Nicnevin

Kirsten Cochrane is a Womenswear designer from Edinburgh, specialising in leather Outerwear whose work draws influence from the great Scottish witch hunt of the 15 and 1600s that took place around her home. She uses her interest in pattern cutting and print to develop a narrative juxtaposing traditional print methods such as monoprinting, relief printing and collagraphs to communicate the land and nature that the women accused of witchcraft lived, with 1970s punk leatherwear and erotica, exploring women’s rights surrounding sexuality and reclaiming the witch as a symbol of female power. Kirsten interned for S.S.Daley during her placement year and beyond, inspiring her to place a stronger emphasis on storytelling as well as her own heritage, and receiving donation of Harris Tweed fabric used in her collection.