Monachopsis opens discussions of silent discomfort, vulnerability, haunting darkness and discovery of self.

Monachopsis opens discussions of silent discomfort, vulnerability, haunting darkness and discovery of self.

L O O K B O O K

Eva MacKenzie is a strong and intelligent fashion design and development graduate, focusing the inspiration for her work on human emotion, avant-garde designers and her Scottish heritage, cultivating a beautiful and unique design style.

Using unconventional materials, she has developed a range of captivating pieces for her graduate collection. Working with draping fabrics on a stand to create designs into pattern development, Eva looks at artisinal practices and techniques to produce a bespoke collection of pieces that are made to provoke emotion.

Having worked at a clothing company based in New York City during her Diploma in Professional Studies (DiPs) year as a part of her BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Development degree, Eva has gained an excellent understanding of fashion business, supply chains, and sustainability management within a company. With excellent communication, collaboration and dedication to her work, Eva begins to create her own brand, ‘Angéline'.

All looks available for loan.

Collection: Monachopsis

Photo by Jack Beere

COLLECTION 01

Collection 01 - Monachopsis Lookbook

Monachopsis

Monachopsis: a quiet ache in feeling out of place.

‘Monachopsis’ represents a personal experience of constant surveillance, imposter syndrome and distortion of identity.

The clothing conveys this sentiment of having to rebuild, destruct and build again, shapes warping and appearing in unlikely places with complex fabrics and distorted structures.

Each piece iterates identity armour, coupled with undercurrents of fear, strength, sadness and the cyclical act of repetition. Each piece juxtapositioning softness and harshness in the veins of the seams.

Angéline has created a collection to open discussions of silent discomfort, vulnerability, haunting darkness and discovery of self.

In destruction,

beauty is

found.