‘What if artist Francis Bacon and film director Tim Burton had met?’ Helen Price wondered. She finds the answer in this dress: a large, soft, body-hugging wool creation with eyes, nose and mouth, in which a well-known self-portrait by Bacon is recognisable. Price approaches his expressive, surrealistic painting style using a mechanical 3D knitting technique – unusual for fashion. She loves knits because of their freedom and creative possibilities. Wearability is secondary. [text 2025]

‘What if artist Francis Bacon and film director Tim Burton had met?’ Helen Price wondered. She finds the answer in this dress: a large, soft, body-hugging wool creation with eyes, nose and mouth, in which a well-known self-portrait by Bacon is recognisable. Price approaches his expressive, surrealistic painting style using a mechanical 3D knitting technique – unusual for fashion. She loves knits because of their freedom and creative possibilities. Wearability is secondary. [text 2025]