I am applying to the Pattern Cutting BA course at LCF.
I have chosen the Hiroshima Atomic bomb as the theme “Unlovely” of my project. In this project, I will design clothes that cross the negative aspects of the destroyed buildings and the mushroom clouds by the atomic bombs with the positive aspects, such as the thousand origami paper cranes made from people’s prayers for peace and recovery after the dropped atomic bomb.
The news that Russian forces attack Ukraine is very sad and disappointing. It is unthinkable that this is a 21st-century occurrence. I felt a strong sense of urgency and anger at President Putin’s comments suggesting the use of nuclear weapons. Innocent citizens have always been involved in disputes between countries. Each time, lives are lost, and those who survive are left with psychological scars that will never heal. How long will humanity continue to do such ridiculous things? To maintain peace, we need to learn well and think about the non-peaceful parts, which means the tragic history of the past, and savour the emotions and sensations that come up inside us.
In Japan, we learn about the atomic bomb as part of their lessons from an early age. I have visited Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the cities where the atomic bombs were dropped, on school trips. The pictures I saw and the stories I heard at that time were so horrible and traumatic for me. Since then, I cannot watch films containing war or grotesque scenes. However, I need to think about peace in these times. For this reason, I thought it was necessary to learn about the atomic bomb once more. For that, I am planning to visit Hiroshima city. I heard that the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum had been newly reopened, so I am looking forward to visiting there. Also, I am going to visit the Atomic Bomb Dome and the Orizuru Tower as primary research. For secondary research, I am going to watch some movies about world war II, such as the Barefoot Gen and the Hiroshima, and search on the internet about how the atomic bomb was made. Moreover, I am planning to look for photos related to the atomic bomb on the internet. Stories of the victim in video sources will help me to understand the atomic bomb.
The collection I will be designing will be ready-to-wear for the female customer around the late 20-40; however, all ages can wear it. The collection will be 6 lines up of clothing and have a simple but beautiful silhouette with playful. Also, I’m interested in ethical fashion, so I am planning to choose natural fabrics like cotton, hemp, silk and recycled material. I aim to design clothing which customers wear as ordinary clothes.
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