Twinship

Project: Graduate knitwear collection, BA Fashion Design (Knit), NCAD
Year: 2026
Materials: Merino, Grilon K85 thermoplastic yarn, cotton, boiled wool, wool suiting, check wool, leather
Machines: 12 gauge industrial Dubied, Passap 8 gauge, 12 gauge linker
Shown: NCAD Works graduate exhibition, 2026

Two models sitting on classroom desks, one in a dark coat and check baker boy hat, one in the check peplum jacket and red boots

Concept

Twinship as a spectrum of identity, where similarity and difference move between alignment, gentle variation and dramatic change.

Patterned fabrics sit alongside contrast knit. Stripes, paired silhouettes and repeated shapes reference the outside expectation that twins should match, while breaks in colour, texture and construction mark the moments where identity begins to separate.

The line up is structured around four identity statuses, Diffusion, Foreclosure, Moratorium and Achievement, and moves from a shared boyhood towards more defined personal expression, blending masculine and feminine references along the way.

Using a fine gauge knit machine with merino and Grilon thermoplastic yarns, I set out to create rigidity in a medium that is usually soft, using knit to control the narrative of twinship through silhouette and fabrication.

Four pairs of stick figures, grey for the first three statuses and red and blue for the last — DiffusionForeclosureMoratoriumAchievement

Looks

01 · Danny

Rugby moulded knit and pleated double crotch culottes

Grilon, Cotton and Merino Wool moulded, fully fashioned heart rugby raglan
Boiled wool and Grilon knit baker boy hat
Wool suiting pleated double-crotch culottes

Look one from the front: striped rugby knit, striped hat and pleated culottes — Front

Close-up of the striped rugby knit and ribbed collar — Detail

02 · Arjius

Leather appliqué double breasted blazer and pleated clasp shorts

Wool double-breasted funnel-neck blazer with leather and merino appliqué
Leather appliqué pleated shorts
Oversized check baker boy hat

Look two from the front: olive double-breasted blazer, pleated shorts and blue socks — Front

Look two from the side, showing the red appliqué on the sleeve — Side

Back of the blazer with a large tonal leather appliqué — Back

Close-up of the red merino and tonal leather appliqué on the blazer — Appliqué, close-up

03 · Isolt

School girl knit dress and check peplum semi-tailored jacket

Check wool peplum school jacket with external and internal pockets and a pleated merino and Grilon hemline
Cotton school dress with merino and Grilon pleats, worn with or without the jacket

Look three from the front: check peplum jacket with blue rosette, pleated dress and red boots — Front

Look three from the back without the jacket, showing the dress and pleats — Dress, worn without the jacket

Separate piece

Orange striped knit

100% Merino Wool Striped School Jumper
Fully Fashioned on a 12 Gauge Dubied machine

Orange striped knit from behind with the olive blazer over one shoulder — Back

Close-up of the orange, blue and red striped knit — Close-up

Orange striped knit worn over olive trousers

The shoot

Close portrait in a check baker boy hat and dark pinstripe coat

Model in the olive blazer standing over another sitting in a round window

Three models spread across the stairwell

Two models side by side against a white wall in the rugby knit and the check jacket

Model seated at a desk in a dark coat and check baker boy hat

Model seated on a desk in the check peplum jacket and red boots

Three models in a classroom, one standing on a desk

Three models against a dark classroom wall

The check peplum jacket under the olive blazer, from the side

The check peplum jacket and the olive blazer, from the front

Two models standing on a desk, holding hands

Photography by Dylan Gomery

Behind the scenes

The peplum jacket and pleated dress, seated on a desk

The peplum jacket and pleated dress, standing

Red patent boots and striped knit on set — behind the scenes

The classroom set with lights and a clothes rail

The rugby knit and the orange striped knit worn side by side

Model in the olive coat sitting in the round window

The orange striped knit and the olive blazer at the clothes rail

Two models in a hallway after the shoot — Eating wheelies post photo shoot :O

Shot on a Sony DSC-S650 digicam

Technical

Tech pack spec sheet for the A and B moulded rugby knit, with flats, yarns and measurements — A + B Moulded Rugby Knit

Tech pack spec sheet for the peplum pinafore school jacket, with flats, fabric swatches and measurements — Peplum Pinafore School Jacket

Tech pack spec sheet for the My First Jumper merino striped knit, with front and back flats, detachable sleeve, button and rib details, knits and measurements — “My First Jumper” Merino Wool Striped Knit

Construction

Rugby knit: Fully fashioned raglan, knitted on a 12 gauge industrial Dubied and linked on a 12 gauge linker with chain stitch
Ribs: Neck and arm ribs doubled and sandwiched, six rows on the front bed of a Passap 8 gauge
Yarns: 100% merino, Expotex Grilon K85, 100% cotton ribs
Peplum jacket: 100% bonded wool with silk lining, knitted merino and Grilon pleats, pleated cap sleeves, blue topstitching and cream buttonholes

Credits

Design: Benjamin Farrelly
Photography: Dylan Gomery
Models: Isolt, Danny and Arjius
Assisted by: Aishling Ryan Ellis
Thanks: All staff and technicians at NCAD
Documents: Lookbook, 48 pages (PDF, 11 MB) · Portfolio