I then looked at balloons as an enclosure of air, and then moved on to hot air balloons because I have always been fascinated by their shape and colours and just the magical notion of floating up into the sky.

Psychiatric Hospital -An enclosure for psychiatric patients. I looked at types of restraints and enclosure used in these facilities.In Alexander McQueen's SS01 collection he used mirrorred glass, head bands and nurse's wear to evoke the troubled setting of a psychiatric hospital.

I then started to look at other fabrics associated with bondage and fetish- PVC and Plastic. I would really like to work with these fabrics because I love the shininess, translucency and and aggressive nature of them. These are also great materials because they hold and create volume brilliantly which I love!

Una Burke - Created beautiful bondage designs based on the oppression of women. I really like how the nude colour of the leather contradicts the tough and aggressive characteristics of leather as a fabric.

I then looked at bondage in fashion and how it is an enclosure of the body.

The Burkha- A religious enclosure for Muslim women. I looked at the Burkha and the different types of Burkha associated with the Muslim religion. I was surprised to learn that there are actually 3 types of Burkha, from full facial exposure to complete head to toe coverage of the womans's body.

THEMES... Although I enjoyed researching each of the themes,I found I was most drawn to the theme of 'enclosure'.