Alice Šišmanović

I’m Alice Sismanovic, a 2025 Fashion Design graduate from Bath Spa University with a strong focus on conscious design and natural materials. During my second year, I had the opportunity to study at NABA University in Milan. My time in Italy really made me question how and why we make clothes. What makes a garment good quality and something that is made well. With this new direction, I took a placement in Paris at Les Fleurs (a second-hand/up-cycling brand) which gave me space to explore slower, more thoughtful ways of working. Here I learnt that fabrics which already exist and are waiting for landfill, have the opportunity to be used and made into new, more beautiful things. I’m drawn to second-hand, vintage and historic clothing, pieces that carry stories and emotion. I have a collection of archive clothing that I have gathered throughout the years from markets, auctions and collectors which I use as design research and inspiration to explore old techniques and details that aren’t used on clothes today. I have huge respect for handmade, small, independent designers who are doing it because they love it not because of trends and money. They’re people that I try and support whenever I can. My work tends to sit somewhere between the past and the present, always with a focus on longevity, texture and intention. I create garments that are made to last and for you to love.