MCAST Designers:
Rebecca Calleja
Collection: Unrequited Love is an exploration of the delicate tension between desire and despair — an emotional journey encapsulated in five looks, each inspired by the fragmented beauty of longing. This collection draws from the timeless vulnerability found in poetry, particularly the verses of Petrarca & Sappho, and the symbolism of dried roses — a motif that mirrors love's fading bloom. The garments trace the path of unreciprocated affection, translating complex emotions into tangible expressions through fabric, form, and detail. Each outfit embodies one of five emotional stages: Control, Passion, Rejection, Euphoria & Longing.
Annmarie Azzopardi
Collection: In Lucid Play, Annmarie Azzopardi explores a girl's journey through fear, illusion, and awakening. The haunted house mirrors her isolation, while distorted creatures embody a mind unraveling in paranoia. Darkness looms, feeding the sense of being watched. Yet, resilience flickers—she adapts, slowly growing stronger. Her self-imposed cage, once protection, becomes her prison. Entrapment tightens… until liberation erupts. She dismantles her fear, revealing a defiant, radiant self. Lucid Play blurs dream and reality, mirroring the girl's inner war between confinement and clarity. Lucid play masterfully captures the painful, beautiful process of breaking free—from fear, from silence, into vivid, conscious freedom.
Aisling Guidera
Designer: Aisling is an Irish designer who relocated to Malta to study at MCAST. With a background in textile design, Aisling is passionate about bringing texture into her designs and taking inspiration and textures from nature combining textiles techniques with traditional fashion design techniques.
Collection: This collection takes inspiration from the different stages of Aisling’s life, building each layer, creating a journey throughout the collection. Using the tactile medium of crochet, nature inspired textures will tell the story throughout each garment in an organic journey similar to the complexities of ever-changing life.
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