Isabel Suart
Isabel Suart is a dedicated fashion designer specialising in exploring shapes within pattern cutting and transforming the body through innovative design. With great attention to detail and a well-rounded skillset in both construction and design, Suart blends technical precision with creative exploration within design. Her expertise is derived from her fashion degree at Ravensbourne university. Further honing her skills working in a production internship at Bianca Saunders and gaining valuable knowledge working at LFW. Suart's work explores the idea of posture and disproportion, pushing the boundaries of how the body can be reimagined and its silhouette altered, with a focus on tailoring offering a fresh perspective on contemporary fashion.
This collection explores the idea of discomfort and disproportion in posture. In my research, I examined the extreme standards of posture imposed in Victorian education and translated these into my designs. The ≠ªcorrect≠+º posture can be uncomfortable and feel unnatural; similarly, I want the clothes to convey this discomfort to both the wearer and the observer. To achieve this, I deconstructed garments to force the body into different positions. I further developed this concept by exploring ways to alter the body’s image through garments, such as elongating or shortening the torso, lengthening the legs, and relocating armholes. These modifications create an illusion of bodily disproportion and evoke an overall unsettling feeling. While clothing is usually designed to fit the human body seamlessly, providing support, ease of motion, and comfort, my collection offers the opposite experience.
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