British Fashion Council...Burberry competition final boards

British Fashion Council competition 2011...Burberry.

Brief: Using the official war artist 'William Orpen' as a starting reference point, design a collection of coats or bags. The amount of looks is up to you. Your designs can be for womenswear or menswear.

Taking the military starting point, I began to look at Lord Baden Powell, founder of the scout movement, who used to disguise himself as a butterfly collector when spying on German camps in the First World War. I wanted to create something that was both whimsical, but had the military undertone running through, in keeping with the brand. 

  Texture is created through embellishment, incorporating the idea of 'waterproof sequins,' using the wrong side of waterproof and coated fabrics, as well as silicon sequins to distort patterned drill.