Ryan Coombs- BA (Hons) Fashion Design and Technology
Home VS Away
FASHION, LIKE FOOTBALL, IS ABOUT IDENTITY, BELONGING, AND TRANSFORMATION. THIS COLLECTION EXPLORES THE TENSION BETWEEN HOME AND AWAY, BETWEEN THE COMFORT OF WHERE I COME FROM AND THE CREATIVE FREEDOM OF WHO I AM BECOMING.
INSPIRED BY MY ROOTS IN BRISTOL AND MY LIFE NOW IN MANCHESTER, THE COLLECTION IS SPLIT INTO HOME ANd AWAY LOOKS, REFLECTING TWO SIDES OF MY IDENTITY. THE HOME SIDE IS GROUNDED IN HERITAGE, STREET CULTURE, AND FAMILIARITY, WHILST THE AWAY SIDE IS DRIVEN BY EXPERIMENTATION, CONFIDENCE, AND CHANGE.
THIS PROJECT BECOMES A UNIFORM FOR PERSONAL EVOLUTION, PROVING THAT IDENTITY IS NEVER FIXED, BUT CONSTANTLY SHAPED BY THE SPACES WE MOVE THROUGH.