Home is where the mountains are. Home is this blue marble drifting through space. Home is where you feel safe.
With this collection I wanted to touch open the feeling of home and what it could mean in relationship to clothes. I concentrated on three specific themes that are represented in silhouettes, prints and hardware: How clothes can act as shelter, how heritage can form a sense of belonging and how planet earth acts as a greater form of home and unity.
My garments provide functionality and customisability that adapt to the users needs and life situations. I was inspired by Vivienne Westwoods approach, in using inspiration from the past and transforming it into contemporary ideas but also her respect for tradition and social responsibility.
I used historical garments like the Great Kilt and Bloomer pants and altered them into modernised hiking gear. The tech-tracht was inspired by a mix of traditional Austrian jackets and modern tech-wear, using an existing silhouette and updating it with magnetic pockets and venting zippers. In my earth top and no-waste jacket, I was inspired by using minimal to no-waste pattern cutting and drawing back on the idea of using squares as pattern pieces. This also translated into the sleeping skirt that is a modernised version of the Great Kilt, questioning how clothes can provide a transportable home. For the storm balaclava I was inspired by ski-helmets and mountaineering gear, that is also visible in my orange drawstrings and belt hardware.
With the help of beeswax and natural materials like wool and tightly woven cotton, I provided a sustainable alternative to poly based water-resistant fabrics. The mesh used in my earth top is made out of 100% recycled PET-bottles. Even though I did not want to use Nylon and Polyester for my collection at all, I was drawn in by the texture and shiny contrast to my more muted natural materials.