James Hackett

A deconstructed Jacket I did some months ago

Takes a deep breath.

Since people may be asking my views lot for the  next few days ( weeks).

I give Anya she win. I eh even vex about it, is a path that she took upon herself to walk and it paid off for her, well done!

The TV show is a TV show, and she was the right story for it. Plus her timing is good, the fashion industry, and by extension, the art world is looking for fresh new stars. I believe the Caribbean is ground zero for that. She is creative and her graphic design background plus her traveling and building her clothing line over the last few years was quite an arsenal.

Then again, is not about Anya, is it?

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Let the light shine through

The Crack

digital batik

Digital batik exploration next few days

Catching up on uploading the days I missed.  Creole inspired.

More croquis sketching

Yaye finished my denim reconstruction project!

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For the new book I thought I will bring a lot of my fashion ideas into the design of the characters, in fact I have slowed down a bit in my progression to think about how these people look. In my mind I am looking at the people and imagining us how we would dress with more assertion about our own local flavour and tastes as opposed to it being heavily influenced by specific dominant cultures.

With the douens, these were drawn some months back as I observed how a lot of  the younger people dress now. It started off with me kinda poking fun but then I thought how can I make it a cool fashion statement. I called them chicken heads with the mohawks and calf cut style jeans.

Every time I imagine douens I think of lost children, and I think in this time that is the look of a lot of these types. My designs are an attempt to put some edge to that look.

Long week. It was a bit emotional and somewhat torrid but this week is over. Had my garments walk the runway for the first time ( yaye for birth). I shared that experience with a lot of my other classmates.

Now I think I can fully rest ( even for a shot while) and continue with some other projects both personal and otherwise that I am excited about.

A few more photos after the jump.  Facebook galleries here and here. I am not a photographer so don’t expect anything too fancy.

Also Check out an interview I did for Runway Street Blog.

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