Ross is a creative emerging designer who graduated from the univeristy of technology sydney with a bachelor of design in
fashion and textiles (honours).
Ross is a creative emerging designer who graduated from the univeristy of technology sydney with a bachelor of design in
fashion and textiles (honours).
This collection is about creating a new visual language for men to communicate their body through the lenses of intimacy, connection, and physical affection. It really delves into the concept of intimacy with men, and how that can be explored through fashion, whether that be a physical, visual, or metaphorical intimacy. In addition, unpacking how masculinity can operate as a hegemonic force in men's lives and restrict their ability to be open, expressive, and intimate.
There’s a strong focus on handcraft throughout this collection, ranging from screen-printing, dyeing, hand-sewing, smocking. It brings a soft, sensual, intimate perspective to mens fashion through its fabrication, cut, and styling.
photography by Ross Fletcher
It was an honour to be a part of the 2022 uts honours graduate showcase. Hosted at the uts library and organised by the student body and staff
photography by Micaela Chutrau
further exploring the themes of the collection through a collaborative shoot in the real world.
photography by Zarni Kuniead Tun
This was my 2021 womenswear collection. My womenswear collection is centred in a humanist understanding of the woman. The garments follow a very fitted silhouette that is all about displaying and highlighting the body beneath the clothes. This comes from the belief that the human body is already the most beautiful thing, and clothes should reflect the shape and movement of the wearer. The textiles all centre around smocking, an ancient technique that uses a hand-cranked machine and is hand-sewn on, which gives power and beauty to human-centric making.
All fabrics are natural fibres with a strong showing of silk, and cotton. The fabrics all have varying weights and feels, with smocking embellishments providing a variety of textures to engage tactile senses. There is a minimisation of fusing, and trims so that they can be more simply and easily recycled post life. It is an all-black collection with the different fabric choices giving variation to the silhouette.It consists of a black silk organza dress with hand-sewn pleated details; a smocked hand-dyed dress, black silk blazer with hand-sewn pleated detail w/ hand dyed shirt and black silk skirt.
photography by Ross Fletcher
this collection is inspired by vintage gay pornography. the clothes are centred around how the male body is perceived and interacted with. there is a frequent use of splits and cutouts, which give both visibility and physical access to the body. other design details draw attention to male private parts, eg the design details on the backs of jeans, or cutouts on front exposing tight underwear. silhouette is a mix of fitted and loose, formal and casual. masculine, but subversively so. draped elements + sandals are allusions to Greek and Roman clothing, soemthing which Per Gotesson does too. the coour palette of black, white and denim tones is also a reference to Per Gotesson.
the designs take inspiration from Tom of Finland’s illustrations and 1970s fashion and fetishwear, with many of the design lines on jeans lifted directly from original illustration. the prints in this collection are black and white half-tone screenprints. they collage imagery from Tom of Finland Illustrations, Robert Mapplethorpe’s photography, and photographs from a 1930s medical journal. this blend of imagery from art, science and pornography gives different lenses through which to view the male body: blurring the line between pornography and the body.
photography by Shen Osaki