EXHIBITION AND SPATIAL DESIGN

University of Westminster

PROJECT NAME

LADY LIKE

DATE

Jan 2022 – May 2022

The aim of this project was to take a chosen concept and transform it into an exhibition through a process of research and development.

The site was located in Coal Drops Yard, London. The space is currently (2022) occupied but it was open to the public. Therefore it was accessible and easy to analyse.

My concept was female stereotype and the expectation of women on social media. My aim was to remind an audience that every body is beautiful and there is beauty in everyone.

Research and Development into existing illusions within the Fashion Industry.

Site Research.

Understanding structural garments, looking at designers such as Becca McCharen and Winde Reinstra.

Visit to The British Museum to understand exhibition styles.

Research into the misuse of Photoshop and exploring expectation versus reality.

Research into different elements and features used for an exhibiton.

Visit to The Surface Design Exhibition to understand exhibition styles.

Researching fashion designer: Aminaka Wilmont.

Refinement of proposal, reviews, and sponsorship.

The dates of the exhibition were from the beginning of June to the beginning of August and it needed to include a programme.

I created a catwalk exhibition space in which models showed the fashion designers work and the exhibition was an attempt to educate on how these garments mocked the female stereotype expectation.

There were talks by the different fashion designers as well as opportunities to try on samples of the garments. This would show people that model sizing is not always realistic and it hoped to teach people that there is beauty in their own body.