who was the winner of the first-ever Gold Award and now a Lifetime Patron of the charity; Stella McCartney, Giles Deacon, Matthew Williamson and Julien MacDonald to name a few.
