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# Project Description Forms of Remaining Soojin Lee Summary Final work Soojin Lee is a Korean fashion designer whose work investigates garments as recording surfaces of time and use. Soojin Lee is a Korean fashion designer whose work investigates garments as recording surfaces of... College London College of Fashion Course MA Fashion Design Technology (Womenswear) Graduation year 2025 This project uses workwear as a vessel of memory. Garments function not only as tools of protection, but as mediums that accumulate the wearer’s time and actions. Hand-stitched copper wires and copper scraps, along with their oxidation, operate not as decoration but as traces of memory, forming surfaces that transform through friction, pressure, and exposure. This proposes a new form of sustainable ornamentation and a time-based washing process, replacing controlled, industrial surface treatments. Through the functionality of workwear and the transformation of materials, the garment is redefined not as a finished object, but as a continuously recording state. Final work Workwear as a Vessel of Memory (Look1-2) These looks explore workwear as a vessel of memory, where garments function as both protective tools and surfaces that record time and use. Hand-stitched copper wires and copper scraps are integrated into the boiler suit, allowing oxidation to occur through friction, pressure, and exposure. Rather than serving as decoration, these material changes act as traces of wear and lived experience. The piece proposes a time-based approach to surface transformation, emphasising process and accumulation over fixed, finished form. Workwear as a Vessel of Memory (Look3-4) These looks explore workwear as a vessel of memory, where garments function as both protective tools and surfaces that record time and use. Hand-stitched copper wires and copper scraps are integrated into the boiler suit, allowing oxidation to occur through friction, pressure, and exposure. Rather than serving as decoration, these material changes act as traces of wear and lived experience. The piece proposes a time-based approach to surface transformation, emphasising process and accumulation over fixed, finished form. Workwear as a Vessel of Memory (Whole Line-up) These looks explore workwear as a vessel of memory, where garments function as both protective tools and surfaces that record time and use. Hand-stitched copper wires and copper scraps are integrated into the boiler suit, allowing oxidation to occur through friction, pressure, and exposure. Rather than serving as decoration, these material changes act as traces of wear and lived experience. The piece proposes a time-based approach to surface transformation, emphasising process and accumulation over fixed, finished form. Research and process Share this project This project uses workwear as a vessel of memory.Garments function not only as tools of protection, but as mediums that accumulate the wearer’s time and actions.Hand-stitched copper wires and copper scraps, along with their oxidation, operate not as decoration bu... A link to this page has been added to your clipboard Browse related work Craft & Process Language Materiality Craft Emotion History Layers Memory Metal Sustainability Time Workwear
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