Some serious fun that Hannah Bingham and I had.....After discovering a YouTube video of Adam Saax cutting some Ed Hardey t-shirts on a model, then pleating/tying/weaving together to create interesting and personalised garments.

I will include some of these customising ideas in my project as they are very quick and easy to create. They are very cheap and eco-friendly as they are produced from old and unwanted t-shirts. I hope to explore more possibilities within this styles with other garments also. I can't wait to model some of designs and record reaction to this 'punky' fashion.

Stumbleupon!

I was looking for some interesting illustrative ideas and I got lucky with this one.

It was also suggested to me that for the Professional Project I should look into surrealist artsists. I didn't want to go for the obvious and look at Dali.

The illustrator that I 'stumbled upon' is named Raquel Lissima and he has several inspirations for his work including personal, siblings and the ark project. I will look further into this artist and take ideas from his work for my designs and illustrations. I feel it is necessary for me to develop my illustrative style to increase the aesthetics of my design work.

Some other works of interest to me.....

Cool Photo shoot.

This mysterious object which looks like something straight out of a science fiction movie is actually an artpiece called Superficial by French artist Michel de Broin, and it’s located in the forest of Vosges in France.
Upon invitation to reflect on the notion of transparency, that led me into the forest to envelop the contour of a large stone with fragments of mirror. The large stone, tucked away deep in the woods, became a reflective surface for its surroundings. In this play of splintered radiance, the rock disappears in its reflections. Because it reflects one cannot be mislead by its presence, yet we cannot seize it, rather it is the rock that reflects us.

I stumbled across this artist/photographer whilst looking for smashed glass and mirrored images for my Draping Project. I typed in made of mirrors into Google after Karen sent me an image of a 'man made of mirrors' a sculpture from www.kurisitas.com.

Today's Draping Workshop!

I found today extremely daunting yet very exciting at the same time. I began by cutting a whole in the centre of the fabric and draped this over the stand; I then began pinning the back as I felt more inspired with the back than the front. The photographs I used for inspiration were taken from Harper's Bazaar, November 2010, a photo shoot by Mark Pillai.

When I then had to move onto the front I decided to keep it quite simple, so not to make the whole piece too busy. The back is so interesting so the front turned into a V-neckline with several pleats going into the cleavage. To get a nice shape around the bust I gathered over the bust point, and it created the perfect shape. The gathered/pleated neckline proved tricky at the bottom....so I cut it off!! I added a panel to fit in the front of the bodice.

Completed Jacket!

Complete Ladie's Fitted Jacket

Jacket Project Done!!! Completing my jacket has made me really pleased with my achievements. I enjoyed this project so much and I am gutted how quickly it was over. In fact I liked making the jacket so much I have decided to create a second jacket using a choice of my own fabric and lining. I have already adapted the original pattern in Lectra; I did so by taking the shoulder seam in ever so slightly and the sleeves.

The jacket book I put together will be very helpful to my designa dn construction work in the future. It is pleasing to the eye and I have included some photographs of the processes and of the final outcome.

(Photo of Jacket to follow)

Summer Book Purchases.

My favourite book so far as I am the biggest shoeaholic. It's a beautiful hard back with sketches and designs, photographs and texts. There are quotes from each of the designers some of which I have never heard from and now I have discovered them as brilliant shoe designers. I am hoping the book will inspire me further and assist me in what route to follow in fashion.