GRAYSON PERRY PROJECT

“A STUDY IN SIN”
May - June 2022

A custom-made suit made from digitally printed deadstock satin, trimmed with laser-cut frosting-inspired lace and ruffle detailing

Featuring handpainted watercolour prints and fully lined with upcycled satin

This project was a great way of challenging myself to improve on my patterncutting abilities, as well as exploring more successful ways of creating structural silhouettes while reconciling my own design aesthetic with a client’s personal taste and criteria.

After several fittings and a lengthy toiling process, this outfit was created around the idea of overconsumption and indulgence based on textural amateur and deliberately psychedelic-skewing cakes on Instagram and French artist Vincent Olinet’s year-old cakes and sourdough shelves. I wanted to explore this through my print designs, as Grayson wanted a garment that was lightweight and easily dry-cleaned - which meant that certain fabric texture manipulations i.e. coating surfaces in other materials such as latex, would not be user-friendly. Through learning to compromise and accommodate my designs into something more wearable in day-to-day life, it was a great project to explore other skills such as laser-cutting and accessory design.