Applied fashion design marks, Tutorial and Merry Old London !

So I got my marks back for applied fashion design today..I was really happy that I got 78. But I do still really need to work on my presentation skills I think!
We had our new module brief and it looks good but maybe quite hard because its quite free..Which is a good thing but it will be different working with less initial guidance.
I had my overall tutorial the other day which was good because we went over the marks of the year and discussed how it lead into third year which made me feel less nervous about what is to come in year three.
So now I’m packing for London ! Little bit nervous..because I don’t no what to expect but I am sooo excited as well ! I should learn a lot and it will be a nice change living in merry old London for a while!!

Feedback

I was quite pleased with my feedback today. My feedback was as follows :
"an excellent body of work. Showing a maturity to research and design beyond your years. You have chosen images using mainly your own photography with your own responses. Your design work has flair and individuality. The presentation needs more eye contact but the verbal presentation was strong. The trend book is excellent and presented immaculately well done. Take all the positives from this project into your research practices."
I think I need to develop my presentation skills as I am confident with what I want to say but i don’t deliver it well, the nerves seem to get to me and I don't use eye contact. Next time I am going to make a conscious effort to be more interactive with my audience!! Gemma also suggested that for research practices I chose something close to my roots as I did for this project as it came across stronger because it meant something to me.

hand in and presentation ..

So we had hand in today and we did our presentations I think mine went okay but I didn’t look up at all...I always get really nervous with presentations and plan to look up and interact but then I panic and I just look down at my cards! I think what I said was fine and the actual presentation.. I just hate being the centre of attention! Just to make me even more flustered my memory stick didn’t save the presentation properly so lovely Katherine had to save the day and drive me home so I could pick up my laptop!
I'm quite proud overall of what I handed in..I thought I would get really bogged down with the trend book but it went really well and I found it all really exciting creating my own trend.
I feel like my illustrator skills have really developed as well, as my flat drawings for this project have improved loads compared to tailoring processes. Although at the start I was really slow I think I managed to produce some pretty professional flats after practice and was really pleased with the result. Which did surprise me because I normally prefer hand rendered things.
I also really did enjoy looking into Ted baker and exploring the brand.. I felt really passionate about the trend I had created ‘humble heritage’ because all the photographs were taken on my farm at home and all the inspiration came from where I live.
Here are some photos of my trend book and final line up:

applied fashion design ..london... and crit essay !

Ok so I’m still searching for a room in London for my work placement ..Getting really excited about it now. I think I am going to learn so much from a real, hands on experience in the fashion industry. It will also be interesting to see what its like to live in London , in the centre of it all. Its completely different to what I’m used too but I think I’m going to really enjoy the change .
Critical studies is really interesting me at the moment its just hard to get in enough reading time for the essay whilst we have the new 20 credit module applied fashion design. I have read quite a few different bits from books and got a rough outline of what I want to say. In a weird way I am looking forward to writing an essay , I kind of miss the academic side of learning and it will be a nice change from what we are used to.
However I am really liking the project.. we need all research completed by Wednesday and I think I’m on track there is just so much that I want to research and go in depth with I’m finding it hard to get it all down. I did all my Ted baker research over half term and fell in love with how quirky and British the brand is. I am glad I chose it as it fits perfectly with what I’m researching.
Most of my research has been inspired by the farm at home and its fitting well with my chosen trend emotive.
I had my tutorial with gemma the other day and I was getting a bit bogged down with too much research on too many subjects.. so I was told to focus down on the strongest themes which are the rustic humble design pages and to be honest now that I have got rid of the pages on really decorative paintings and architecture I feel like I have a more focused direction and I can see my theme clearer.