THE STUDIO NAMED “DRESS MAN” INITIALLY COMES OFF AS VERY FEMININE, THEREFORE I WANTED TO OPPOSE THIS IN ALL ASPECTS PROVING THAT THE MAN CAN BE DRESSED IN AN ARCHETYPE SUCH AS A ROMPER AND FEEL MASCULINE. THE MILITARY AND UNIFORMS WITHIN HAVE WIDELY INSPIRED ME THROUGH OUT MY JOURNEY AND IS A DEFINITION THAT HAS RESONATED STRONGLY WITH ME. IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS IN MY FINAL PIECES THAT THE MILITARY HAS STRONGLY INFLUENCED MY FINAL DESIGNS NOT ONLY THROUGH COLOUR BUT ALSO THROUGH DETAILING AND SHAPE. HAVING BEEN INFLUENCED BY THE SASH THAT HELD BULLETS (BANDOLIER) WHICH IS REPRESENTED IN THE BI-FURCATION AND HARDWARE THAT SECURE IT. FURTHERMORE THE HALF JACKET IS A VERY MILITARY STYLED JACKET, HOWEVER I HAVE MADE IT A HALF JACKET SO ONE CAN CLIP ON TO THE ROMPER, THUS BECOMING AN ALTERNATE WAY TO DRESS. I APPROACHED THIS STUDIO FOCUSING ON THE MAN BEING DRESSED TO BE A MAN, AS SEEN IN MY PROCESS OF DESIGNING AND TRIALING BELOW.