MENTAL WEALTH

MEGAN PARKINS
SKETCHBOOK
 Natural fabric dyes

Paprika Powder Corriander Powder

Cumin Powder

(was used)

Chilli Powder Tea bags

Loose tea

Tie dye with tea bags

Safron Garam Masala

Tie dye with

Termiric Powder

Turmeric Powder
 Garments of the silk road
Sogdian textiles
traded/made from China to Central Asia,
vice versa Middle East
China

Tunics
robe/outer
garment

Greece
The countries traded
Head covering used more than just ma-
in the middle east terialism but shared
tos top sand storms knowledge. These
Greek clothing looks a
lot like an Indian saree.
This shows we can
all benifit from each
other.
Pointy
Ancient clothing found in China which can be Bold colours with colourful
dated back to the time of the silk road patterns on them hats
India
Drapes
-using the cultural clothing of the silk road to drape

An orange abaya
which is a long over-
sized ankle length
dress which is woren
by Middle eastern/
muslim women.

A short sleeve black

silk slip dress which
is a modest garment
used in the Middle
East. I then used a
dark green hijab and
a Dupatta to drape.
A Shalwar kameez is a A Meski is a lounge wear/ nightgown worn by
Pakistani womens cloth- Bangladeshi women.
ing which is worn with
trousers. This is a brown
Shalwar kameez with
flowers embroidered and
brown hijab draped.

A Cargo vest which is a

streetwear garment. This
is me mixing the silk road
research and streetwear.
 A Dupatta is used in
South Asia which is
draped over the arm or
the head.

Hijabs and silk fabric

used to drape.

A Saree is a long one piece

garment which is pleated and
draped over the body with
a cropped matching blouse
underneath. The Saree was
originated in India but worn
in South Asia (specifically
India and Bangladesh.)
Sarees have embroidery, jems
and prints/patterns all over
them.
Creating my own Silk Road in London

Key
Viewing the site
Walk to/from station Whitechapel
Station
Travel to site Chinatown
Goldhawk Road

Through my research of the Silk Road, I wanted to make it more personal and find ways to gain primary research,
as this helps strengthen my ideas/project. London is a very diverse place so I was able to find areas which had a
notable population of communities whose ethnic origin belonged to the historic Silk Road routes. Goldhawk
Road is home to a prominent population of Arabs, Chinatown a central location for Central/East Asian trade,
and Whitechapel being a critical Bangaldeshi hub.

Goldhawk road Chinatown Whitechapel

Goldhawk Rd, West London W12 8EP China town, Central London W1D 5QA Whitechapel Rd,East London E1 1HJ
 Whitechapel
Whitechapel Rd,East London E1 1HJ

Chinatown
China town, Central London W1D 5QA
A thriving Bangladeshi community.
A thriving Chinese community.
 Goldhawk Rd, West London W12 8EP
Drapes
Goldhawk road
Dupatta

A thriving Middle Eastern community. -using the cultural clothing I collected from recreating the Silk Road in London
Shemagh

Streetwear vest

Chinese silk printed

fabric

Blouse of a saree

South Asian
jewelry

Saree
CHANGE IN
THEME
With some feedback and self
reflection, my attempts of
showing the beauty of the
silk road turned into cultural
appropration as well as lack-
ing the streetwear element. I
wanted to show the beauty
of the silk road as well as the
importance of community
and sharing culture.

Streetwear is my specific cat-

egory so I want to research
into that as there is a lot of
culture within it, a lot of
different communities came
together.
 Streetwear Archetypes
​
Streetwear
"Casual clothing of a style worn especially by members of various urban youth subcultures."​

Streetwear style originated in New york city, 1970s to hiphop culture (and skateboarding culture) which was
prodominantly a community of black Americans. Streetwear has been a focal point for expression and making
political statments. With an increase in popularity streetwear is characterized by its casual, comftortable and
oversized fit, with graphics and bold colours.

