Jersey week!

this week we were looking at jersey designs. I am really looking into a capsule collection that is quite feminine and flowy - still in alignment with my concept. I will be incorporating hoods and capes throughout alot of the designs - and my fabrics will be quite rich and in beautiful reds and blacks.

my target customer is between 18 and 35. She enjoys looking nice but not necessarily standing out of the crowd. She does like the attention of boys, but for her elegant clothing not for tacky push up bra's and skin showing left right and centre. She is inspired by audrey hepburn, and therefore sticks to a quite classic look - but will most certainly be noted for being well dressed and an articulate eye for style. Therefore my designs are in accordance with this target customer, and I will make it design-savvy through the beautiful reds and blacks in the fabric print, and rich expensive fabrics will be used to ensure a beautiful flowing garment is created.

here are some ideas for my jersey fabrics..... :-)

i'm feeling creative

i just did a few random drawings to get the feel of trends, and fabric draping to see what i would like to incorporate into my collection. here are some random quickies to show you

new designs for capsule collection - cover ups

ok so i've just done some new drawings for the capsule collection - a tad confused about a 'cover-up' - i think it is used quite broadly so my designs range from formal to slouchy cover ups.....so here they are!

fashion menopause

i've been feeling a little bit menopausal in the fashion department...one day i am really excited about designing....the next day It's the last thing i want to do.

i get irritated, excited, overwhelmed, my self esteem goes up then it goes down.

but as long as i get it all done right?!

so i am going to use this blog more....I had no idea that there was actually a mark allocated to it....completely my fault for not reading the criteria sheet - the dumbest thing i ever did!!!!

so anyway.

capsule collection.

thoughts?

I am going along the lines of a deep red. lots of layering. not tacky frills but really classy, rich, quirky lines. I'm thinking a little bit oriental like junya watanabe or yohji yamomoto... in line with my concept of course.

hoods. draping. rich cottons? maybe wools? really rich fabric. cotton satteen?

i'll have to investigate. i shall do some designing on sunday and show you what is happening in the brain of adele.

I find it quite funny that i'm really only writing this to jane and dean - my teachers (the only ones that are reading it) - so a shout out to you guys haha - hope you're still awake at the thought of reading more of my posts about fashion menopause.

no this is a once off subject. i will be a stable confident designer from here-on-in. :-)

l'élu

l'élu - the chosen one!
this is my design - i would post my technicals - but ashamedly I did a pretty bad job of them - so will be re-doing them in Illustrator. c'est la vie!

the design has a hood on the back - and low cut neck and quite a low front with a shelf bra inserted. the cape is full which will look AMAZING on a cat walk - and just walking down the beach in general.

so. yes!

looking forward to mastering swimwear. and stretch fabric. slash wool (which i'm allergic to - hehehe should be interesting).

i love learning new things! always a challenge but the end result is definitely worth it!

draping effects

here are some photo's that I took a little while ago and only just uploaded them.

I was just experimenting with the fabric and the drape - also having a bit of fun!!!

yeaaaaa so....we got our assessment sheets back today.....hmmmm - not quire what i expected. Soooo....no way am i finishing on a credit for a subject - i shall work very hard to get higher marks from here on in!!!

didn't realise how important technicals were - they have always been bottom of my list...they are now near the top! but we did illustrator today....and things are looking greener on the side of technicals - i'm good with computers so I think i'll be able to create a much better quality technical drawings for the crowd.

I have started doing my pattern for my cape....it seems quite simple at this point - but i want to concentrate on getting beautiful draping and nice lines on the body so that the swimsuit is as flattering as it can be!

I have done a few minor changes to the swimsuit....but i am very happy with the chosen design - now for implementation!!!!

i am not naturally great at sewing - but I am a very hard worker so hopefully this will balance out! I shall upload more photo's as this process unfolds....

:-)

Concept..

My Concept.

The struggle to intertwine fashion and justice as a career,
the struggle to live out the prayer of st francis whilst maintaining the love of ‘material’ things – such as clothing.

As evidenced through the hood, I believe that the process of cross pollinating fashion and this prayer of st francis is through humility, also called altruism - selflessness. Committing to doing good, the cape and the hood is a sign of submission – and for this good cause I submit to.

The frills on each garment symbolise my love of fashion, my love for ‘pretty things’, that cannot be tamed not dampened.

The straps on the other designs resemble the bondage and the oxymoron’s I sometimes think that fashion and justice are. But despite the opposites – on one garment it has been made possible, contrasting a swimsuit with a cape, frills against straps, and a hood...

in submission to a greater cause....

some more design thoughts

ok....just thought i'd upload some more design ideas...i'm getting really into capes and headpieces....and I'm delving into a concept that details my struggle to cross pollinate fashion and my heart for justice...a constant battle I have is trying to look out for the welfare of those less fortunate...whilst still trying to make beautiful garments (which i do love), but really, do what extent is that helping people AT ALL? just an insight into my mind. hope you enjoyed it.

ok so above are some drawings.....also hope you enjoy....

JE DETESTE TECHNICAL DRAWINGS....

Sorry to use such strong language...but I am really getting quite annoyed with technical drawings. why why why are they so flipppping fricking hard!

i try free hand...its too messy...i try a french curve....too curvy...a straight ruler...too straight....

i can't wait to learn how to do them on illustrator! blessed be the day.

more pictures

some more inspiration....some design thoughts...

from poem to concept

ok....so i uploaded the poem that I have taken my concept from.

pretty much...i am very passionate about human rights and treating others fairly, and this prayer genuinely sums up what i want to do with my life!

pretty simple!

I want to look into both sides of the prayer....the brokeness, the covered up pain, the humility, the contrasts, the opposites such as materialism and selfishness, and hopefully it will be able to be converted into a swimsuit!

I love the idea of mother theresa's head piece, this to me shows humility in willing to come down to people level and recognising we are all the same - i also love the idea of a cape so therefore have included that in my designs. The cape to me symbolises submission, to some form of authority. In terms of the prayer - i believe you either submit to doing one or the other. submission to wordly authority or to a higher authority such as god - which is the case in my instance as i'm a christian.

so........above are a few pictures that i have been drawing from for inspiration...

prayer of st francis

Here is part of the song:
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace;
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon:
where there is doubt, faith ;
where there is despair, hope
where there is darkness, light
where there is sadness, joy
O divine Master,
grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood, as to understand;
to be loved, as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.
Amen.

Changing blog sites

ok...so i changed blogsites - nothing much was on the other one - this is a preview of it...http://adelet.wordpress.com/


so the journey continues of getting my concept together, finding out which design suits what and how i would like to go about it all.

I have a fair few ideas about what i want to do. I love capes - the idea of concealing or humbling oneself to increase human welfare on a whole - and i think i will stick to this idea of design.