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.
Monday, 1 March 2010
Thursday, 11 February 2010
RESULTS , new project and critical studies ..
We got our marks in today and I was so pleased to get 78! I was surprised that I did so well on my technical file, but very pleased that it came across professional and industry style. We are currently working on new project Applied fashion design and it has got me really excited because I am feeling really inspired by the trends and think I could get lots of research. I feel like we haven’t been able to research with our own photographs etc for a while and I’m really looking forward to it. However with lots of reading and a draft to do for critical studies as well I am going to have a very busy reading week at home!!
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Work placement and design realisation
I have had a very busy few week, firstly I applied to be a fashion illustrator/design intern in London a week or so ago( for ppd2 ) and was asked to attend an interview, so I spent most of the week stressed putting together my portfolio whilst finishing design realisation for hand in as well. …Anyway I went to London on Monday and attended the interview. It went really well and they offered me the placement! I was so pleased, but now there is the issue of finding somewhere to stay in London that doesn’t cost and arm and a leg !
I’m really excited to be living in London for 3 weeks, it’s going to be a lot different to what I am used to and I think I am going to learn so much from the company I will be working for .
I also had my feedback for Design realisation…. The positives were,
• Excellent body of research
• Precise technical package, presented to a professional standard
• Garment constructed beautifully
The parts I needed to work on were:
• experiment with a different media when annotating(when this was pointed out I realised that I did use a lot of random biros etc for my notes and for a cleaner finish need to consider something more consistent
I felt I learnt quite a lot from this project, especially managing to use illustrator to do flats which I was really proud of, and developing a positive way of working. In this module I took apart the garment were told to design from which seemed to give me lots of ideas on designing. Even though we were making one garment I felt I could design lots more from the idea pages I produced ,which is positive and I’m going to use this way of working again if I get the chance.
I’m really excited to be living in London for 3 weeks, it’s going to be a lot different to what I am used to and I think I am going to learn so much from the company I will be working for .
I also had my feedback for Design realisation…. The positives were,
• Excellent body of research
• Precise technical package, presented to a professional standard
• Garment constructed beautifully
The parts I needed to work on were:
• experiment with a different media when annotating(when this was pointed out I realised that I did use a lot of random biros etc for my notes and for a cleaner finish need to consider something more consistent
I felt I learnt quite a lot from this project, especially managing to use illustrator to do flats which I was really proud of, and developing a positive way of working. In this module I took apart the garment were told to design from which seemed to give me lots of ideas on designing. Even though we were making one garment I felt I could design lots more from the idea pages I produced ,which is positive and I’m going to use this way of working again if I get the chance.
Saturday, 23 January 2010
Design Realisation so far ...
I’m really enjoying design realisation, we had to take inspiration from a vintage garment, shop reports and high summer 2011 to inspire tailored garments. Here is some of my research and designs:
I deconstructed it completely and I got so much inspiration from it. In the last project we deconstructed a garment and I found it really helpful in my understanding so I decided to do it again. I put different parts o f the jacket upon a manikin, creating different shapes and silhouettes to create different garment ideas.
We started making the pattern yesterday and I am really pleased with myself as so far I have got stuck in and tried not to get worked up about the pattern cutting, In fact I’m really enjoying it.
We also learnt about lay plans, we had a task to lay a jacket block onto a set piece of fabric with as little wastage as possible. It was quite interesting but difficult. You had to think very logically filling the spaces like a jigsaw.
I deconstructed it completely and I got so much inspiration from it. In the last project we deconstructed a garment and I found it really helpful in my understanding so I decided to do it again. I put different parts o f the jacket upon a manikin, creating different shapes and silhouettes to create different garment ideas.
We started making the pattern yesterday and I am really pleased with myself as so far I have got stuck in and tried not to get worked up about the pattern cutting, In fact I’m really enjoying it.
We also learnt about lay plans, we had a task to lay a jacket block onto a set piece of fabric with as little wastage as possible. It was quite interesting but difficult. You had to think very logically filling the spaces like a jigsaw.
Thursday, 24 December 2009
tailoring processes feedback ..
I had my feedback for tailoring processes just before I went back for Christmas and I was really pleased with it. I felt like I had positive feedback but also with some constructive criticism that I can use in further projects.
The feedback I got was as follows …
“Excellent body of work ,well presented, well documented, contempary references and designs , techniques and fabric s, Bold and visually stimulating”
However I was told to look at the development of my media techniques to make the visual quality better. She said I shouldn’t use crayons for my final designs sheets as it looked to school like. Which I can understand as it didn’t look quite as professional as it could have.
As I am normally told to be neater and draw flats not drawings, I made a conscious effort to be neater and keep my flats as professional as possible in this project, which is why I didn’t use lots of media and be as experimental as usual . So it was interesting that sue noticed that i could have selected more interesting media. However it really made me think about how much my sketch book work has developed and how to improve it further. Sue suggested that I need to find a medium between the two: of being too experimental and not experimental enough.
I was really pleased with feedback as I felt the points she raised were things I had been thinking and feeling unsure about. And I feel the comments will improve my work for future projects, I am definitely going to take the points into consideration.
The feedback I got was as follows …
“Excellent body of work ,well presented, well documented, contempary references and designs , techniques and fabric s, Bold and visually stimulating”
However I was told to look at the development of my media techniques to make the visual quality better. She said I shouldn’t use crayons for my final designs sheets as it looked to school like. Which I can understand as it didn’t look quite as professional as it could have.
As I am normally told to be neater and draw flats not drawings, I made a conscious effort to be neater and keep my flats as professional as possible in this project, which is why I didn’t use lots of media and be as experimental as usual . So it was interesting that sue noticed that i could have selected more interesting media. However it really made me think about how much my sketch book work has developed and how to improve it further. Sue suggested that I need to find a medium between the two: of being too experimental and not experimental enough.
I was really pleased with feedback as I felt the points she raised were things I had been thinking and feeling unsure about. And I feel the comments will improve my work for future projects, I am definitely going to take the points into consideration.
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
tailoring, elective and crit !
I had my tutorial for critical studies today and my feedback was positive, our tutor looked at our folders and then told us what to do over Christmas. I need to consider what topic I might want to cover for my essay and finish typing up some notes.
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.
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.
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
Critical and contextual studies
I am really enjoying critical studies this year. It’s laid out as a lecture in the morning then a seminar later in the day. I’m finding the subjects so interesting and find myself really wanting to discuss things in our seminar which I didn’t do last year at all. I’m pleased I enjoy it as sometimes there are some really complicated concepts to get your head around!
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