The Bite Magazine - Autumn/Winter 2021 - Issue 30

bitefashion and emotions that classic films and good docu- mentaries with old pictures evoke and importantly, from my childhood, growing up in a 100-year-old farmhouse in a small German village, in a bilin- gual three-generation household. Even then, I was inspired, for example, by the old creaking wooden staircase leading up to the attic, which allowed me to see a mustard-coloured dress that goes up the stairs with a lively swing. Or the big old unused at- tic, which provided a wonderful backdrop for gor- geous clothes. All these fantasies and images from back then are my elixir to this day, through which I maintain the patience, the time and the fascination during the lengthy production process.” For the headgear and the tips in looks 2 and 3, Lisa chose the pineapple pattern because it symbolises hospitality, generosity, warmth, just like mother nature does for us. "Furthermore, this pattern uses a stylised form that can be assigned to a feather as well as that of a leaf. To tie the clothes that are dif- ferent and stand out for themselves, I consciously chose the same or slightly different patterns. Offi- cially, I have been a freelance crochet designer since 2018. I started crocheting as a child over 24 years ago and have been crocheting almost every day since then. I am self-taught and did not complete a fashion degree.” In Lisa’s Nature collection, she chose different shades of blue and red for look 1 because they repre- sent the dominant colours of the underwater world and are very multifaceted in the individual colour gradations. For look 2, she used a palette of deep violet and vivid purple, light grey, pearl, while look 3 consists of cream and dusky pink, flamingo, rose, walnut brown, emerald green, shamrock green and mint green. She explained how the colours re- lating to one another made her come up with this extraordinary combination. The pri- mary colours seem to bite each other and do not form a good harmony and unity. Nevertheless, they were loud, conspicuous and an eye-catcher. The colours’ respective mean- ings were also relative to her. Whilst red is a very present, powerful, in- tense and dynamic colour that wants to be seen and attract attention, blue is an emotionally balancing, calming colour with a moderate effect! Red is usually associated with exciting, energetic, noteworthy, lively, power- ful, courageous, passionate, dynamically charged, intense, loud, exciting, just like the work of Alex- ander McQueen. Meanwhile, blue arouses the association with the sea, water and great dis- tances and also with clarity, intelligence, pro- fessionalism and depression. Lisa revealed the process of making her creations is always a very idiosyncrat- ic companion to her. It can take up to five months to create a piece but is dependent on the item of cloth- ing. She went on to say she sets herself the goal of growing beyond herself with every creation and incorporates new elements through different shapes and materials.