THE IDEA OF " MAGPIE" COMES FROM OLD FOLK STORIES THAT I HAVE ENJOYED WHEN I WAS YOUNGER. THROUGHOUT EASTERN, EUROPE MAGPIES ARE KNOWN FOR THEFT AND OBSESSION WITH SHINY OBJECTS ESPECIALLY JEWELLERY, WHICH THEY COLLECT TO BUILD THEIR HOMES AND KEEP FOR THEMSELVES. THIS REPRESENTS MY PERSONAL CONNECTION AND ALSO THE FABRICS USED.THIS COLLECTION REFLECTS MY OBSESSION WITH EXPLORING THE BOUNDARIES OF HAUTE COUTURE AND TRYING TO REDEFINE THEM BY USING MATERIAL WHICH YOU FIND IN ANY HOUSEHOLD KITCHEN AGAINST FABRICS THAT YOU HAVE TO SELL YOUR SOUL FOR.