FABRIC RESEARCH

I went to Shepherds Bush and Berwick Street on Friday to get samples of material for my collection.

MOLESKIN

POLYPAPER



POWERNET

CHIFFON

DEVELOPMENT OF TOILE 2

• STAGE 1 OF THE JACKET

• STAGE 2

• STAGE 3

ANOTHER TOILE REVIEW ON THURSDAY AND I ONLY HAVE 2 TOILES OUT OF 4

                     I  WILL GIVE YOU THE FEEDBACK ON FRIDAY

ANOTHER RIOT

Students attacked police with metal crash barriers and trashed a police van, as a second protest against rising university tuition fees turn violent.

Chanel - Spring Summer 2011 Full Fashion Show Part 1 - High Quality (Exc...

KELLY BROOK’S DRESS, YES, NO, MAYBE SO?

What do we think of Kelly Brook’s dress? We know that feathers are immense for this autumn/winter trend, but do we think that Kelly Brook has taken it a bit far with this dress at a party in London?

DEVELOPED ON TOILE NUMBER 2

Lanvin ♥ H&M

Feminine, contemporary and chicly Parisian.

Lanvin's Alber Elbaz has designed a dazzlingly

colourful collection for H&M –perfect for all

the winter's parties.

LANVIN FOR H&M IS AVAILABLE IN 200 H7M STORES WORLDWIDE ,   
STARTING ON 23^RD NOVEMBER 2010

INFLATE

Dazed shoot with Anthony Maule and Robbie Spencer

MY MAIN FOCUS OF MY COLLECTION

SHOES TO KILL FOR

Alexander McQueen Spring 2010

WHAT EDUCATION CAN DO!!

               Student protest against tuition fees

A student protest against rising tuition fees turned violent with demonstrators forcing their way into a building and smashing windows as they approached Parliament. A group barged into the lobby of Tory headquarters at Millbank before being forced out by police and security officers. They then began setting fire to placards outside the entrance. Windows in the office block were smashed and a number of smoke bombs thrown.

EVENT

FUTURE BEAUTY:

30 Years of Japanese fashion

15^th October 2010 - 6^th February 2011

Barbican Art Gallery

                                               http://www.barbican.org.uk/

FORMATIVE ASSESEMENT

SO MUCH WORK SO LITTLE TIME

Toile Number 2

I started of with this shell of the dress firstly, but what I had in mind it wasn’t working with this fabric so I had to change it.

So I changed the material from calico to mesh, so that I could see the beauty of what it is I was trying to do.

From my development of my research I thought that I could be playful with this dress, by adding pieces of sculpture on to the dress. So I got one of the sculptures was from research and enlarged the picture and parts of the picture. Then I cut them out in calico. I didn’t like the result I got from it, by using the bigger pieces, so I decided to stick to the smaller pieces.

Back View

I will be developing this toile by covering the whole dress or laying pieces. In these photos the sculpture pieces are pinned on but for the final or development of the dress the pieces with be tacked together. 

Toile Number 1

This is my first toile, I had to make a dress firstly then draw on lines where I wanted the panels to be.

This was the next stage of the dress, where the panels where cut up then seam allowance were added to it. Then it was sew back up together, BUT….. as you can see it has gone wrong because I didn’t add notches to the pattern.

ALWAYS REMEMBER TO PUT YOUR NOTCHES IN IF NOT YOU WILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

TOILE REVIEW

                        *2 outfits (not garments) on models

                                                       

I’ve mistreated my blog

A pick-me-up of what’s been happening in the last 2 weeks……

These are a couple of pages from my sketchbook

I will be doing more development on my sketchbook and I will be putting up more pictures for you to comment on

Draping on the stand

This week at university for fashion directions-pre collection, I have been draping on the stand (mannequin/ tailored dummy) as you might know it as. Draping on the stand has helped me with my design work (that I will be putting up soon on my next post), and will also help with my design development.

It has also helped me to understand how to turn my ideas into reality.



Must have in your wardrobe!!

Faux Fur                         

Invest in a fur coat it’s this season’s instant appeal.

Faux fur is the texture of the season.



Initial Concept

I choose surrealism as my concept for my final year collection, because I think surrealism is all about uniqueness and weird things.

My core idea was surrealism, but as surrealism is so broad I had to narrow it down. So I choose to do surrealism sculpture and the artist that I choose to look at was Jean Arp.

 I think initially it will develop because I want to focus on shape and volume, so I think that sculpture is a good focus point.

I will be draping on the stand to get the shape and volume that I am focusing on, for a more thrilling and more successful collection.

This blog

This blog is fundamental and will form the foundation of my reflective study and is a requirement of my module. It is a great opportunity for views to comment and give their opinion about my work.

SO MAKE SURE YOU COMMENT!!!!!!!!!!

I will be updating my blog at least 3 times a week, with various things such as pictures, videos and websites.

SO STAY TUNED!!!!!!!

This process will help me recognize my own development and assist me to keep track of my own studies over the next 7 months.

My final year of uni!!!!

This blog is for views to pursue my hectic last year at Hertfordshire University.