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Aimee Templeman

Aimee Templeman

Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE Northumbria University
Course The Embodiment of Home
SPECIALISMS Womenswear,Pattern Cutting

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Aimee Templeman is a womenswear designer who believes that fashion should not be shackled by sustainability; it should be challenged by it. Sustainability is not a constraint but our responsibility; to protect the place we call home. Having moved between houses throughout her life, Aimee has learned that a home isn't a house; it's a feeling. This feeling comes from mementoes transported between buildings that, when unboxed, instantly feel like home. The feeling of carrying home with you is woven into every piece of the SS27 collection: “the Embodiment of Home”. The ready-to-wear collection draws inspiration from this transformative feeling generated through the nomadic notion of belonging, aiming to make conscious design decisions to avoid damaging our world. It is a collection born from personal experience, translated into a set of design values that focuses on caring for people and the planet. The collection blends two worlds: city-goer suiting and sea-like silks. These worlds are united through translucent layering that builds on Do Ho Suh’s concept of the perfect home and convertible, multifunctional pattern cutting, inspired by the muse’s lifestyle. Manufactured in mono-fibre materials that feature minimal traditional fastenings, the collection instead features a wrapping tie motif that links to nomadic culture. Waved pin pleats add subtle decorative texture while controlling volume across rays of sunny oranges, muted blues, blushed pinks and concrete hues; a palette that moves between two worlds, much like the collection itself. Sustainability is embedded throughout. Starting from upcycling old garments in development to designing each piece with mono-fibres ensures that that end-of-life recycling is possible. Where not possible, deadstock materials create a circular lifecycle for the collection. The use of digital design software in the final realisation further supports the collection's circularity: producing less and making conscious choices that honour our habitat rather than harming it. For Aimee, this way of working is who she is as a person: someone who always finds comfort in portable objects and who now channels that same instinct into garments built to travel, transform, and adapt. Just as her mementoes could be unpacked in any new building and instantly signal a sense of belonging, Aimee hopes “the Embodiment of Home” provides a feeling of comfort and quality. The collection is the quiet certainty of knowing a good thing when you feel it, offering a safe and considered home for both consumer and planet.

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