Project
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SEQUENCE - fashion design

Tools
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Apparel Design
Prototyping
Patterning

Description
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SEQUENCE is a fashion brand that externalizes the internal. We attempt to create conceptual and functional clothing inspired by the human body and psyche. Each collection is a sequential progression from the previous.

 

All SEQUENCE collections consist of fashion pieces and media pieces to tell a comprehensive narrative bridging the tactile and virtual. Please view the media pieces by clicking the button below.

 

Collection I

Those who adopt technical-utilitarian clothing as their uniform seek comfort and protection from the adversity of the world, whether it be fear from political turmoil, loss of privacy amidst technological advancement, or the feeling of hostility towards repressive environments. But hiding under the barrier of armament, we remain vulnerable and divided.

SEQUENCE’s inaugural capsule collection explores this feeling of vulnerability and the need for protection. Every piece gives the impression of armor, but flows with the wearer in motion. Rigid and structured shapes soften to reveal the delicate, considered construction made with natural materials. Seam lines follow the anatomy of the body, creating an exoskeleton. Pockets line the seams, intimate and functional only to the wearer.

 

The development process consists of a combination of sketching, pattern making, and draping on the form.

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Collection II

SEQUENCE’s first collection explored the relationship between protective clothes and the vulnerable humanity underneath. Amid worldwide political turbulence, we wanted to create clothing as both physical and mental armor.

Our second collection, A Handful Of Dust, is a journey within. What can we find within ourselves to overcome in an oppressive and inhospitable world? Pockets shapes and placement are inspired by inner organs, with openings that reflect surgical incision points. Seams wrap around the body like veins and arteries. Topstitched linen evokes surgical scars and medical gauze.

 

Collection 2 is inspired by the human anatomy. The atrius anorak, shown below, references the circulatory system, particularly the heart along with veins and arteries that wrap around the body. We undergo an iterative process to isolate and reduce the features from a medical reference, then transform those features into functional details in the final garment.

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Tech pack screenshots communicating with our factory

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Collection III (WIP)

Sleeve pattern in development shown below

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All SEQUENCE collections consist of fashion pieces and media pieces to tell a comprehensive narrative bridging the tactile and virtual. Please view the media pieces by clicking the button below.

Credits

Creative direction by Kevin Peter He

Clothing design by Kevin Peter He & Brian Ford

Photography by Brian Valdizno