Annie Streater

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Apparel and accessories inspired by the dichotomies that surround us in every day life.

___The Collection

For her graduate collection, Annie was inspired by the relationship between religious dress and modern architecture. Researching ecclesiastical architecture of the 1960s, she became interested in how the design of churches and sacred spaces has evolved and modernised in the past century to adapt to a more agnostic, spiritual society while still expressing core concepts of faith

. Inspired by the use of natural light by architects Tadao Ando and Le Corbusier, as well as the mastery of Dutch Golden Age painters such as Rembrandt and Vermeer, Annie developed a collection exploring the passage of light through different spaces and surfaces – translated in her pieces through sharp, architectural silhouettes and the use of sheer fabrics and plastic materials. Interpretations of religious habit within the collection reflect the ritualistic nature of Catholicism, and represent a contemporary uniform for the laywoman, simultaneously evoking restraint and enlightenment in a secular, sartorial context. The collection is named "Elevation", a word which has both religious and architectural meaning; in liturgy it represents the lifting of consecrated bread and wine, as well as the spiritual connotations of people feeling "lifted up" by their faith. In architecture, elevations are the technical drawings used to illustrate various perspectives and views of a building design. This dichotomy of the spiritual and practical - the ethereal and the physical – inspires an exploration of other contrasting concepts such as light and dark, structure and movement, chastity and sensuality.

29/03/2016

Thank you NUIM StyleSoc for featuring my SS16 collection in your fashion show tonight! It was a wonderful show. Always such an honour to be featured alongside such talented local designers 🙌🏻❤️

23/11/2015

It's been a while... With a brand new workroom I'm excited to get started on some ambitious new ideas!

23/08/2015

On Friday night I was thrilled to show my collection at the 2015 Nigerian Carnival Ireland fashion show. Official photos coming soon but here are some snaps from the rest of the show that I really enjoyed. Congrats to all who were involved in putting the show together, it was a great night!

Note: I didn't manage to note all the names of the designers so please feel free to comment and help me give credit to these talented people!

19/08/2015

I'm so thrilled to be taking part in the Re-Discover Fashion fashion show this Friday, organised by Nigerian Carnival Ireland and Life Meets Fashion. My Spring-Summer collection "ELEVATION" will be featured along with the work of many other talented designers for what is set to be an exciting evening of creative celebration!

Come along if you can - tickets are free and there will be music, fashion and prizes!

Friday 21st August from 6pm
The Atrium, Ballymun Civic Centre
Free Admission

For more information:
[email protected]
www.nigeriancarnivalireland.net/event

26/06/2015

I can't believe it's been a whole month since the Dublin Institute of Design fashion show! Check out this teaser of the showreel -- official photos coming soon!

The second annual Dublin institute of Design Fashion show took place in May at the Music room in Christ Church Cathedral Dublin, hosted by the wonderful Soni...

27/05/2015

All set for the Dublin Institute of Design End of Year Exhibition tomorrow! Open to the public all day and showcasing all student work including fashion, web, graphic and interior design. I won't be there myself unfortunately as I'm off to London!

25/05/2015

Thank you so much to everyone who came to the Dublin Institute of Design fashion show on Friday. It was a great night and I was thrilled to see my collection so well received. Thank you also to my five wonderful models Carmen, Caoimhe, Thato, Shauna and Eda for bringing my pieces to life!

22/05/2015

Behind the scenes at the big day!

09/05/2015

Latest piece underway for Look 4. I'm thrilled with how the shape has turned out; this piece is designed to create space between the body and the garment, and demonstrate how light passes through different surfaces. Just needs sleeves and a collar and it'll be ready for the runway, where it'll be worn over a slinky silk jersey slip dress.

08/05/2015

Congratulations to Dean and Emma on the launch of their stunning new venture, NotAnother Agency. Beautiful faces, beautiful photography, beautiful ideas - they've got it all. A must-follow!

Talent agent

04/05/2015

May the 4th be with you! Something I've always been interested in doing is costume design for sci-fi and fantasy movies. So it made me really happy to see that so many of my friends and followers saw a little Star Wars potential in my collection! Love this Jedi version of my first look, courtesy of my nephew Chay!

27/04/2015

The third look of the collection is coming along nicely. This is just a 'toile' (mockup in cheap fabric) to get the fit right, but the sixth time's a charmer, because I'm now ready to make the real thing in my final fabric!

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