Girisha Suri
The Cleave Skirt cover — full front view of the chestnut leather wrap panel buckled over the rust-and-teal plaid midi, worn with a brown tank and heels.

Contemporary · 2026

The Cleave Skirt

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01 — ABOUT THE SKIRT

'A piece from my portfolio' spread — CAD render of the chestnut leather wrap panel over the rust-and-teal plaid midi skirt, beside the introduction on merging two distinctly different fabrics.

02 — CONCEPT

Concept board — 'The Cleave Skirt', contronym: to split apart / to cling together; the wrap skirt among cleft-rock, fabric and buckle references over the line 'rigidity yields to movement'.

03 — TREND ANALYSIS

Trend analysis — structured drape, juxtaposing matt and glossy textures, earthy palettes and sculptured silhouettes annotated across four styled references.

04 — A STUDY IN DUALITY

'A Study in Duality' spread — asymmetric leather skirt references and a leather-yoked plaid skirt, on how opposing materials coexist within one silhouette.

05 — MATERIAL BOARD

Material board — leather and suede options for the structured panel beside woollen checks and plaids for the drape, with vegan alternatives and minimalist hardware accents.

06 — COLOUR BOARD

AW 26/27 colour board — core neutrals, seasonal shades and accent highlights, pinned beside the leather-and-plaid pairing.

07 — PLAID DEVELOPMENT

Plaid development process — seven steps from Scottish heritage research and sketches through colour, scale and weave tests to the final wool-blend twill with TCX yarn codes.

08 — DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

Design development — silhouette evolution flats, annotated front and side illustrations of the buckled wrap, fabric and texture studies and the buckle and hem detail study (option 1).'The Merging of textures' — the pleated variation drawn in motion on a dancer, walking illustrations and flats refining the buckle and wrap hemline (option 2).

09 — FINAL LOOKS

Final looks — Look 01, the high-neck column styling under an oversized wide-brim hat; Look 02, the stripped-back minimalist iteration of the leather-and-plaid wrap.

10 — COMMERCIAL PRODUCT STRATEGY

Commercial product strategy — price architecture, target consumer, range role and colour distribution positioning the hero Cleave Skirt in the AW 26/27 collection.

11 — FLAT SKETCHES

The Cleave Skirt flat sketches — front, back and panel-open technical flats with buckle, side-seam and zipper details, technical information and fabric and trim cards.

12 — TECH PACK

Tech pack cover pages — front and back flats with design and construction notes beside the revised cover; sample-size measurements blurred to protect the company's intellectual property.Tech pack component pages — flap-open technical flat and hardware specs beside the bill of materials, construction and stitching matrix and quality-control reminders.

13 — LOOKBOOK

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