From the 1980s-90s streetwear fashion became more mainstream as fashion designer Dapper Dan (Harlem,
New York) began creating streetwear with luxuary logos and redesigning of luxuary brands. He explored a vary
of designs which included monogram creatings and oversized silhouettes. he also worked with big musicians
and later Floyd Mayweather. During this time, sportswear brands like Adidas, Puma, and Nike began to release
their own streetwear-inspired collections. Streetwear fashion also caught the attention of new subcultures such
as rave and grunge and big brands such as Supreme.

Again in the 2000s streetwear was on the rise in popularity as brands like Off-White gaining popularity around
the world. Streetwear fashion also became more diverse, with subcultures like skater, punk, and goth all influ-
encing streetwear.

Today, streetwear remains a prominent in Fashion, with collaborations between high-end fashion designers and
streetwear brands becoming increasingly common. Streetwear continues to evolve, with new brands and subge-
nres emerging and the influence of social media shaping the industry. I want to explore what people in London/
England wear in terms of streetwear and how much streetwear has affected the trades in different communities.
 Streetwear Archetypes
Cargo trousers

Bum bag
Hoodie
Cargo vest

Sweatpants

Sweatshirt

Graphic tee

Trainers
(specifically
jordans) Denim jacket

Baseball cap

Back pack

Cargo
skirt

Jacket
Varsety Jacket
Primary photos Primary photos of shops
and clothes in London
Tottenham Court Rd, Leicester Square, Chinatown
- what people in England wear/archetype
Oxford Street

What shops I visited:

-Weekday -Onitsuka Tiger
Oxford street Archetypes of streetwear in London
Puffer jackets
Parachute pants

Jordan trainers

Cargo bottoms

Trainers
Cross body/bum bags
Tradings of drapes and ideas
I set up a video for me and my friends to all collab and drape with my different
streetwear pieces. I did this task as it shows the importance of individuals and
team work as well as bringing in that element of streetwear. I then decided to
quickly sketch the movements of our hands pining the garment as i though this
could be interesting. I wanted to focus on culture and the importance of sharing
it, a really good way and a respectful way to share culture is through food. So this
is something I want to explore next.
 Jamaican drink
‘Supermalt’

South asian tea British soft drink

‘Chai’ ‘Ribena’
Jamaican fizzy drink
‘Ginger beer’

British cake
British biscuit/cake ‘vicroia sponge’
‘Jaffa cake’
Jamaican cake
‘spice bun’
Eastern European
‘pretzal sticks’

Jamacian crisps
‘plantain’
Bulgarian ‘couscous’

Indian crisps

British ‘scones’
South Asian snack
‘Meat Samosas’
 Arooj

Valentina

Aaliah Jada

Megan

Mapping of hand movements/trade

Mapping of food movements Mapping of hand movements/trade stylised and found a silhoutte
Compying tthe shape of the hand movement on a hoodie
 Front Back

Using the sustainable spice dyes of tea bags and turmeric I

embriodered the movements of our hands onto the spare
cotton I have and then left them to dry but this method
didn’t leave the mark I wanted it to.
 Aaliah Jada

Arooj

Valentina

Megan
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT/EXPERIMENTATIONS
Graphic I made from the photoshoot
pocket and shape of skirt is the arm movement
 changeable skirt to be sustainable.

For this twoile i sewed both skirts

togther from the seams to the waist
band which made the skirt look
odd and was hard to put on so next
time i would just sew at the waist
band.
cargo skirt as this is one of my
archetypes.

termiric spice dyed

grey nylon
 change
arm size

umbro shirt which is a mix of a oversized top and a football

shirt with a pocket on the arm as this allows fuction and allso
anyone to wear it like a referee. i took inspiration from them as
they have pockets on shirts.
Using a long puffer jacket from the charity shop and my own varsity jacket i used my knowledge of steetwear archetypes and created a puffer jacket, with-
out the hood as i wanted to see the graphic on the back. I used the graphic on the jacket instead of the shirt as this is different. i dont have designs for this
as i wasnt sure on the final outcome because of the garements, i wasnt sure on how the measurements of the garments would work.