Collections — Benjamin Collyn Elegance in Fashion

Vipers in the Ivy

Handwoven Wool Fabric, Handwoven Tencel Fabric, hand-embroidery, metalwork, etc. - July 2023 - Present

Warping the loom with tencel

Weaving the fabric for the scales

Handwoven Tencel Fabric for scales

Test swatch of the Dragonscale smocking technique

Beginning on the smocking technique sampler

Fully smocked panel awaiting pressing

Test swatch of dragonscale smocking in the middle of being pressed

Tencel fabric draped around the mannequin and scale sampler

Sample of scale detail on shoulder

measuring the wool warp for the jacket body fabric

Threading the loom with the warp

A plethora of pirns on the woven fabric

More weaving! Green warp with a charcoal gray weft

Detail of the scale motif on the fabric

Macro shot of the scale motif

Visualizing the shoulder detail during the patterning portion of the jacket project

Drafting the jacket pattern

Cutting out the muslin for the jacket mock-up

Jacket mock up front

Jacket mock-up back view

Pile of fabrics and smocking test - ready to be sewn

Test Swatch of fashion fabric and liner.

Pile of fashion fabric pattern pieces.

Basting cotton canvas onto the fashion fabric

Flatlined jacket panels

Joining the panels together

Using clips to keep panels together during the seaming process

Side view of the sewn jacket

Catching rainbows on the fabric

Sleeve Seam Detail

Getting shoulder panels installed

Detail of where the shoulder panel meets the body.

Shoulder detail of scales

Making the copper closures

Copper closures on the jacket

Back of the (mostly) finished jacket

Metal Vipers in the Ivy crown.

Crown on scale fabric

Sample dragonscale smocking for the shirt

Pinning down scales for a sample swatch

Pressed sample swatch for dragonscale shirt

Back of the sleeve cuff smocking section.

Taking a moment to appreciate my handiwork

Pinning scales on the back yoke of the shirt

Finished back yoke panel of shirt - detail

Finished back panel of the shirt

Finished shirt - sleeve

Back of the shirt

Sleeve cuff detail

Cuff shot

Built in tie on the shirt

Upcycled Fashion

Rag Rug Fringed Jacket - Upcycled strips of offcut/scrap fabrics, handwoven into a new fabric - 2023

Thrifted Leather Jacket with Lasercut Scales - Wood scraps (Maple, cherry, walnut) and Thrifted Vintage Jacket - 2022

Y2Kollapse - Upcycled Blue Jeans, Cotton IKEA Blanket, stash-found silk chiffon. - May 2022

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Fashion in America - Upcycled Blue Jeans, Wool Jacket, White Denim Pants, and Bedding - May 2021

Bubblewrap Fairy - Thermal Bubblewrap - 2020

Queen Titania - Cardboard and Paper Products - 2020

Reclaimed Organza Bags - 2019

Reclaimed Suit Jacket Skirt - 2019

Marigold Dress - 2019
Recycled Sari Silk, Thrifted Fabric, Reclaimed Jewelry

The Violence of Butterflies - 2019
Recycled Sari Silk

Upcycled Paper and Receipt Tape Gown - 2018

Couture Fashion

Hand Embroidered Bat Cape - Boiled Wool, Faux Fur, Cotton Thread. - June 2022

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Handwoven Pieces

Houndstooth Jacket - Baby Alpaca Yarn - 2017

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Vipers in the Ivy Overcoat

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Freeform Motorcycle Jacket - Handspun yarn, Handwoven Fabric, Faux Leather, Zipper - July 2017

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Vivarium - FW 2020