BA (Hons) Fashion Contour
901london.com Lingerie designer 901 London âBandeâ Range Press Release The Bande range (Bande meaning âStripeâ in French) is the first collection of couture lingerie from the 901 London brand. The numbers 9, 0 and 1 are taken from the birth year of my great grandmother whom was a lingerie designer, born 1901, in Lebanon. This brand is an extension of her legacy. The Bande range was inspired by the architecture of Zaha Hidid, Walter Burley Giffin, John M Johnson and the monochromatic, architectural photography of Jared Lim. I have always been inspired by architecture and am fascinated by the Nolli plans and figure grounds. This is what inspired the graphic leaverâs lace in my collection. The corsetry and weaving became my method of representing the lines that I see in architecture. I challenged myself to look for innovative construction methods to ensure that the garments remained for the luxury market and managed to source high quality microfiber & silk. I like to think that I design simple shapes that are then transformed into something beautiful with the irregular double weaves; however, Iâm particularly pleased with the use of graphic colour contrasts and lace panel detailing. I believe this collection to be an honest representation of myself as it is feminine, but in a modern and graphic way. Without the need to commercialise too much, it remains elegant and edgy at the same time. EDUCATION| London College of Fashion BA (HONS) Fashion Contour | First Class | Bachelors Degree First Class | Diploma Central Saint Martinâs Art Foundation Degree. WORK EXPERIENCE| La Perla | Design assistant intern Myla| Assistant for Myla Couture range Courtaulds| T33 Assistant Junior Designer Enamore & Leurre| Internship as Assistant designer Vivienne Westwood| Internship at Red & Gold Label HONOURS & AWARDS| November 2013 2nd Place at Mare Di Moda Lingerie link award September 2013 Finalist for Lingerie Link Award Mare Di Moda, Canne July 2013 British Fashion Council Featured in graduate preview week July 2013 Vogue.co.uk Graduate diffusion line, collaboration with Saskia Dixie featured on Vogue.co.uk 2011 Triumph Inspiration award British Council Awarded 3rd place in national competition 2011 Lingerie Collective Trade show Shortlisted for Lingerie Collective trade show & garments featured on Lingerie Insight.