Claudia Jurado Van Hemelrijck
Fashion Design
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I am a graduate designer focusing on womenswear and fabric manipulation techniques.
Creating beautiful designs for a higher end customer. Enjoying a mix of old and new tapping into different styles across history and creating personal collections that tell a story.
Environmentalism is primordial, preferring natural fibres and recycled materials when possible.
Being half-Spanish and half-Belgian gives my designs a sense of internationality and gives me an understanding of different markets and social issues. I enjoy being political through my creations trying to create beauty with a powerful hidden message.
My journey with fashion started early as my grandmother and great-grandmother were fantastic home seamstresses, I spent part of my youth surrounded by sewing machines and fabric.
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