Hi, I’m Becca
I Graduated from Northumbria University with a First Class BA Fashion degree in 2024. I focused a lot of my learning through technical womenswear pattern cutting however I have a love for surface decoration whether this be through experimental print design or embellishments like beading, appliqué or embroidery.
I was Lucky enough to be chosen for my graduate collection to be shown at GFW 2024 which was an incredible experience to connect with industry professionals, learn more about my place within the creative world, experience working behind the scenes of a runway as well as being able to explore and celebrate other fashion graduates work.
I am currently learning to autonomously strengthen my skill set on Creative cloud software. I aim for my creative work to tell a story and connect to people whether this be through nostalgia, emotion, shared experiences or to bring light on societal issues. I am becoming further interested in the merchandising and marketing side of the creative world so am taking steps to explore this further such as becoming a social media creator at M&S.
Final Year University
“THE PERFECT SECRETARY”
As seen at GFW 2024
The aim of this collection is to tell the story of how secretaries are supposed to be perfect and the pressure that has come from this job being romanticized for females. Details will be explored through a secretary’s dress code of ‘a string of pearls’. Key office garments such as the pencil skirt, men’s shirt and oversized blazer have been reinvented to create new silhouettes focusing on emphasizing the décolletage whilst continuing to flatter the female body for an hour glass shape.
Whilst researching for my final collection I explored the secretarial dress code for females in the 50’s a key accessory was a pearl necklace. The irony of being expected to be able to afford a pearl necklace whilst doing so on an insulting wage intrigued me. This manifested into experimenting with pearl details throughout my collection and how they could represent this irony of secretarial dress codes.
