New Ruffles ...

Ruffles on dress

Pattern Piece

Showing the effects on the mannequin

Different sized pattern pieces

Ruffles skirt

Ruffles

I have spent the past few weeks trying to figure out a better way to create fuller ruffles. Eventually i managed to create them by cutting a circle with a certain width size. I cut out the middle and therefore created a pattern to use for my ruffles. The effects from this shape make the ruffles stick out when turning the circle into a straight line. It looks so much better and i have a few photo's from the first outfit that i created with this new pattern.

Feedback from Summative Assessment - Semester A

My feedback was overall very good, and has given me a clear direction on how to progress further with my collection. I am looking into improving my ruffle and chain aspects in my designs and making them a lot better and to a higher standard. I am going to be using chains as well as my coloured beads, and will be researching how to do this in a effective way. I will also be using my photographs to improve my illustrations and to offer a better representation within my collection.

As well as improving i will also be re making my toiles and developing as much, if not more than last semester. And then i will be getting my portfolio up to scratch and putting all my effort into making the best work possible to show potential employers.

New Toiles ...

Outfit 1 - Front

Outfit 1 - Side

Outfit 1 - Back

Outfit 2 - Front

Outfit 2 - Side

Outfit 2 - Back

Outfit 3 - Front

Outfit 3 - Front

Outfit 4 - Front

Outfit 5 - Front

Outfit 5 - front

The festive period ....

Over the past few weeks i have bee busy getting everything ready for my summative assessment on the 13th of january! I have had 3 weeks off for christmas and just before we broke up i had a toile review and got feedback on my latest toiles. I am in the process of taking that feedback and putting it into my work. I have done all 5 of my outfits and i am getting them ready to be shown to my tutors next week.

Once the outfits are all completed, with beads and all i am then going to put them onto a model and do a mini photoshoot to see how the clothes fit/ move on the body. Images of this will be put up as soon as i have done them.

Toiles For 3rd Review

These are some of the toiles that i showed at the last review, they show how i am starting to add the chain effect into my work.

Ruffle dress with added chains down the side and front 

Chains and ruffles

Jacket with chains moved from the back onto the sleeves

Back view - moving chains around

Fitted maxi dress with corset inside - chains on the front

The chains are hanging at the length of the corset inside. 

More is better ..

For my collection I am moving onto adding a lot more chains onto all my outfits. My line - up has completly changed since talking to the tutors on Thursday. I am about to begin re creating my outfits and adding a lot of chains onto each garment. The colours will be reflected through the beads, and the fabric will be very plain, but sophisticated, so it is suitable for party wear! :-)

New Toiles ...

Trying out simple chains on the ruffle dress

Fitted black dress with corset hidden on the inside.

Corest that is attached to the lining.

Complete with boning.

Simple jacket.

Chain detail on the back.

The chains create new shapes in the fabric by pulling it down.

Simple chains on a fitted dress.

Latest Toile Review ..

Today i had my 3rd review of the semester, it went really well even though some of my designs and outfits have completly changed. I am making the bead/chain idea the main aspect of my designs and from the advice of my tutor my clothes are going to be fun party dresses. I am sticking with 2 of my original ideas which was a black fitted dress with loads of pink chains, and also my ruffle dress. I am now doing a one shouldered dress with a lot of chains going down the sleeve and one side of the dress, and also another dress that has ruffles and chains all over. I am quite excited to start making these as i now feel that my collection flows and fits together a lot more. I will be re-doing my line up and also researching into suitable sexy fabrics that i can use! :-)

3rd Year Fashion Show

As well as all the work that i have going on at the moment we also have to organise everything for our end of year fashion show. As a year group we have had a couple of meetings about what needs to be done and we are starting to look into possible venues that we could use. We are looking to hold it in London, but depending on the price we are not to sure about the area.

We also have to do a lot of fundrasing to get as much money as we can to have the best show possible. We will all be contributing to this, with everyone having different ways/ ideas of how to raise money.

I'll keep you updated on the progress we make :-)

Working Hard ....

Tomorrow I am going to be cracking on with pattern cutting and sorting out all my patters for my current outfits that i am exploring. Im going to be taking my time and listening to the feedback that i was given on thursday so i can hopefully get them right once and for all! :-)

I am also going to start my next 2 outfits and see how they turn out it calico, before going to buy some suitable/ cheap fabric that i can try all my outfits in. Te fabrics that i buy will be similar to the fabrics i hope to finally make them in! :-)

Its going to be a busy week, but i'm going to work as hard as possible to achieve the best results! :-)

Dissertation Weekend ..

This weekend i am going to be working really hard on my dissertation as Monday is the first formative assessment where we take a draft of what we have written to our tutor and get feedback before the 17th December deadline. I want to have as much done as possible, because the more feedback i get on monday the better. As i'm writing this i have 1500 words done, with more research and findings to add. It takes time to put it all together because i have to make sure it all flows and reads properly, and of course makes sense.

2nd Toile Review Feedback ...

This week i had another toile review and i showed the tutors my new toiles that i have been working on since they last saw my outfits. I have started workin with the chains and addin them to my work, but when the tutor saw them he gave me new ideas of how to attach and use the chains in more effective ways. These next 2 weeks are going to consist of me re-doing outfits 1 & 2, and then making a start on 3 & 4.

Outfit 1 feedback - This is the maxi dress and corset combo, ready for the review i sewed the corset onto the maxi dress, and added chains onto the corset so it drew attention to the middle of the dress. My tutor thinks i should now try sewing the corset into the lining so its hidden and use the chains to create the corset shape on the outside. Im going to try this and i'll upload pictures of how it turns out soon.

Outfit 2 feedback - This outfit is a ruffle dress and jacket. again for this review i tried to make the ruffles stand out more, and also added chains onto the ruffles. I didnt have a lot of chains to use so only put a few on, but for my next review im going to buy a load of chain and use it a lot on the whole outfit. I also added chains to the back of the jacket, but the advice i was give was to maybe add them to the sleeves so they hang either side and can be more seen.

As soon as the new toiles are made i will upload photos. :-)

GHD TV Advert

The new GHD TV advert is a great reference for me to use in my work. The clothes in the film are very over the top and extravagant. The dresses are full of ruffles and and all puffy. I think this is very inspiring to see when im creating my garments, as it is full of ideas of how i could create some of my own garments. Even though it's not advertising clothes, i think they play a huge part in the idea behind the advert.

Below is the link to watch the advert in full and see what all the fuss is about ...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLzyCNy_rlU

Flat Specs ...

CORSET

FITTED JACKET

MAXI DRESS

RUFFLE DRESS

ONE SHOULDERED TOP

TRENCH COAT

SKIRT

VEST TOP

STRETCH LEGGINS

SKINNY TROUSERS

Working With Chains/ Necklaces ..

Working On The Corset

Trying out different ways to use the chains. 

Working on The Maxi Dress Toile

Back of the corset

Working On the neck