The Context of Joy

Category: Apparel

The Context of Joy, explores the concept of Scottish micro-seasons, periods of time that lie out-with our traditional seasons. These are interpreted through individual elements: the budding of chanterelles on a forest floor, midsummer light through green trees and crisp white snow in the sunshine. Scotland’s landscapes have been a consistent source of joy in my life, and I aim to evoke this within my practice. With the natural world at the centre of my work, I strive for a sustainably conscious practise by constructing with natural, reused, and deadstock materials. This project featured the fastening and lining's from discarded wedding gowns, deadstock and natural maerials dyes with OEKO-TEX and GOTS approved dyes. Our natural world is in continuous motion, something that emanates through my collection in voluminous, playful silhouettes that move and interact with the wearer’s environment.