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# Project Description ‘Knock Knock’ Mea Wilks Summary Final work MEA WILKS, draws deeply from her roots in Birmingham's industrial landscapes and the structure of a childhood in a strict religious community as a lens for creating designs with 'soft' structural quality. Her designs serve as tactile memoirs, translating personal history into fabric.Through artful manipulation, each gather, ruffle, and pleat becomes a vessel for emotional sentiment, carrying traces of her memories and heritage. Functionality and wearability ground her pieces, designed to be layered, cherished, and worn across seasons and passed down for years to come. For Wilks, design is an act of transformation, a cathartic release that allows her to reshape and beautify past traumas, crafting something both authentic and enduring in the process. MEA WILKS, draws deeply from her roots in Birmingham's industrial landscapes and the structure of... College London College of Fashion Course BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Development Graduation year 2025 Knock Knock, is an exploration of personal mythology. A reckoning with a past I once felt ashamed to speak of. Raised within the confines of a cult, I long viewed my experience as something to silence, suppress and overcome. Shame is the lowest frequency we can exist in, and this body of work represents my attempt to transmute that frequency into peace.The garments are steeped in symbolism, rooted in the duality of fascination and abjection. It is a meditation on transformation, truth and reclaiming narrative. *Collaborations include knitwear with Chanel Tsan and Kier Jamieson. Final work Designer: @meawilks Photography: @alihendrys Model: @maria.ioanna.k Agency: @bex3agency Styling: @gigizarzycka Makeup: @ashleyyyy.syt_ Hair: @peter_cheng_hair Knitwear: @chanelssan Print: @kier_jamieson @kiertextiles_studio Knitwear collaboration with Chanel Tsan Research and process Share this project Knock Knock, is an exploration of personal mythology. A reckoning with a past I once felt ashamed to speak of. Raised within the confines of a cult, I long viewed my experience as something to silence, suppress and overcome. Shame is the lowest frequency we can exist in, and t... A link to this page has been added to your clipboard Browse related work Beyond Human Craft & Process Mental Health Story & Myth Aesthetics Religion MentalHealth Experimentation Exploration Mindfulness Fashion Design Materials Fabrication Fabric Knitwear Print
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