Jennifer Jiang

My name is Jennifer Jiang. I am currently studying in the Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) department of the University of Edinburgh, working on my third school year of my Bachelor of Arts degree in Fashion. I have accumulated sufficient experience in digital designing skills like Indesign, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Clo3D, and commonly used office software in my undergraduate study of design and manufacturing. On the other hand, ECA prioritized traditional design methods, so I have exercised my handcrafting skills including knitting, weaving, hand-sewing, and crocheting, as well as my ability to operate industrial sewing machines, flat knitting machines, and overlocking machines. In order to replenish my knowledge in flat cutting, I have participated in the University of the Arts London pattern-making courses. Inspired by the emphasis on craftsmanship and the progressive learning curve in ECA, my personal design style was cultivated based on three designing nuclei: Transparency, Culture, and Nature, of which transparency has the most profound impact on my designing projects. Transparency has influenced my choice of materials and personalized my design concepts. Moreover, transparency represents my interest in advocating sustainability and traceability in the contemporary fashion industry. My portfolio includes two other projects inspired by Scottish culture and the concept of natural aging, both are driven by a zero-waste philosophy, focusing on simplifying the industry manufacturing process. The two former internship experiences have offered me great access to the determined implementation of personal designing concepts and manufacturing methodologies of mastering details of artifacts, both of which educated me on the cruciality of exercising craftsmanship in not only the design spirit of the brand but also the various attempts in creating and testing demos. XUZHI inspired me to investigate the chemical reaction between materials and dressers by the lightness imparted by sequins and tassels. Comme Moi fascinates me with its emphasis on craftsmanship. The 25SS ready-to-wear series and 25SS cruise design series which I was involved in designing and communicating with Denim factories and auxiliary materials factories have enriched my understanding of the consistency of prioritizing the quality control of products and minimizing the limitations in the manufacturing process. Overall, all these curricular and extracurricular projects contributed together to establish my persistent pursuit of craftsmanship, firm interests, and aesthetics that include individual narratives, expression of emotions, and pursuing true self towards fashion design.