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# Project Description MY JOURNEY TO THE WEST Xueming Zhou Summary Final work I'm a graduate of the BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear at London College of Fashion, with strong skills in design, technical development, and academic writing. I'm passionate about self-discovery and extracting inspiration from my personal experiences. I'm keen to learn different craftsmanship, such as crochet and macrame, and try to develop them in my own way. Through my projects, I commit to expressing physical experiences and mental feelings to resonate with the audience. I trained in tailoring, pattern cutting, draping, sewing, and illustration, and am proficient in Microsoft Office and Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. I'm a graduate of the BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear at London College of ... College London College of Fashion Course BA (Hons) Fashion Design Technology: Womenswear Graduation year 2025 Inspired by the fresco painting <Journey to the West> in Dafo Temple and Weiyi Li’s work, this project aims to explore and decode my own ‘Journey to the West’. Through the research of my Eastern background and my current Western living environment, the two contrasting cultures, I try to combine them and make them disordered to reflect my actual life and mental feelings during the journey. Inspired by the Kesa construction and style of dressing, the Eastern-styled ‘flatness folded’ pattern cutting technique, I blend the Eastern elements into the Western archetypes from the wardrobe research. By reconstructing the 'wheel of life' in Buddhism, I try to visualise my mental experience through various techniques: macrame, crochet, tassel and beading and introduce fabrics and yarns reflecting the cultural conflicts and integration. I try to resonate with audiences with similar experiences or admire different cultures. They prefer high-quality products and are attracted by delicate and unique craftsmanship. I commit to showing cultural conflicts and integration in my life and sharing my journey with them through the collection. Final work Share this project Inspired by the fresco painting <Journey to the West> in Dafo Temple and Weiyi Li’s work, this project aims to explore and decode my own ‘Journey to the West’.Through the research of my Eastern background and my cu... A link to this page has been added to your clipboard Browse related work Craft & Process Identity Story & Myth Community Materiality Craft Macrame
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