I have started a new project this week and again I have to write my own brief and show how I would market this to the industry and what sort of category it would be in. I have chosen to look at architecture and how it is so closely related to fashion. I will be working in knit and in digital print for this project. To start off I have looked at designers work that could relate to architecture and how/why it does so. The main designer that kept popping up was Hussein Chalayan who has used many different shapes and silhouettes in his garments to emphasise the relevance of architecture and basically show fashion as more of an art form. For the digital print side of this, I have started looking at really detailed blueprints and I have done some quick study drawings of modern buildings around me. Here is some of my inspiration right now:
Sunday, 27 February 2011
Friday, 25 February 2011
Authorship Project
So basically for this project we had to write our own brief and work towards anything we chose. I started looking at my previous trend book for inspiration as it was still fresh in my head and I wanted to take a few of my images further. I ended up creating a small installation (with a basic garment involved). So here are a few images of my journey through this project starting off with inspiration and research....
Scanned images of fabric from a New York based Artist. |
I love this! The way the fabric creates an almost different colour because of the simple manipulation. |
An image of an area covered with ice - I found the colours in this image very influential. Dark and gloomy... |
Everything you need in life...nearly! |
Elie Saab AW10 |
Elie Saab AW10 |
Rodarte (Not sure which season) |
Rodarte SS10 |
Rodarte AW08 |
Some cushion stuffing in a sheer fabric. I spent about 2 hours trying to capture this while it was falling! |
I then created the garment by hand-sewing all the balloons on to a separate cotton base which was then stitched on to the sheer fabric at the neckline. |
I took some of my photos and cut them up in to squared and hung them all around my garment to give the impression of it being even more 3-D than it already was. |
This was my final outcome. If I was allowed to use a little bit more space I think I would have expanded the garment and also possibly used different sizes/more images to give a more dramatic effect. |
Remember the Nokia 8310?
Well...recently I had my blackberry stolen and of course I didn't have insurance on it (because let's face it, it costs more than it's worth) so I had to resort to buying an old phone on eBay.
I've gone for the old Nokia 8310 and it's reminding me of when I was 15 at school and having a Nokia meant you were cool. Since being reunited with it I've grown quite attached (especially with Snake) and I'm actually quite content with it. Let's see how long that will last! I'm betting come March I'll be dying for the I-Phone!
I've gone for the old Nokia 8310 and it's reminding me of when I was 15 at school and having a Nokia meant you were cool. Since being reunited with it I've grown quite attached (especially with Snake) and I'm actually quite content with it. Let's see how long that will last! I'm betting come March I'll be dying for the I-Phone!
I'm in LOVE...
The PERFECT shoe! I think I would sell all my other clothes and shoes and everything else I own just to have a pair of these Prada's. |
I think the same has to be said for these J-W Anderson boots. I am so jealous of anyone who has these. |
Inspiration for Trend Book
I am in L.O.V.E with Gareth Pugh, especially with these pieces from his SS09 collection. Can't get enough!!! |
An image with an amazing composition from Dazed and Confused. |
Givenchy |
This was part of the Chanel double page spread in Vogue quite a while ago. Although the clothes are amazing I found this composition really inspiring. |
Evolution? |
A collage on my wall of inspiration for this project. |
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