Gabriella Sardeña
Fashion graduate named “Best New Designer”
24 July 2015
Gabriella impresses with sharp take on sweetness
FASHION graduate Gabriella Sardeña has bagged the coveted title of Runway 2015’s Best New Designer.
Gabriella was one of three finalists who sent their designs down the catwalk at the competition in her home of Gibraltar, and as part of her prize will show her collection at Brighton Fashion Week.
Gabriella was also one of the Manchester School of Art students chosen to show at this year’s Graduate Fashion Week.
Talking about her collection, Gabriella said: “My final collection is inspired by the innocence of femininity in contrast to the psychotic compulsive obsession with everything sickly sweet. I took inspiration from the artist James Ostrer’s exhibition ‘Wotsit all About’, where images were exhibited of human subjects, and even him-self covered in sickly sugary treats, and mass-produced foods, to show the disgust of idolized sugar.”
Eccentric and sophisticated
She continued: “Based around a narrative, I developed this concept through unique surfaces and textiles such as puff paint and embroidery, along with trapping and bonding fabrics together to produce three dimensional textures and shape development.”
Gabriella describes her work as “playful, eccentric, youthful yet sophisticated.”
She said: “Fashion design is a subject I am passionate about; being able to create art in the form of clothing is remarkable. Allowing myself to express my experiences inspirations into concepts and narratives, gives me the ability to create new, innovative and expressive pieces of clothing.”
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