BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear
Agnieszka Sochacka is part of the London based designer duo Sochacka Pothin. She met Blandine Pothin four years ago while studying on a foundation course at London College of Fashion. Agnieszka is graduating from BA Fashion at LCF while Blandine is graduating from the same course at Middlesex University, both in 2013. The designers have a focus on womenswear and childrenswear and aim to interrelate the two exploring similarities as well as differences. The ethos of the brand revolves around a juxtaposition of contrasts exploring the far ends of the spectrum of a given concept or idea: mixing soft and hard, texture and shape. The duo finds inspiration in conceptual ideas such as a mood, a feeling, which they translate into a story.
The dark side of fairy tales
The graduate collection is inspired by fairy tales and the innocence of children, mixing that purity with the darkness within and the complexity of both the tales and the child. It is a journey into a fantasy world as well as the exploration of maturing. The obvious, innocent and feminine notions that initially come with the phrase fairy tale, are in contrast with the dark, monstrous reality depicted deeper within the tales; chiffon and jersey in asymmetrical drapes and layers, with fitted sections or garments underneath, creating a balance of delicate and wild, superficially pure, and severely rough.
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Education
2010-
London College of Fashion , University of the Arts London
BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology â Womenswear
2009 â 2010
London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London
Foundation Diploma in Art and Design
2009
Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
Draping Womenswear, Short Course
Work Experience
June 2012 â September 2012
Gareth Pugh, London, UK
Studio Assistant and dresser for Paris Fashion Week
February 2012
Kokon To Zai, London, UK
Dresser for London Fashion Week
February 2012
Fyodor Golan, London, UK
Studio Assistant and dresser for London Fashion Week
September 2011
Kokon To Zai, London, UK
Dresser for London Fashion Week
September 2011
Hermione de Paula, London, UK
Studio Assistant
June 2011
Hope and Love London, UK
Volunteer work at charity designer sale
May 2011 â June 2011
Hermione de Paula, London, UK
Studio Assistant
February 2011
Hermione de Paula, London, UK
Studio Assistant