La Forza D’amore

HI, I’M ANNA, A FASHION DESIGN GRADUATE FROM NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY. SPECIALISING IN WOMENSWEAR AND PATTERN CUTTING, MY CAREFUL CRAFTMANSHIP, WITH A NOD TO MY HERITAGE, INFLUENCES MY UNIQUE DESIGN PROCESS. CHALLENGING MYSELF THROUGH CONSIDERED CONSTRUCTION AND TAILORING, WHILST COMBINING FEMININE AND MASCULINE ELEMENTS INTO NEW AND CONTEMPORARY GARMENTS. MY PORTFOLIO SHOWCASES MY FINAL MAJOR PROJECT, LA FORZA D’AMORE, (THE STRENGTH/POWER OF LOVE, IN ITALIAN) TAKING INSPIRATION FROM MY ITALIAN HERITAGE AND THE LOVE STORY OF HOW MY GREAT GRANDPARENTS MET DURING WW2. FOCUSING ON TRADITIONAL ITALIAN ASPECTS SUCH AS WORKING WITH LEATHER AND TAILORING, CELEBRATING THE CULTURE AND THEIR PRACTICES, AS WELL AS CHALLENGING MYSELF TO CREATE AUTHENTIC, SUSTAINABLE CHOICES SUCH AS WORKING WITH DEADSTOCK AND REMNANTS OF FABRICS.