POCKETS, ZIPS AND COLLARS

Friday support module has been really interesting for me. I have learned how to make zips, pockets, and collars so far . I have made zips and collars before on my foundation course last year but completely forgot the technique so it was good everything had to be recorded on a technical file for this year plus the work looked more presentable on a file . I am quite a perfectionist therefore I wanted all my samples to look neat and tidy so overall I was quite pleased . During this exercise we also had to research on historical and contemporary pockets, collars and zips so it was interesting to discover about how, when and who made them . 

                                           INVISIBLE ZIPS                            

OFF CENTRE ZIPS

       

                                                             STAND COLLAR                                                  

SHIRT COLLAR

                                                                POCKET IN A SEAM

 
                                                         SKIRT FRONT POCKET

PRESENTATION

                   

:Image of helmut newton photography                                      :Helmut Newton 

On wednesday we had our presentation which had to about a designer or an artist that is relevant to our essay question. I chose Helmut Newton , a well known prolific fashion photographer during the 1950s and 1960s . Reflecting on my presentation , I made so many errors due to my nervousness and due to that I started fidgeting and forgot what I was meant to say properly even though I had made notes on my iPad. I should have made more eye-contact and researched about the background of my chosen topic. I have always come across as shy person so perhaps because of that I found it tough to speak in front of the class . My aim is to be more prepared and be more confident when speaking next time .

JUMPSUIT JOURNEY

For my jumpsuit ideas I had successfully construct a silhouette based on Renaissance. I designed my jumpsuit inspired by the 16th century costumes. The costumes in those period were very flamboyant with larger than life frilled collars with big volume puffy sleeves and I wanted to incorporate that into my own concept. We had to make changes to a basic jumpsuit so I made few alteration starting from the neckline by having big frilled collars with mandarin collar and press stud underneath at the back. The centre front is a raglan sleeves with elastic waist. I also changed the back into bodice style with invisible zip fastening. 
    For past few weeks, we have been busy with pattern cutting exercise using basic suit block pattern. I found it quite tough at the beggining when I had to manipulate the shape even though my jumpsuit design was in front of me because pattern cutting is still a new experience for me even though we made the shirt on our last semester. I found the task quite challenging as I had to make so many alteration and I felt nervous thinking I will make mistakes despite the tutors walking around eager to help . Nevertheless I was just glad i managed to finish the whole jumpsuit pattern in one day which was an achievement for someone who works quite slow. I am excited to see the final outcome and actually enjoying pushing myself everyday with new challenges waiting ahead of me.

 

 

 

REPEAT PATTERNS

                      

Image of a vase with baroque patterns                              Research image of a baroque patterns                                  

This monday we have been working on repeat patterns for our wallpaper designs. I had been looking through my renaissance research of baroques because as soon as renaissance word popped in my head , I thought about baroques. I am not really a huge fan of the baroques if i am being honest because i find the patterns quite heavy meaning they look quite over the top anyway I picked a couple of drawings I  had done and merged them together to create a repeat pattern .  I than had to cut up and photocopy my repeat pattern and stick them back together using masking tape to seal . I find this technique not only quicker but i am able to create wonderful patterns and I surprised myself once I painted the designs using colours from my colour palette. The patterns looked more alive and interesting so I am eager to experiment with more colours and techniques in upcoming sessions.

RENAISSANCE

For my monday module, I was working on colour palettes for wallpaper designs . We had to choose one of the themes from 4 art movements based on Renaissance, Cubism, Surrealism & Pop-Art. I decided go for Renaissance because I wanted to do something completely different to my comfort zone. I felt like in the past all the colours I had worked on seemed too familiar however this time I wanted to experiment on new concepts .  I looked at my Renaissance Research and chose 5 colours from both Fashion and Historical related to Contemporary Artists.  I than made 6 boxes that had been divided into 5 uneven lines and painted in a line of each colour .This exercise helped me to get more idea of how my colours may look next to each other and with an accent colour. I went for gold as my accent colour because as you know renaissance period was all about rich and glamour. 

LONDON FASHION WEEK

                                                  SIMONE ROCHA

London Fashion week always brings fresh new styles to the runway. New emerging fashion designer by the name of Simone Rocha took over the London fashion week this year for autumn/winter 2014-2915 to her ready to wear collection . I discovered her when researching about New Gen designers and have been a fan of her ever since. For this season, She took an inspiration from renaissance period and silhouette of queen Elizabeth's costume with skirts that are slightly exaggerated at the hips to add big volumes, cut them short and added belts crafted from plastic jewellery to add a bit of modern twist . She also turned her attention towards the ruffles sleeves and pockets which made the garments stood out on the runway because you usually see pockets that are basic shapes. I also love her choice of colour palette . Her collection always seems girlish with bit of quirkiness with tartans and cute jelly shoes with chunky heels . I also like the fact they are wearable pieces and I would defiantly wear all of them only if I had the money that is.

                                                          ASHISH 

 I adore Ashish autumn/winter 2014 collection and in true Ashish style, he again wowed the fashion critics with his amazing street style that are loud and screams disco. He showcased his signature lashings of sequins , lace , glitters to manipulated gathered denim jumpsuit with created ruffles which I thought looked  funky. In fact these, these we the sort of clothes you would no doubt dreamed of wearing it when we were younger so it was like a reminiscent of our old days. Each season , he brings fun to the catwalk  and would have a chavvy looking jogging bottoms would look this good on the runway.

INTRODUCTION TO FASHION CONSTRUCTION

                                                     
                                                     
                                                                        FRENCH SEAM

                                                                5 THREAD SEAM  

                                                                PLAIN SEAM

                                                          BOUND OPEN SEAM

                                           

For my friday support module on "Introduction to Fashion Construction'' we had been learning about different types of Seams & Hems found on manufacture garments. I must say I really enjoyed it and top of that  I learned all the names of the seams I didn't knew before.