We
caught up with Mariana Jungmann in the aftermath of her AW15 Fashion
Scout catwalk to find out what has inspired her latest collection..
Hi
Mariana, can you tell us about the inspiration behind your AW15
collection and what has inspired your aesthetic?
When
I start designing a collection, I always think about the woman that I
am designing for and she is full of paradoxical qualities. For me,
one of the biggest paradox’s is the state of being awake and being
asleep, so I found out the scientific term to describe the moment
when wakefulness and sleep meet and its called hypnagogia. I had
never heard of this term until about six months ago! I began studying
it and discovered that this particular moment is filled with
textures and feelings until you reach that moment of peace. I tried
to represent that in my collection because my woman is very
paradoxical, she is very strong, she is sharp but she is also
delicate so I tried to put that all together. With this in mind, I
played with masculine and feminine tailoring, combining wool with
pinstripes and the delicate lace along with the leather blister to
create my collection.
Can
you tell us more about the leather ‘blister’ effect which you
have created?
Yes,
instead of embossing the leather we made it puff out, I’ve been
working on it for a long time! The pattern created on the leather
with this technique is my lace pattern.
How
do you feel that your designs have developed since your last
collection?
I
think that this collection is more mature, just like the brand, the
brand is maturing and developing so this is a reflection of that.
What
do you think of Fashion Scout as a platform for progression?
Fashion
Scout is great, it gives us great support. It is very good in that it
gives new designers a space and a platform. I hope to come back next
season!
#FashionScoutAW15
Charlotte
Muscat
@CharlotteLM9