How do you select your materials?

As a beginner I have to think about getting a fabric that would be easy to find again. Once, I got an order to produce as at the moment all of my clothes were made to order and I couldn’t buy hundreds of meters of fabric. I have got this sequin fabric for this collection, which unfortunately have sold out in the shop and because it was made specifically for the shop I couldn’t get it anymore, which means I cannot sell any more clothes I have used the fabric in. I tried to choose practical fabrics again; commercial, easy to look after, wash, iron, but not all of it. I have used spacer mesh which since the year 2 of my studies everyone had started using. With my first collection i just decided to go for it, doing what I wanted though I have designed a collection completely opposite to my aesthetic. I did use some of the fabrics I have wanted to use for a long time including neoprene, bondage straps, piping, and chunky zips, raw edges. I am already thinking about the next collection, and this time I have decided to do exactly what I have always wanted to do; dark, sexy, and more editorial and fashion forward with elements of theatre and drama. I will have some commercial pieces, because I do aim to sell and want to get it out there for there’s no point if no one can wear it.

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What's the item you can't live without?

My phone, I’m quite addicted to it due to social networks. I guess my debit card is another item I’d struggle without.