A N A T O M Ē

SIMRAN SHARMA
 A N A T O M Ē
A thesis submitted in a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion

of the course in Fashion Design, ISDI - School of Design and Innovation.

To the Department of Fashion Design, May, 2021.

It is certified that the work contained in the thesis

titled

A N A T O M Ē

by Simran Sharma

has been carried out under our supervision and that

this work has not been submitted elsewhere for or as

a thesis project.

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undertaken at the ISDI - School of Design & Innovation. No part

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 I would like to thank and express my profound

gratitude to,

My institute ISDI School of Design and

Innovation, for providing me with great learning

opportunities,

My program director for Fashion Design,

Mrs. Solange Suri for her constant

encouragement,

Both, my thesis mentor Ms. Kshipra Singh and

my technical lab mentor, Mrs. Divya Jaitly, for

constantly guiding and helping me throughout

the course of this project,

All my faculty, who have moulded me into who I

A N A T O M Ē am today as a designer,

The artisans, who, with their craftsmanship and

effort, helped me develop my ideas and

designs into tangible ornamentations,

Lastly, my family and friends for their constant

motivation and support.

Without them, I would have never been inspired

and motivated or been able to get through the

course of my thesis during such difficult and

tense times.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
1 .Thesis Abstract 9. Design Developments

2. Thesis Statement 10. The Collection - Illustrations

3. Introduction 11. Presentation Boards

4. Research & Inspiration - Anatomy 12. Mock Garments + Cost & Specification sheet

5. Design Derivations 13. Fashion Communication & Styling plan

6. Silhouette Derivations 14. Conclusion

7. Colour Palette 15. Artist Statement

8. Beauty of Anatomy - Surface embellishment 16. Acknowledgement

CONTENTS
Through the course of my thesis I study the
I have used techniques such as hand and
concept of human anatomy. My concept arises
machine embroidery, as well as various
from my fondness for the television medical
materials such as silk threads, sequins,
drama, Grey’s Anatomy. The show was purely a
glass beads, bugle beads and crystals to
starting point for my thesis. I have gone further
explore the movement, complex structure,
into the concept of anatomy by focusing on the
aesthetic and beauty of the organs. I have
internal organs and their beauty. After a deep
used fabrics such as satin to give the
research on the internal human anatomy, I have
garment lustre, as well as the close fit that
derived forms and shapes forms and shapes
gives the garment its elegance and chic
from the flesh, blood and the organs as well as
style. Satin being a great combination with
their aesthetic. The silhouettes for the collection
embellishments has been my main choice
have been derived from the form derivations.
of fabric for this collection. My main focus
The style of the silhouettes for the collection are
has been the representation of internal
very feminine and chic. While thinking about the
organ anatomy through my surface
silhouettes, I also simultaneously started thinking
embellishments. The thesis collection is a
about the tactile representation of the anatomy.
prêt-à-porter capsule of three garments
With the form derivations I wanted to explore
and surface ornamentation that “unfolds
the beauty of internal human anatomy, through
the layers of human anatomy.”
embroidery and surface ornamentation.

THESIS ABSTRACT
A N A T O M Ē

This thesis venerates the beauty of human

anatomy by capturing the subtle intricacies of

the organ's aesthetics, structure, movement and

beauty through mix media, surface exploration

and ornamentation techniques.

THESIS STATEMENT
 "This is your starting line. This is your

arena. How well you play? That's up to

you."

Anatomy, arising from the Greek word

anatom ē, means dissection.

With a scalpel in your hand you feel

unstoppable.

This thesis project encapsulates the

dissection of the internal organs that

form a complex set of aesthetics.

"Organ systems are co-dependent for

survival."

"Unfolding the layers of human organs"

"Renegades, rule-breakers, gangsters with

scalpels."
With a scalpel in your hand, you feel unstoppable to

dive into the skin of anatomy.

"10 - blade"
Ask most surgeons why they became surgeons

and they’ll usually tell you the same thing. It was

for the high, the rush, the thrill of cutting

someone open and saving their life.

For that moment, you feel completely at peace.

A happy colour.
Like, Blood.
 The brain is the body’s most mysterious organ. It

learns, it changes, it adapts. It tells us what we see,

what we hear. It lets us feel love. I think it holds our

soul but no matter how much research we do, no

one can really say how that delicate grey matter

inside our skull works and when it’s hurt,

the human brain is traumatized.

Well, that’s when it gets even more mysterious.

"And breathe, just breathe,

Oh breathe, just breathe,

Oh breathe, just breathe,

Oh breathe, just breathe."

“On average, a healthy heart beats 115,000 times per day.

The heart pumps 2,000 gallons of blood through your

entire body 24 hours a day. It never rests.

The hardest working muscle in your body. But when it's

damaged, it's just like skin. It scars."

