ACCENT SILHOUETTE

VICTORIAN ELEGANCE MEETS MODERN SEDUCTION

The Accent Silhouette collection focuses on accentuating a woman’s silhouette through femininity and structure.

CONCEPT

The collection was initially inspired by an old Victorian post box found in Porthtowan, Cornwall, as well as the architecture of Victorian churches, including the colours and shapes of their stained glass windows.

A Victorian blue UK post box standing on grass with a hill and a stone engine house at the top in the background.
Interior view of a Gothic Victorian cathedral with a high vaulted ceiling, stained glass windows, and ornate stone carvings.
Interior view of a Gothic Victorian cathedral with a large circular stained glass rose window and four arched stained glass windows below, all set in stone walls with pointed arches.
Colourful stained glass window depicting religious scenes and figures with a cross in front of it.
A Victorian blue UK post box standing on a red post in grass with a hill and a stone engine house at the top in the background.
Interior of a Gothic Victorian cathedral with large stained glass windows, arched stone columns, and high vaulted ceilings.

CIRCULAR DESIGN

Accent Silhouette’s circular design process consists of using good quality natural fabrics and sustainable synthetic materials. All other garment fastenings and elements are sourced from quality, purpose made companies, including Vena Cava Design and MacCulloch & Wallis. Wearer’s will be buying an investment piece, timeless and able to be worn over and over again due to the deliberate high quality construction. The collection utilises the idea of mono-fabric garments, meaning each garment is made up of the same type of material; for example, in this collection that is all silk fabrics for the corset, skirt and French knickers. Creating mono-fabric garments allows for small scale disassembling to take place at a garments end of life. Deconstruction of pieces, in order to remove eyelets and bonding, allows the materials to be recycled and reused.

ARCHIVE PIECE IMAGES

The Falmouth University Textiles and Dress Collection

An archival white corset with red embroidery, lace-up front, and intricate floral and geometric pattern trim at the top.
An archival white corset with floral lace trim, red embroidery details, and laces in the front for fastening, laid out on a white surface.
Close-up of archival embroidered corset with floral pattern and red stitches on beige material.
Close-up of a hand in a blue glove holding a section of an archival corset with sewing and embroidery, showing white threads with red beads or knots on light coloured cloth.
Various types of archival boning arranged on a white sheet, including metal and plastic.
A pale pink archival corset with multiple straps, hooks, and laces for fastening, laid flat on a surface.
Close-up of a pale pink corset with a strap and silver clasp, held by a person wearing a blue glove, with part of their black trousers and shoes visible at the bottom.
An archival pale pink corset with adjustable straps, hooks and Velcro closures, lying on a flat white surface.
Close-up of an archival pale pink corset with adjustable straps and structured panels.
Close-up of archival corset with a drawstring, ribbon, and sewing details in pastel colours of purple, cream, and light blue.
An archival purple, light blue and cream corset with lines of striped stitching texture, lace and ribbon details, displayed on a table.
Close-up of an archival purple, light blue and cream corset, with a lace trim embroidered with red thread, and a large cream coloured mesh on the sleeves.
Close-up of an archival pink satin corset with smocked section and button placket.
An archival, two toned jacket with pink and cream colours, featuring a striped boning pattern and reinforcing details, spread out on a white tissue paper covered surface.
An archival pink satin corset with cream coloured lining, featuring smocking detail at the front and a keyhole neckline, laid on white tissue paper.
An archival cream coloured satin corset with lace trim neckline and lace up back lacing, laid on white tissue paper.
Close-up of a hand wearing a blue latex glove holding the centre front boning point of an archival cream satin corset, laid on white tissue paper.
An archival cream satin corset with lace trim neckline and lace up ties, laid on white tissue paper.
The inside of an archival corset, lining is cream with black fabric reinforcing boning channels, showing lace up, ribbon, and zipper details, laid open flat on white tissue paper.
An archival black satin corset with lace sleeves, laid on white tissue paper.
Close-up of black lace sleeve with floral embroidery, laying over a the black satin or silk material of an archival corset.
A cream coloured archival corset with boning, resting on a bed of white tissue paper.
The armhole and side seam of a cream coloured archival bridal corset, lying on white tissue paper.
A cream coloured archival bridal corset with a centre back zipper, lying on white tissue paper.
A cream coloured archival bridal corset with vertical boning channel details, lying on tissue paper.
A close-up neckline image of a cream coloured archival bridal corset with a zipper at the centre back, resting on white tissue paper, with a black tag sewn into the lining of the back that reads 'Jenny Packham London'.
Technical CAD flats of designs, including corset tops, skirts with tulle, layered fabric and ruffles, as well as bows on multiple garment designs.
Front illustrations of five fashion dress designs using water colour paint and black fine line pen for the details of the garments.
Back illustrations of five fashion dress designs using water colour paint and black fine line pen for the details of the garments.
Three mannequins showing the development of a drape for a corset pattern, labelled front, front right, and right sides, with handwritten annotations describing features.
Three mannequins showing the development of a drape for a corset pattern, labelled right back, back, and front with step, with handwritten annotations describing features.
Diagram showing pattern pieces developed for a corset design, including front, back, and side panels, with instructions for adjusting the pattern and shaping the corset on mannequins labelled front, left, back, and right.
A mannequin with a white tulle gathered and pinned as a sample for a skirt skirt, showing measurements and calculations for making the skirt to the right of this. Shows close-up detail of the tulle fabric sample and decorative symbol design idea.
Open pattern making books with diagrams and instructions for making French knickers, alongside front and back images of French knickers made from brown/pink satin high leg French knickers.
Front and back, black and white, technical CAD flats of a corset top tying at the shoulders with a ruffled hem, a floaty translucent tule skirt gathered at the waistline that ties at either hip, and high legged French knickers to go under the skirt.
Front and back, coloured, technical CAD flats of a corset top tying at the shoulders with a ruffled hem, a floaty translucent tule skirt gathered at the waistline that ties at either hip, and high legged French knickers to go under the skirt.
A young woman with curly brunette hair in a historically inspired, two toned teal and red silk dupion corset, pale teal silk tule skirt and high leg French knickers, standing in a grassy, overgrown graveyard with headstones and autumnal trees.
A young woman with curly brunette hair in a historically inspired, two toned teal and red silk dupion corset, pale teal silk tule skirt and high leg French knickers, standing in a grassy, overgrown graveyard with headstone and autumnal trees.
A young woman with curly brunette hair in a historically inspired, two toned teal and red silk dupion corset, pale teal silk tule skirt and high leg French knickers, standing with her hands to her stomach amongst autumnal trees.
A young woman with curly brunette hair in a historically inspired, two toned teal and red silk dupion corset, pale teal silk tule skirt and high leg French knickers, running through a grassy, overgrown graveyard with headstones and autumnal trees.