- CollegeLondon College of Fashion
- CourseMA Fashion Design Technology (Womenswear)
- Graduation year2025
Can an entire outfit be built as one piece?
Each piece peels away layer by layer, like an onion, while remaining structurally connected.Like a Chinese ink landscape hand scroll paintings, this project imagines clothing as something infinite, also informed by the aesthetics of Liubai (leave the blank).
Through pattern cutting and tailoring, this project discovers structural continuity as an internal system.
By exploring the IN BETWEEN SPACES of garments traditionally worn as separate pieces, the project frames a future site for rethinking how fashion connects, transforms and unfolds on the body.
Final work
Libby shijia Liu-LCF womenswear MA project-landscape of one
This video documents a model wearing and partially taking off a one-piece garment, where the act of taking off is intentionally designed as part of the wearing experience.The garment is constructed as a continuous structure rather than separate layers. When the outer layer is taken off, the remaining parts stay suspended on the body, allowing both the front and reverse sides of the garment to be revealed simultaneously.Through this process, I aim to challenge conventional ways of wearing clothing and expand the understanding of garment experience. Taking off is not treated as an ending, but as another mode of wearing — a transitional state that remains active, visible, and embodied.The soundtrack features the xun, an ancient Chinese wind instrument originating from the Qin Dynasty, whose muted and earthy sound complements the slow, introspective rhythm of the garment in motion.
line up-five
Five models are lined up facing forward, each wearing one of the five garments in the collection. The front-facing presentation highlights the silhouettes, proportions, and structural coherence across all five one-piece designs.
Editorial Documentation of Looks 1–4
This image presents an editorial-style composition of garment photography featuring Look 1, Look 2, Look 3, and Look 4 from the collection. Each look is documented through carefully staged editorial shots that emphasize silhouette, materiality, and structural detail.By grouping the four looks within a single visual frame, the image highlights both the individuality of each garment and their shared design language across the collection. The editorial format allows the garments to be viewed beyond static presentation, capturing how form, surface, and construction interact with the body and environment.
Pattern-Based Structural Layout of the Garment
This image presents a composite layout of pattern-based flat arrangements developed to demonstrate the structural logic of the garments. As the garments are constructed as interconnected systems rather than separate pieces, the pattern pieces are laid out together to clearly show how different sections are joined and aligned within the construction.The flat arrangement allows the relationships between seams and components to be read directly, making visible how individual parts connect horizontally and vertically. Similar to an onion-like structure, the garments are designed to unfold in layers, with multiple components overlapping and enclosing one another.This method of presentation functions as a specific way of visualizing garment structure, using pattern cutting as a tool to communicate how the garments are built, layered, and experienced beyond conventional front or back views.
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