Surgery - cutting into organs, it is a

high stakes game,

sooner or later,

you're just going to have to go with

your gut.
 "ORGAN SYSTEMS ARE
CO-DEPENDENT FOR SURVIVAL"
"The organs in the human body have entirely different

functions. The cells which make up those organs act

independently of each other. But in a healthy body,

seemingly independent cells quietly depend on the

functioning of the others. Because when one system

stops working the others can't function for long."

Extracting forms and elements of design, structures

and aesthetics from the internal organs.

DESIGN DERIVATIONS
 Developing forms into

silhouette structures

SILHOUETTE DERIVATIONS
Pantone 11-0601 TCX

Pantone 155

Pantone 4535

Pantone 163

Pantone 485

Pantone 704

Pantone 1805

Pantone 1810

The colour palette for this collection has been

Pantone 337 thoughtfully picked. The shades of white, peach,

red, blue and black come from the aesthetic of the

Pantone 345 internal organs. These shades are accent colours

for the surface embroideries, the main shades

Pantone 341 being white, red and maroon.

Pantone black C
COLOUR PALETTE
Capturing the beauty of the anatomy of organs

and their structures through embroidery and

ornamentation.

BEAUTY OF ANATOMY
A complex coiled structure
SWATCH 01
of the small intestine
An abstract structure of the

aortic and renal arteries SWATCH 02

Inspired by the structure of
SWATCH 03
the brain and an MRI scan
The digestive system SWATCH 04
The intestines SWATCH 05
The flesh under the skin SWATCH 06
The cervical spinal column SWATCH 07
A cross-section of the 3 structures of the brain SWATCH 08
The large intestine SWATCH 09
The flow of the red blood cells SWATCH 10
An MRI of the brain SWATCH 11
Blood flow SWATCH 12
Arteries and Veins SWATCH 13
The bronchi SWATCH 14
Flesh & Muscle SWATCH 15
 Creating a range of feminine and chic

prêt-à-porter women's wear with

surface embellishments.

DESIGN DEVELOPMENTS
 A final capsule collection of three

prêt-à-porter women's wear garments

THE COLLECTION
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 EMBROIDERY
FABRIC

White cotton satin

Red pleated satin

LOOK 01
 EMBROIDERY
FABRIC

White satin spandex

White organza

LOOK 02
 EMBROIDERY

FABRIC

Red satin lycra

LOOK 03
MOCK 01
 LOOK 01
COST SHEET
 LOOK 01
SPECIFICATION SHEET

White Shantoon lining,

red spandex lining
MOCK 02
 LOOK 02
COST SHEET
 LOOK 02
SPECIFICATION SHEET

Satin spandex, soft

MOCK 03
 LOOK 03
COST SHEET
 LOOK 03
SPECIFICATION SHEET

Red satin spandex

Spandex lining
FASHION COMMUNICATION
&
STYLING PLAN
MAKE-UP LOOKS
 MAKE-UP TRIALS

R E D G L O S S Y C A R A M E L B E I G E

G L O S S Y L I P S G L O S S Y L I P S

F E M I N I N E + C H I C F E M I N I N E + C H I C

O M B R E E Y E S N U D E L O O K
 REFERENCES
HAIR
ACCESSORIES
SHOOT

C A T A L O G U E S L E E K H A I R

S H O O T P E A R L S

M I N I M A L H I G H H E E L S

F E M I N I N E + C H I C L O W B U N

S T U D I O P O N Y T A I L
 As a designer, I have come a long way from where I

started. I have been constantly exploring various

aesthetics and techniques, which made me find my design

This thesis has been very special to me. It made me language. I look at small and interesting elements as well

discover something I would want to continue in as going through intricate details, in order to develop

future, as a designer. Choosing the concept of the beautiful designs and embellishments. I believe in making

TV show, Grey's Anatomy, which is personally close my garments or collections look not only beautiful but also

to my heart, has given me immense motivation to conceptual and meaningful. I as a consumer and

work on this project. Conceptualizing Anatom ē designer, both, have an eye for detail and the intricacy of

after having just a small idea, has made me handwork. I believe in expressing my appreciation and

discover various capabilities through the course. fondness towards hand work and the artisans who put in

The collection has a personally meaningful concept effort to actualise the ideas and concepts, and help me

that I have turned into something beautiful through transform them into beautiful surface ornamentations. For

the exploration of surface embellishments. It has me, ornamentation and embroidery is a beautiful way to

helped me develop my signature style as designer, showcase a concept and adding value to my product. My

wherein I wanted to encapsulate the feminine designs value handcraft and the effort put into the

garments with aesthetically and conceptually done translation of embroideries. As a designer, it is imperative

surface ornamentations and embroidery inspired by that my garments stand out through the intricacies of the

the intricacies of the beauty of anatomy. embellishments, in a subtle way.

CONCLUSION ARTIST STATEMENT

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T H E E N D
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THESIS BY
SIMRAN SHARMA