Rotem Izhaki is the first-place winner in the Student Fashion Category at the 2020 Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery and her embroidered and smocked shirt is technically excellent and aesthetically admirable.
Smocking is a well known traditional embroidery technique, which gathers fabric together into tight pleats so that is can stretch and return to its gathered shape. It is often used as a form of decoration on a garment, as the gathering of the material and stitches can be formulated to create patterns.