Mark Liu

Biography

Mark Liu is a fashion and textile designer who is looking to push the boundaries of fashion through innovative textile design.

Having completed a BA in Fashion and Textiles Design at The University of Technology Sydney, he has worked freelance and as a consultant in the Australian fashion industry. Since arriving in London he has done work placements designing fashion and textiles for labels such as Alexander McQueen, Ghost, and Miss Selfridge.

He has a wide range of skills from traditional fashion and textile techniques to advanced computer graphics skills.

Final Project

Mark is creating a Women'swear Fashion collection inspired by the concept of “"Brinksmanship" which is the competitive practice of risk taking and living dangerously in order to gain the greatest advantage.

This translates into garments whose pattern cutting and prints are engineered to the extreme so that from a rectangle of fabric not a single piece is wasted.
The prints in the collection are inspired by a lifestyle of danger and extreme luxury. They take inspiration from James Bond movies, knives and look at the similarity between sword intaglio designs and lace.

Keywords

Fashion Design
No Waste Design
Pattern Cutting
Textile Print

Research Question

Can engineering textile designs into pattern cutting create innovations in fashion design?

Rationale & Context

This project looks for new ways to innovate in fashion by exploring the process of engineering textile design into patternmaking. By infusing different textile techniques into patternmaking it aims to challenge the way fashion is constructed. Exploring traditional techniques with new technologies it aims to uncover new possibilities.

Material/ Technology

This project looks at combining traditional techniques of print design and tailoring with new technologies such as laser cutting and digital print to innovate in fashion design.

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Contact

• email: markstique@gmail.com
• mobile: +44 (0)7733011865