Diane Gaignoux

Central Saint Martins Fashion Knitwear graduate has just released her latest collection named ‘Enveloppes Imaginaires’ meaning imaginary envelopes. The collection entails a technique called felting that involves patching, modelling, and shaping the felt to form structural garments.

“The imaginary shell is a body like another self. Fashioned, moulded, sculpted, tinkered with. And the traces of the possible selves are embedded in the material. These little alter egos, imaginary beings who run on the fluff of the outfits. They are the garment’s memory. The dress is a persona, and then I enter the character. The colours are in metamorphosis. I live in this skin suit.”

Diane also worked with ceramist Pauline Bonnet to create bespoke buttons for the pieces. As well as the felting process in which Diane utilised, she has incorporated several knitted pieces into the collection. See below to view the full collection for yourself.

DIANE GAIGNOUX

@dianegaignoux

interview GABY MAWSON

@gabymawson

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