| Packing your bags just got a whole lot easier. Inventive designer Capri Philip has finally bridged the gap between stylish, comfortable, and functional clothing in her women’s travel wear collection Puresuit. Each piece is designed to outlast any globe-trotting turbulence and span changing environments. With natural fabrics suitable to any climate, Puresuit maintains a chic feminine look that makes travelling in style possible.
Philip has her own travel plans which include Iceland, Argentina, and China, and given that her inspiration comes from exploring her surroundings, her next destinations are sure to evoke new and exciting design concepts. Her inspired ideas and passion to meet and exceed her market’s practical needs have produced the must-haves pieces of Puresuit and promise a bright future for Philip.
Leah Webb: How would you describe Puresuit?
Capri Philip: Travelling is filled with long hours of waiting, changing environments, and unpredictable circumstances. Comfortable and functional clothing is essential to get you to your destination. Through research I’ve discovered this market is greatly under-catered to. What the market currently offers for travel clothing is either fashionable, comfortable, or functional, but not all three. What I hope to achieve with Puresuit is a product that combines all of these aspects.
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Technical fabrics are combined with classic designs to create clothing that can make the transition to multiple environments. Natural fabrics such as Merino wool and rayon from bamboo are used for their anti-bacterial, moisture-wicking and anti-wrinkle properties. Outerwear uses DINTEX technology which is fully waterproof yet breathable. Pieces are designed to be layered to easily adjust to changing environments while travelling.
LW: What was the inspiration behind the collection?
CP: The collection is inspired by European cities in the fall. Colours come from dark wet skies, marble and stone architecture, as well as cobblestone streets. Draped silhouettes are drawn from marble sculptures by the great Renaissance artists.
LW: Tell us a bit about your creative and design process.
CP: Once the market has been defined by extensive research, I move onto getting inspired. Although I like to create designs from an inspiration that my market can relate to, I still like to collect ideas from anywhere and everywhere. Starting from more vague ideas, I like to travel to somewhere I’ve never been, visit galleries, or read a new book—often these things happen all at once. You never know where ideas will come from: a pattern from tiles in a caf� or a person’s outfit on the street can spark imagination. Next, lots of sketching, collecting images, and fine-tuning designs and colours that will be appropriate for the market. Lastly, prototyping and more prototyping to get the fit perfect and to iron out production details. Of course there are many more little details and it never ends up being linear. Parts of these steps can happen out of order or twice over.
LW: What have you taken away from your experience at KPU?
CP: KPU’s fashion program has done a phenomenal job of giving us the skills and knowledge needed to confidently enter the industry. The long hours of practicing technical skills I’m sure will prove to be very valuable in the near future. Handling several projects in and out of school, due dates, part-time jobs and life over the last four years has been a strong lesson in time management. Above all else, I’ve learned that the industry is a community and that all efforts to help my fellow colleagues in their careers will strengthen it for the benefit of everyone.
LW: What are your plans after graduation?
CP: I’m excited to begin working in the industry and start to perfect my craft. What I’m most passionate about is bringing a design concept into reality by learning the needs of the market and applying that knowledge to create a garment that fits that lifestyle.
LW: If Puresuit had a company mission statement, what would it be?
CP: We are all in pursuit of a life we can be proud of. Pure can have different meanings to many people, for me it’s clean and simple. As I’ve incorporated pure into the name, I’ve done the same to the clothing, with timeless design and natural fabrics. The goal is to offer sophisticated travel wear that is as comfortable and functional as it is polished. Flattering silhouettes combined with technical fabrics easily transition between the cobblestone streets of Europe to the ski resorts in Canada.
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