The human body as a subject has been explored by artists for centuries with endless interpretations. Using the human body as a starting point I wanted to concentrate on movement and silhouettes. To explore outline shapes of anatomy and interpret my observations in knitwear design.

 

My interest comes from looking at details from Da Vinci's anatomy sketches and then imagining ways to exaggerate shape through knitting.

 

Learning about fabric structures

and behavior I was able to imagine weights of fabrics and how I can design stitches to work with and around the body. 

 

During my journey, I collected stitch ideas and patterns from the shapes that our bones and muscles create naturally and I wanted to treat my fabric in the same way. I gave a more sophisticated feeling to my inspiration by mixing traditional black and white colors with rich metallic and velvet yarns.

 

The overall silhouette I kept simple; so the knitted fabrics naturally take shape on the body. This concept together with creating different patterns, shapes, textures, and

movements into my swatches was what I wanted to capture the most in my design.