Ian Concannon
he/him
Creatures of Habit
Creatures of Habit is a gender-inclusive collection which centres personal narrative, shaped by the poetic influence of “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night,” “The Road Not Taken,” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Dylan Thomas and Robert Frost. Exploring themes of rage, defiance, isolation, choice, consequence, and the search for purpose, the collection reflects on the shared experience of queer people growing up in rural Ireland, where sexuality is often known but not acknowledged.
Influences from queer nightlife and desolation further shape the collection's silhouette and fabrication direction, exploring classic garment silhouettes through a unique and personal approach that combines memory, cultural experience, and poetic narrative. Fabrication is central to the work: latex shifts between transparency and opacity, fluidity and rigidity, mirroring the evolving nature of identity, while staining, distressing, and embroidery evoke desolation and emotional erosion within the garments’ surfaces, reinforcing the collection’s core themes.
Look 1, One Night Coat, distressed tea-stained quilted cotton coat with embroidery and exaggerated drawstring detailing; Used Bomber, towelling bomber jacket splashed with latex; Raw Slip, latex-dipped hand dyed tulle shift dress.
Look 2 , Johnnie Gown, latex and veiling tulle gown inspired by the proportions of a tank top; Facial Veil, veiling tulle dipped in latex with baby locked edges.
Look 3, Throat Coat, oversized coat constructed from translucent latex gauze; Thin Feel Shirt, semi-transparent latex sheeting shirt; Uncut Jeans, oversized olive denim jeans with a buffalo leather patch.
Look 4, Throb Bomber, latex coated soy and cotton blended wadding bomber jacket; Birthday Suit, off-white cotton pointoille rib tank top and brief set.
Research
Primary research.
Silhouette exploration.
Croquis development.
Primary research.
Design development.