Screen Print Design - Digital Design

This piece of digital work was very successful as it looks almost identical to the original picture and could be used to print as a repeated pattern on the fabric that I am going to use to make my garment.

High Street Collection Based On Circus Cabaret - Digital Design

This piece of digital work links very well with my gothic theme and the colour scheme is identical to the one on my mood board. Also the dress and skirts styles are in fashion now and are being sold on the high street meaning that both aspects of my designs meet the requirements.

Interviews, 2013 Compared To The 80's - Contextual Studies

Interview with Chris, 2013.

1. Do you have a job and if so what is it?

   I work in a call centre and receive minimum wage.

   Does this affect what you wear?

   Occasionally, if I have work after college I have to wear a shirt and smart trousers but otherwise no.

2. What music do you listen to?

Alternative music such as 30 Seconds To Mars, My Chemical Romance, Bring Me The Horizon and Lady Gaga.

Does this affect what you wear?

Yes. I wear dark clothes, nail varnish, eyeliner and band t-shirts.

3. What do you do for fun?

Get drunk, go to parties, have sleepovers.

Does this affect what you wear?

Not really apart from the fact that I try harder to look nice.

4. What is your hair like?

I dye it expressive colours.

5. Who is your icon?

Lady Gaga.

Does this affect what you wear?

I wear more extreme clothes and try to be out there with my look.

 

 

Interview with my dad, 1980's.

 

1. Did you have a job and if so what was it?

I was a paper boy, worked in a chippy and in a restaurant.

Did this affect what you wore?

I had to wear a uniform in the chippy and restaurant but outside of work no it didn't.

2. What music did you listen to?

Heavy metal such as White Snake, Queen, Def Leppard and Iron Maiden.

Did this affect what you wore?

Yes, I work band shirts and had a leather jacket with tassels.

3. What did you do for fun?

Went to the swamp, played on a rope swing, played football.

Did this affect what you wore?

No.

4. What was your hair like?

It was a little longer than it is now and more curly. Instead of falling down my face it was quite high.

5. Who was your icon?

Daley Thompson.

Did this affect what you wore?

I tended to wear sporty clothing.

 

 

2013 doesn't seem to differ too much from the 80's. The differences shown in my two interviews are that people these days tend to be more expressive and wear more makeup. Also the difference in what they do for fun, these days people tend to go out and party and get drunk whereas in the 80's people did more sport and had fun outside.



Christian Dior Exhibition - Contextual Studies

 

This is a dress made entirely of pins. There is a simple black fabric in the shape of a dress on the mannequin and 1000's of pins are pushed through the fabric from the inside out. I find it interesting the way that the pins have been pushed through to make the skirt of the dress look pleated.

 

 

 

 1920's fashion.

 

 

1930's fashion.

 

 

1940's fashion.

 

 

1950's fashion.

 

 

Jackets with embellishment to add detail.

 

 

 Outfits designed by Christian Dior in the 1950's.

 

 

This was a dress designed by Christian Dior in 1949. It is classed as the 'New Look' because the silhouette is an hourglass shape. This will have been a dramatic change to women's clothes compared to the wide shouldered, slim waist outfits from the early 1940's.

 

 

 

 

The dresses shown above are all designed in either late 40's or early 50's by Christian Dior.

 

 

Haute Couture is a dress tailored specifically to a client's measurements and stance. Only one of the garment is made and is made more for the runway than for everyday wear. It is usually sewn by hand and without the use of over lockers or sewing machines. It is also usually made from expensive, high quality, unusual fabrics. 

 

 

All of the dresses from the Christian Dior exhibition have an hourglass silhouette, meaning that they are wider on the shoulders, pulled in at the waist and wider again on the hips. The dresses are specifically designed like this to make the women wearing them feel sophisticated and elegant. The clothes shown from the shop report are either, baggy and do not have specific shape to them
, or straight up and down giving hardly any shape.

Samples For Final Garment - Design

I like the idea of the gathered collar for my garment. I think that if I was to use this I would layer the gathering a few times to get a huge, over exaggerated collar. I also like the deep purple ruffles. The lacy, netted skirt which ends just above the knee but flows longer at the back is also a great idea and clearly comes from the illustration in my research by Jorgen Simosen.

T-Shirts With Stripe Design - Digital Design

Fashion Through The Years 1990-2010 - Contextual Studies

Refined Designs For Circus Cabaret With Colour - Design

 

 

 

 

These designs are very successful as the colour scheme clearly links in with the Gothic Burlesque theme and different pieces of my illustrations have come from different pieces of research. The style of the skirt comes from the photo by Nick Knight of a piece of Alexander McQueen's work in 1998. The corset idea has come from my research into the Gothic Burlesque theme and the ruffled collar had come from the illustration by Antonio Berardi.

Rough Designs For Circus Cabaret - Design

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These rough designs fit well with my theme for the Circus Cabaret which is Gothic Burlesque. The corsets and wide, ruffled collars clearly originate from the Victorian and Elizabethan eras and the hourglass silhouette's on most of the designs come from Christian Dior's 'New look'.

Extracting Details From Garments - Design

Fabrics Matched To Garments - Design

 

What Affects Fashion - Contextual Studies

• Music
• Celebrities
• Travel
• Culture
• Technology
• Colours
• Politics
• Religion
• Seasons
• Age