My final garment that completes my final collection is the "Deserting dress" which is the evening wear choice of my collection. It was quite simple to sew it up after the circles were complet...
The brand KEAR & KU have recently divided their label into two halves Kear http://www.keargent.co.uk/, and Ku http://www.kustreet.co.uk/. If your a man looking for formal and evening wear Kear Ge...
I have managed to finish another final garment 1 more to go now! This week I have successfully completed my "Motionless Jumpsuit", even though the textiles within the circles took the mo...
WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF BLOGSBlogs play an important role in the fashion industry with the purpose of: advertising, setting upcoming trends and promoting a brand and its identity.The main function ...
As I had completed my "Senseless Jacket" I thought it would make perfect sense to create my "Time Travelling Coat" next as they are constructed in the same way. This was the most diff...
The main task for last week was to complete my "Senseless Jacket" for my final collection. It was a lot more easier to match up all the design lines this time round and everything fit togethe...
At the fashion show yesterday I got talking to one of the designers for Kear & Ku which told me what his inspiration was for the latest range. The range was very youthful, urban with a slight sen...
Bloggers Sheena ( http://justcallmeshoena.blogsp ot.com) and Erica (http://mad-about-the-girl.blo gspot.com.uk)Over this weekend I have spent some time in London for the purpose of attending a Fas...
For my computer brief we have had to research into the uses and progression of digital art and CAD. It helped me looking at fashion films to understand how the artistic movement has developed over th...
To make the Frowning top and Invisible pants link I had to interchange features on both garments to make them work together as an overall outfit. So I added the circles from the trousers underneath t...
I have now progressed onto creating my invisible pants which are paired with the "Frowning top" and "Senseless jacket". By making up these trousers I realised the frowning top had bee...
I have started constructing my frowning top making it using 7 panels. I used two different flat weaves as I preferred it that way whilst toiling. I constructed these 7 panels and inserted the zip so ...
After completing my toiles I finally have moved onto the task of creating my final collection. I started with one of the easiest designs to get it out of the way - the DESERTING DRESS. I made sure I ...
After completing all of my toiles I pieces all the outfits together to see how they looked as a whole. I realised that the coat and jacket and trousers use similar deign lines so complement each othe...
I had already made a lining for my senseless jacket, but the problem was that it didnt fit to the outer shell. So I decided that I would replicate the front panel of the outer shell and use that as a...
I have finally reached the end of my toile making, which is quite daunting because no more mistakes can be made.First of all I made the kimono style jacket using all 1cm seam allowance. I then placed...
From this blog http://www.ashadedviewonfashio n.com/ I collected different inspiration and knowledge of upcoming and previous exhibitions and latest catwalk shows. I feel this blog is very strong and ...
From this blog http://stitchywoowoo.blogspot. co.uk/, I have taken many different influences using Art & Crafts. This blogger gives such creative and innovative ways of displaying fabrics and word...
A task that I have to complete in order to achieve my grade for my manufacturing brief, is to complete a Lay Plan. These are important in industry, as they allow manufacturers to know how much fabric...
My second to last toile, I have completed was my Invisible Pants, which are a pair of trousers with curved panels down the side seams. I found these one of the most easiest toiles yet, so I dont know...
For this bodice I amended all the patterns before hand: making the neck line bigger, widening the armhole and creating panels rather than darts. I did this as I have had problems throughout all the f...
Following on from my bodice I had to make the other addition which was a pair of trousers which connected at the waist line. These trousers worked much better than the bodice as the design lines were...
For my computer brief one of the tasks is to look at blogs that I read daily and evaluate how they inspire my thoughts about my own blog. I always look at updates and new blog posts and something can...
I have begun to toile my Motionless Jumpsuit starting with the bodice and focusing on getting the fit perfect for the final garment. I have found that I have had to slice off some of the excess in th...
Today we helped set up a window display in CANCER RESEARCH, Northwich, where we dressed the mannequins in the clothes that we used to recreate painting in a styling photo shoot. I bought a shirt and ...
As I have completed the toile for my deserting dress I have realised that all my design lines dont match which means all of my patterns are incorrect. To problem solve this I had to amend all my patt...
I have completed two toiles now and onto the third. I have started to pattern and toile my Deserting Dress which is next on my list of garments I have to make for my final collection. I started off m...
For my brief the final task is to convey my chosen concept to my target audience. I chose to do a styling photo shoot, where a photographer called " Janet Lodziewska" captured my forms on cam...
Recently I have been having problems with my coat toile as the neck shape didnt match and the lining was to small for the outer shell. So I have spent a couple of days trying to problem solve this by...
To complete my toile of my shift dress I had to attach the neck and arm facings and the sewn up circles. I positioned these in the same way the spec drawing was done having a total of about 17 circle...
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