# Project Description Ghosts of the Fireplace Katarzyna Długosz Summary Final work I'm a soon-to-be graduate of the BA (Hons) Fashion Contour program at London College of Fashion, where my work focuses on lingerie and design innovation. My design philosophy explores garments can go beyond aesthetics — responding to the physical, emotional and functional needs of the wearer. I'm especially interested in how material innovation and wearable computing can redefine wearability and interaction in fashion. During my studies, I was a finalist in the @ecopel.fauxfur competition (2023), the winner of the LCF x M&S Industry Challenge (2024), and a finalist in the LCF x Coco de Mer Industry Challenge (2024). I’m passionate about experimenting with form, sustainability, and the human experience — aiming to design garments that are not only expressive, but truly responsive. Looking ahead, I’m focused on integrating technology into womenswear and underwear, to create inclusive, personalized, and future-forward design solutions. I'm a soon-to-be graduate of the BA (Hons) Fashion Contour program at London College of Fas... College London College of Fashion Course BA (Hons) Fashion Contour Graduation year 2025 As the culmination of my graduate work, Ghosts of the Fireplace tell a story of Slavic cultural craftsmanship, and a question posed to the future of fashion. Rooted deeply in Slavic garmentmaking traditions, the collection is an homage to my cultural origins—but also a speculative gaze into the future. I reimagined folkloric silhouettes through the prism of my belief in contemporary design and emergent technologies. This collection is my desire to introduce the richness of Slavic cultural craft into the fashion limelight, and my aim to question the role of innovation in garments and its future purpose. By bridging traditional forms with interactive technology and adjustability, I attempt to change not only the physical properties of garments, but the cultural, emotional, and critical narratives they carry. Each piece merges the contemporary fabrication—3D-printed elements, soft robotics, textile innovation and adjustability—with the silhouettes of historic Slavic dress. The traditional corset vest and skirt, found across different Slavic regions, is deconstructed and reversed, turning heritage form into speculative function. By inversion of shape, adapting traditional embroidery into an interactive experience, the collection reinvents the garment as a fluid form. While Parzenica is a promise of future in which garments can be customised by their wearer, Sviatovid is a storytelling device, using robotics and fashion to immerse others into an eerie world of Slavic mythology and craft. Final work Parzenica - Ghosts of the Fireplace, London College of Fashion Graduate Project As a part of my final graduate collection, Parzenica constitutes a symbol of tradition and future of cultural craft. Drawing its name from the intricate heart-shaped embroidery traditionally worn by Polish highlanders on woolen trousers, Parzenica originates from function—meant to protect fabric from fraying—and evolves into a visual emblem of identity, heritage, and resilience. In this collection, the parzenica becomes more than ornament; it becomes a narrative thread linking sustainability, technological innovation, and ancestral craftsmanship. Through the integration of LED-embedded textile panels, the garments can shift between printed and blank states, challenging the physical attributes of fabric, such as color. Parzenica is a dialogue between past and future—an invitation to reflect on the past of garmentmaking and use it to write a critical narrative for our future. View Gallery View Gallery View Gallery View Gallery View Gallery View Gallery Research and process View Gallery View Gallery View Gallery View Gallery View Gallery Share this project As the culmination of my graduate work, Ghosts of the Fireplace tell a story of Slavic cultural craftsmanship, and a question posed to the future of fashion. Rooted deeply in Slavic garmentmaking traditions, the collection is an homage to my cultural origins... A link to this page has been added to your clipboard Browse related work Futures Identity Being Human Archives & Collections Body MaterialCulture Future Wearable Technology Couture ExperienceDesign Interaction VisualCommunication Fabrication