BRIANNA JAMES
Creative Bio
Brianna James is an emerging designer from Brisbane, Australia. Having first completed a Diploma of Branded Fashion Design at Torrens University before furthering her studies with a Bachelors of Design at Whitehouse Institute of Design. Brianna’s passion for learning and art has allowed her to successfully develop her skills in multiple areas of design with a focused interest in garment construction and illustration. Her work is known for displaying themes of minimalism in combination with historical influence/references to create nuanced pieces that exhibit a contemporary aesthetic. An important aspect of Brianna’s art and designs is the conscious manipulation of multiple mediums to create multi-layed and textural pieces.
Brianna James is an emerging designer from Brisbane, Australia. Having first completed a Diploma of Branded Fashion Design at Torrens University before furthering her studies with a Bachelors of Design at Whitehouse Institute of Design. Brianna’s passion for learning and art has allowed her to successfully develop her skills in multiple areas of design with a focused interest in garment construction and illustration. Her work is known for displaying themes of minimalism in combination with historical influence/references to create nuanced pieces that exhibit a contemporary aesthetic. An important aspect of Brianna’s art and designs is the conscious manipulation of multiple mediums to create multi-layed and textural pieces.
Design Statement
So, so heavy. I feel it. I see it. I know it’s there. Abrasive. Inconvenient. Waiting for me to deal with it.
‘Morning Breath’ is a selfish exploration of the inner emotions shown outward, the overwhelming consumption and damage grief can deliver upon oneself. Taking inspiration from Victorian Era Mourning attire, which correlated with the public display of mourning and grief, through fashion. Ideas of colour, silhouette and fabrication from the Mourning attire period are directly adhered to in the collection. In marriage with the conceptualisation of personal experiences of grief with uses of textural pieces, gathering and layering to create weight and tightness in practice and emotionally. The Morning Breath collection encapsulates these notions with an overarching focus on creating pieces of art that invite the wearer to reflect on and confront their grief.
