Man In The Forest

How did your Toy Story character inspire you and then mirror your design aesthetic?

BUZZ IS MY FAVOURITE CHARACTER BECAUSE HE IS A FEARLESS FUTURIST AND ADVENTURER! THE ULTIMATE CASSETTE PLAYA WARRIOR , TO INFINITY AND BEYOND !

OUR DESIGN IS TOTAL SIGNATURE CASSETTE PLAYA = GRAPHIC, FUTURE AND CARTOON

WE OFTEN TAKE INFLUENCE FROM COMICS AND CARTOONS AND FILMS SO OUR PROCESS WASNT SO DIFFERENT. CASSETTE PLAYA IS ABOUT BUILDING NEW WORLDS AND CHARACTERS SO TRANSLATING BUZZ INTO OUR DESIGN WAS VERY SIMULAR TO THE WAY WE DESIGN WACH SEASON

BUZZ OF COURSE! BUT I ALSO L O V E THE ALIENS !! OOOOOOO

I ACTUALLY REFERENCED BUZZ IN MY FIRST COLLECTION!  ALSO WHEN I FIRST SAW THE FILM I WAS REALLY EXCITED BY THE CGI, WE ALSO USE CGI IMAGES IN OUR DIGITAL AND TRANSFER PRINT.

How did your Toy Story character inspire you and then mirror your design aesthetic?

I loved all the different elements and colours to jessie's costume and her kick ass attitude very much reflects the girl who I design for. I loved the bold and bright colours in her costume and so used them quite literally on a tuxedo tee design.

I suppose my trademark style is very bright, bold and humourous tee graphics so I think the idea of a tuxedo shirt reflects this perfectly. Luckily jesse's costume is very bright and bold and so I was able to utilise the colours too. The finished piece is fun and enjoyable to wear and that's something that I always aim for with everything I do.

I started by looking at the character - Jessie - who I was paired with and looked at her costume within the film and her character traits. Jessie is a kick ass cowgirl with a lot of attitude and I wanted to reflect that. The design process was different in some ways as I had to fully represent an existing character within the piece but also it was similar in many ways. I had a girl in mind that I was designing for as I do with my mainline collection, only this time the girl was a cartoon cowgirl!

My favourite toy in the movie is either Buzz or Mr Potato head. I love buzz costume and think mr potato head is hilarious.

I find animation very inspiring as it's such a bright, colourful and fun fantasy world that you get to explore.