ARCANUM ? Photoshoot

model: Sladana Dukic

Fashion Designer & Stylist: Jhestrey F.

Photographer: Mo Chattida 

Fashion Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilBrfQQ9FSA

ARCANUM ? Slave to Society ARCANUM ?

The Fashion Project is based on creating awareness towards Mental Health Illnesses.  The project was based on online research, showing that there are different types of mental health illness that a person experiences. Whether it’s depression, personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, anxiety or panic attack. Although the main key word that this project concentrated was ‘bipolar disorder’, also known as manic-depressive illness. A brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks. Therefore they can experience extreme emotions from positive to negative. 

Garment and film production was involved in the project to help create awareness towards mental health. The process consisted of creating mood boards, colour palette, free-hand sketches, final illustrations, technical garment and digital sketches informed by my research into Bipolar. The colour palette for the garment will be associated to ‘Bipolar’. A condition that affects an individual mood, which can swing from one extreme to another.  Therefore, using bright and dark colours as a combination for the garment will link to the key concept words. Design details were used for the garment; laces, key rings, long length straps, heavy duty zips, waist attachment and free-hand writing corresponding to how a person with bipolar feel or think. Messages on the fabric communicate how a person with bipolar might feel, although often the sufferer is unable to communicate this to others. The laces, which are used to attach or de-attach the garment together, represent how a person with bipolar can’t figure out whether they should attach themselves with their own emotions to figure out who they really are, as a person without their mind controlling them. The pattern pieces on the bodice show that a person with bipolar have split personality and emotions, the back bodice shows light and dark. The use of black fabric represents darkness, mainly shown on the back panel, representing the fact that having bipolar can extremely affect someone when they experience depression.