BA Hons Textile Design For Fashion Final Major Project…
…Garment Development
After revising my colour palette choice and experimenting with dip dyed chiffon i created a dress that i was very happy with. It has black laser cut leather across the bust with black dip dyed chiffon underneath. This piece fits well for my ideas about a dream like mid-set.
BA Hons Textile Design For Fashion Final Major Project…
…Shape Development
I began trying to develop interestingly shaped garments by drawing on 2D outlines. I did several designs but found it a very limiting way of working and was unhappy with the results. i was struggling to combine my ideas for Shape Print and Texture…
BA Hons Textile Design For Fashion Final Major Project…
…Texture Development
I developed my ink blot images into patterns that can be laser cut into faux leather to create texture. These cut out shapes layered with dip dyed chiffon give an interesting contrast effect between the softness of the chiffon and the sharp edges of the cut leather. I want to use these techniques to create layers, that will communicate the layers of a person’s mind.
BA Hons Textile Design For Fashion Final Major Project…
…Print Development
I want to develop prints that can be used for two purposes - to translate two dimensionally onto fabric for decoration to enhance shape making, and also, through laser cut and dévoré, to use the print to manipulate the fabric itself.
Building on my concept of the link between creativity and the disturbed mindset I discovered the Ink Blots Test or “Rorschach Test” used to examine a person’s personality characteristics and emotional functioning and to detect underlying thought disorders. This print technique creates a very beautiful effect and coincides well with my concept. What I like most about these images is that every person will see something different in them and will identify their own theme in the prints. It would be interesting to examine these differences.
I created several of my own inkblots using coloured ink and then scanned them into Photoshop, I played around with different filters. I used the scanned images to create a laser cut document, and laser cut some leather for experimentation.
BA Hons Textile Design For Fashion; Final Major Project…
…I know in this project I want to combine shape, print and texture. I looked at fashion designer Alexander McQueen who I know has incorporated all three in his broad portfolio of work. After finding some key images from the book “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty” from The metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, I also watched “McQueen and I” the channel 4 documentary about his life. I was inspired by the volume of work and the unique quality of each collection, and also moved by the devastation of his suicide in 2010. It got me wondering why in so many great artists and designers there seemed to be a link between creativity and the disturbed mind. This has now become my concept for the project and will influence design as well as styling.
Objects with emotional attachment…
…Illustrations i did during my hitch hike to Morocco. I always keep my illustrations simplistic so i can create prints with them in photoshop.
Two blogs...?
“Welcome to the Freak Show” 2011 collection
My Inspiration…
the concept of distorting the silhouette and deforming the shape of the body.
My Development…
the theme of the freak show styling to bring the collection together.
My Creation…
a stylised conceptual photo shoot of the fashion collection.
The making of the conceptual photo shoot for ‘Welcome to the Freak Show’ collection. filmed on my laptop (at one point balanced in a tree) and edited using imovie!
Welcome to the Freak Show…
My Development…
The first and second test shots for the styling process before the final shoot.
