Mikaela RoqueApparel DesignBrand + Photography


BDES Draping Exploration
2024

 Design/Direction/Photography
Mikaela Roque

Make Up
Jenna Tam

Hair
Kailey Demetrius

Talent
Sydney Tse
 An excersise of draping techniques using technical knit and woven textiles, this project challenged merging technique with conceptual themes. From sketch to body, final patterns were created through toile, sample swatches, and paper transfers.

I’m immersed in another world when liquid DnB echoes through space. The music draws me in, evoking a sense of nostalgia. Growing up hearing this music through sci-fi movies and cyber-dystopian video games, these themes subconsciously emerged while creating this design. Further theme direction is pulled from the late 90s and early 2000’s timeline — Prada’s S/S 1999 RTW collection, Hajime Sorayama’s “Space Travelers”, and other media I would see as a child. Design elements seen in collections from Mugler S/S 2021 RTW and Cecilie Bahnsen S/S 2024 RTW inspires the final design.

 







 






Technical Sketch

Design Concept Board

Storyboard