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Jack Hughes

Jack Hughes

Manchester, United Kingdom
UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE University of South Wales
Course Noble Pursuits
SPECIALISMS Menswear,Non-gendered,Garment Technology

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torunn.kjolberg@southwales.ac.uk

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THIS COLLECTION EXPLORES THE ODYSSEY OF THREE SOLDIERS EMBARKING ON AN EXPEDITION THROUGH THE MOST UNCHARTED AND UNFORGIVING CORNERS OF THE WORLD. IT IS A JOURNEY OF RESILIENCE, ADAPTABILITY, AND HONOR—DRAWING FROM THE HISTORICAL IDEALS OF NOBILITY AND DUTY EMBODIED BY MEDIEVAL KNIGHTS AND JAPANESE SAMURAI. EACH GARMENT IS METICULOUSLY DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE DEMANDS OF THIS TREACHEROUS MISSION, COMBINING ADAPTABILITY FOR EXTREME WEATHER, DIVERSE TERRAINS, AND PRACTICAL UTILITY. WITH A FOCUS ON FUNCTIONALITY, THE COLLECTION INTEGRATES INNOVATIVE TECHNICAL ELEMENTS AND STORAGE SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT THE SOLDIERS IN CARRYING ESSENTIAL GEAR AND TOOLS CRITICAL TO THEIR SURVIVAL AND SUCCESS. THE NARRATIVE PAYS HOMAGE TO THE SOLDIER’S UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THEIR NOBLE CAUSE, MUCH LIKE THE CHIVALRIC CODES OF KNIGHTS WHO SERVED THEIR KINGS OR SAMURAI WHO VOWED LOYALTY TO THEIR EMPEROR. THESE WARRIORS UPHELD LIVES OF HONOR, COURAGE, AND DISCIPLINE—PURSUITS NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED BUT FOR THOSE CHOSEN TO LIVE BY A HIGHER STANDARD. INSPIRED BY THE ARTISTRY AND CRAFTSMANSHIP OF ARMOR AND TRADITIONAL GARMENTS, THIS COLLECTION REIMAGINES PROTECTIVE LAYERS, INTRICATE DETAILS, AND SYMBOLIC MOTIFS. THE FUSION OF HISTORICAL REFERENCES WITH CUTTING-EDGE PERFORMANCE DESIGN CREATES A MODERN “UNIFORM” FOR TODAY’S NOBLE EXPEDITIONIST. THROUGH THIS COLLECTION, THE SOLDIERS ARE NOT JUST EQUIPPED TO ENDURE AND OVERCOME—THEY ARE EMPOWERED TO EMBODY A LEGACY OF BRAVERY, RESILIENCE, AND HONOR ON THEIR EXTRAORDINARY MISSION.

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