I also got my elective millinery mark back and I got 63 which I was pretty pleased with as I felt that they were marked quite harshly last year. I really enjoyed the module and felt I put a lot of work in. It was really positive feedback and with no negative comments so I thought maybe I would get a slightly higher mark if I’m honest. But it doesn’t matter and I’m still pleased I got a 2.1.
Tailoring hand in is tomorrow and I feel like I’ve learnt so much and really put my all into this project. I thought id post some photographs of my work so far and my evaluation to update my progress...
Tailoring Practices Evaluation
I have learnt so much from this module , not only gaining a new way of working but solid techniques that can be taken to other projects and most importantly my final collection in year 3 .
Instead of researching unrelated themes (for example architecture) like we did in previous modules, we designed directly from samples and researching designers. This was a challenge at first, however once I got into it I realised how far one sample can take you .I experimented with the form and scale of a button hole, making it triangular. At first I couldn’t think how to design from it. Then after putting it on the stand and taking photographs I managed to produce pages from it and couldn’t stop myself from designing. I realised that working on the stand was the key, as it got me thinking about different parts of the body the sample could be a function on.
I think I will apply this different way of working to other projects as it really helped me to push my ideas forward and be more innovative in my way of thinking.
Completing the Designer research and shop report gave me a better understanding of tailoring .I think it was a defining moment when I cut up and sketched parts of the tailored jacket that I bought. As I began to understand how a jacket was put together and the different pieces that made it up. It also made me realise what went inside the jacket, under the lining.
Going to the playhouse and talking to the tailor in Rhodes and wood, the assistant in Hugo boss and Harvey Nichols (in the Pal Zileri section) also helped me to gain a better understanding. They told me about the different supers they offered and that the higher end jackets were made from virgin wool with canvas inside, rather than being glued.
The designers that inspired me the most from my research were; Emilio de la Morena, as her work is so structural and sculptured, Thome Browne as I haven’t come across him before and I found his tailored work really clever and quirky and of course Christian Dior. His tailored garments transform a body and the shapes he creates are truly beautiful.
I was really proud of myself when I made a basic half a tailored jacket, setting in the sleeve and shoulder pad and I am also pleased with my final designs, I felt as if I could have designed many more coats and jackets from the samples that I produced as I was really inspired by them. Overall l after completing this module I have a much better understanding of the detail and practice that is required in making a tailored piece and that it takes a lot of time and skill to produce.
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