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Year: 2025
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Source: https://ualshowcase.arts.ac.uk/project/625238/cover

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High Fashion & High Fantasy

Valentina Igrushina

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I am an illustrator with a love for storytelling, textures, and theatrics. Blending simple daydreaming with my passions, my work explores the magic found in costume, character, and identity. Inspired by fiction, tabletop games and digital worlds, I strive to craft things that feel like a glimpse into another world.

I am an illustrator with a love for storytelling, textures, and theatrics. Blending simple daydre...

College School of Pre-Degree Studies

Course UAL Foundation Diploma in Art and Design

Graduation year 2025

I often find myself longing for a place where the societal rules that govern our behaviour lose their authority and don’t constrain me anymore. My “High Fashion & High Fantasy” project is an exploration of such escapist notions through wearable storytelling. Merging couture aesthetics with the visual language of myth and role-playing games, the project introduces fictional characters brought to life through styling, photography, illustration, AR, and my tenacity. It offers to take you away from everyday life.

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Horns Couture - 3D model by Valentina42 - Sketchfab

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I often find myself longing for a place where the societal rules that govern our behaviour lose their authority and don’t constrain me anymore. My “High Fashion & High Fantasy” project is an exploration of such escapist notions through wearable storytelling. Merging coutur...

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## Official page
- https://ualshowcase.arts.ac.uk/project/625238/cover

## External
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/valentina-igrushina/
- https://www.instagram.com/Valentina_Igrushina
- mailto:igeronimooo@gmail.com
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