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# Project Description Polite Girl's Don't Wear Steel Erin Howard Summary Final work My work will always centre around current social discourse surrounding femininity and politics. It will reflect society. I am very interested in leather and tailoring, two ways of working in fashion that require precision while being crafts that can be deconstructed. My work will always centre around current social discourse surrounding femininity and politics. I... College London College of Fashion Course BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear Graduation year 2025 Raw, unapologetic, and unrefined. She does not conform; it disrupts. This project connects mechanics and craft, engineering and artistry, destruction and precision. By taking on my brother’s persona as a mechanic, I embrace the closest form of masculinity I know—welding his world of metal, structure and function with my world of fabric, form, and expression. "The modern woman accepts masculine values... she prides herself on thinking, taking action, working, creating on the same terms as a man." This collection pushes beyond that—not just working on the same terms, but redefining them entirely. Tailoring collides with draping. Leather and metal—beaten, welded, raw— exist alongside unfinished edges and lived-in fabrics. Masculinity and femininity are not opposites but interwoven forces. If rage, indulgence, mess, and loudness are unladylike, this collection celebrates them. It is about women who do not shrink, refuse to be polished and palatable, and take up space in their way. This is clothing for the outrageous, for those who reject the obvious idea of femininity. It is not about being delicate—it is about being undeniable. Final work Range Plan Final Line Up Research and process Concept Page View Gallery View Gallery View Gallery Share this project Raw, unapologetic, and unrefined. She does not conform; it disrupts.This project connects mechanics and craft, engineering and artistry,destruction and precision. By taking on my brother’s persona as amechanic, I embrace the closest form of masculinity I k... A link to this page has been added to your clipboard Browse related work Activism Craft & Process Gender Politics Body Identity Sexuality Feminism Leather Tailoring
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