Do Not Stand at Her Grave and Weep

The female gaze is once again the protagonist in ‘Do not stand at her grave and weep.” A body of work that examines a matriarchal family, combined with the soft femininity and subversive beauty that holds presence in death. The collection examines the relationship between Grandmother, Mother and Daughter in the form of Film/TV inspired costumes for a ’Victorian Ghost Family that lived and died on the South Coast of England’ - the unintentional tagline that has accompanied my designs since September. Delicate domestic machine knit and vintage lace feature heavily in the environmentally conscious garments, alongside natural wools and cottons, and deadstock linings. This was vital the integrity of the collection as it takes heavy inspiration from the beauty of the natural world, both now and in the late 1800s. These delicate, sheer fabrics were also essential in portraying a ghostly and melancholy feeling throughout.