Kip Preston Taylor
RMIT Bachelor of Fashion (Design)
Hat-trick poses the question ‘what would a football kit look like if the functionality was not a necessity?’
By capturing different types of movements and moments from sport through textile fabrication, I was able to explore unique and surprising interactions between the body and clothing. In designing kits that focussed on aesthetics and dysfunctional moments of play rather than performance, there seemed to be less of an emphasis on winning — allowing the game to become about play, as opposed to the final score.
