Some designers own experiences influence them, others look towards the streets. For Tramp in Disguise A/W '13 collection the book 'One Thousand and One Nights' forms the inspiration behind the collection entitled 'Arabian Nights'. The story tells the story of a Persian king who marries a succession of virgins who he then executes because he suspects their fidelity. He then marries a women called Scheherazade who begins their marriage by telling the king a tale- but when she doesn't complete the story the king, curious to here the conclusion, postpones her execution. Her story telling continues for 1,001 nights covering everything from historical tales to burlesques and various forms of erotica. 'Arabian Night's features print motifs drawn from these tales and includes daggers, mosques, architectural geometric patterns and belly dancing clothing.
Tell us a bit about Tramp In Disguise. How did the brand begin?
I started Tramp In Disguise in 2010 after finishing an MA in Fashion knitwear design at the Royal College of Art.
Your
latest collection 'Arabian Night's in inspired by the book One Thousand
and One Nights. What made you turn to literature as inspiration?
I wanted to do an Arabian themed collection and I remembered this book
from my childhood and started to read it for inspiration. It’s always
good to design from a story where you can take inspiration from many
things, so you will create something unique and unexpected.
Your designs are full of wonderful patterns and luxurious fabrics, where do you source your fabrics? The
prints are designed by me, so I source the fabrics for printing
normally from the print manufacturer’s selection. I do normally use
silk, wool and cotton fabrics.
How do you engage with your target audience? Is Social Media Important to you?
I
wasn’t so big of a user on social media before but it’s really
important now. In today’s world social media has got a great importance
to engage audience.
You work a lot of color within your collections. What colours will you be wearing this Summer?
The
colours I wear depend on my mood in the morning. If I’m on a good mood I
wear bright colours if I feel tired or more serious I often wear dark
colours. I don’t follow trends in regards to the colours that I wear.
What does the future hold for Tramp in Disguise?
We have a fully sponsored catwalk show in Croatia in Zagreb fashion week in May. We are launching our diffusion line My Galavant also in May, so we’ll be working with two lines in the future.
