PILLARS AND PRACTISE
PILLARS AND PRACTICE IS A BODY OF WORK FOCUSED ON REFINING MY CRAFT AS A STYLIST, EXPLORING THE MASTERY OF STYLING THROUGH FOUR CORE PILLARS: SHAPE + FORM, TEXTURE + PATTERN, MAXIMALISM + MINIMALISM, AND COLOUR. ALONGSIDE THESE, THE PROJECT CONSIDERS THE INTERSECTIONS OF COMMERCIALITY AND CREATIVITY, CONSULTANCY AND REINTERPRETATION, CONTEMPORARY CULTURE, NARRATIVE STORYTELLING, AND THE INFLUENCE OF LOCATION AND STUDIO CONTEXT. TAKING A MORE ABSTRACT AND CONCEPTUAL APPROACH, I CHALLENGED MYSELF TO CREATE LOOKS THAT EACH HIGHLIGHT ONE OR MORE OF THESE PILLARS. HISTORICAL INFLUENCES ARE SUBTLY EMBEDDED THROUGHOUT—SEEN IN THE MATERIALS, SILHOUETTES, AND STYLING CHOICES, FROM GARMENTS TO HAIR. THE PROJECT PAYS HOMAGE TO TRADITIONAL PRACTICES WHILE REINTERPRETING THEM THROUGH A MODERN, CREATIVE LENS. I CHOSE TO PRESENT THIS PROJECT IN A CONTEMPORARY EDITORIAL-STYLE BOOK, POSITIONING THE WORK FROM A CONSULTANCY PERSPECTIVE—SHOWCASING MY CAPABILITIES ACROSS VARIOUS MEDIUMS AND STYLISTIC APPROACHES. I NATURALLY GRAVITATE TOWARDS NEUTRAL TONES, USING SHAPE, TEXTURE, AND PATTERN TO BRING DEPTH AND INTEREST IN PLACE OF BOLD COLOUR. THE COLOUR PALETTE, LAYOUT, AND IMAGERY WERE CAREFULLY SELECTED TO REFLECT THE CORE THEMES OF THE PROJECT, ALLOWING THE STYLING DETAILS TO TAKE FOCUS AND HIGHLIGHTING THE VERSATILITY AND INTENT BEHIND EACH CREATIVE DECISION.