Finding fabrics
This week I have been carrying on with my design development, I got to a point where I felt that I had created enough design ideas to start refining them. I went through my designs and started picking out the ones that I felt were the most successful and adding colour to these designs to see what they looked like.
The market that I am aiming at is topshop, and the spring summer trend that I have chosen is bright block colours. I felt that this trend really fitted well with this market.
I am now starting to think of the designs that I am going to use for my final lone up and collection.
I am putting different outfits together and see which ones work well and I’m continuing using the same shapes and theme.
I’m going to experiment with a range of different colours and see which bode well together. I will also see if reducing the amount of colour used brings the outfits together as a collection.
This week I have had to find the fabrics that I want to use for my collection. I have decided to use a cotton, cotton jersey and a satin. These fabrics I feel are appropriate to the market level and would be within the price range for the manufacture.
I found some great fabrics on the market that were really amazing colours and matched what I had in mind. I also found some cotton jersey which I have actually dyed to the colours that I want. They don’t match quite as much but they give a good indication.
Also this week we had another lecture for fashion, art and culture. I found this really interesting, learning about how different fashion styles and garments came about, and learning how everything we see in fashion happens due to things going on around it.
I don’t usually enjoy the lecture style of learning, but this subject really interests me so it manages to sustain my interest.
I have started to research into different subcultures for the project now, and I hope to get some good photographs at some point this week, of different people and different styles.
I want to keep this project quite personal to me, so I’m going to use the people I know for part of this project, take photos of them in the style of clothes they wear, and take things from their personality and attitudes towards life to get to know something else about them.
I’ve also got some magazines of different kinds to do some more research into subcultures that I am not so familiar with. Hopefully this will give me an insight and will vary my knowledge.
I haven’t felt too well this week; getting tonsillitis has not been fun. However I have had to get on with work and I feel really drained now and am in need of a good rest. Hopefully next week I will feel rejuvenated.
Saturday, 31 January 2009
Saturday, 24 January 2009
Design Development
Working on design development
This week has been pretty crazy, the work load is huge and the deadlines re short. We have been working on our container culture project for the last two weeks now, and I have completed my research and ideas sheets and have now started with my design development in the early stages. I thought that when I started this project the containers that I had chosen were not going to aid my creativeness, but I found in the end that the themes had created some really good, strong and interesting shapes.
The Board games theme in my project has actually been the most useful, I thought that the shapes would be too basic to be anything interesting but they have turned out to be the most successful. I also looked at musical instruments of all kinds to give variety and colour and also at rubbish and bins to see if I could find different textures.
I think my idea sheets are pretty simple with just using the shapes I have chosen and placing them on the figure, but I find this way helps me the most as I can then begin to imagine things as garments rather than just shapes.
We also got a chance to look at other peoples work this week, from our class and from previous years. This was a great help as it gave us an indication of the level and the amount of work that was required in order to gain a good mark. I think It was a shock for some people to see how much was expected of us, at first I thought that I was feeling the same, thinking that I would never be able to generate as much work, but now I have started my design development I have realised that It doesn’t take as long as you expect it to, so I’m hoping to be able to produce such work.
This week we also started the lectures for our new module Fashion, art and culture. I actually found this really interesting and I think the topics that we are going to cover will be something new and something that I will want to learn about. I have picked the theme of subcultures for this project, and am going to start taking photos of different people and how what makes them have that identity and what it means to them. I am going to try and make this work quite personal as it is something that I have always found interesting how fashion makes a statement and tells other people something about you. I’m not going to start working on this project just yet, I need to focus on the other project as we have so much work to do, so hopefully after I have completed some if that I will get a chance to get started on this new project.
We have had to start looking at houses for next year as well; It took quite a while to get it sorted with people not making up their minds and dropping out, which was very stressful for me and took up quite a lot of my time, so now that is out of the way hopefully I can relax and just start to get on with things and have a good time.
This week has been pretty crazy, the work load is huge and the deadlines re short. We have been working on our container culture project for the last two weeks now, and I have completed my research and ideas sheets and have now started with my design development in the early stages. I thought that when I started this project the containers that I had chosen were not going to aid my creativeness, but I found in the end that the themes had created some really good, strong and interesting shapes.
The Board games theme in my project has actually been the most useful, I thought that the shapes would be too basic to be anything interesting but they have turned out to be the most successful. I also looked at musical instruments of all kinds to give variety and colour and also at rubbish and bins to see if I could find different textures.
I think my idea sheets are pretty simple with just using the shapes I have chosen and placing them on the figure, but I find this way helps me the most as I can then begin to imagine things as garments rather than just shapes.
We also got a chance to look at other peoples work this week, from our class and from previous years. This was a great help as it gave us an indication of the level and the amount of work that was required in order to gain a good mark. I think It was a shock for some people to see how much was expected of us, at first I thought that I was feeling the same, thinking that I would never be able to generate as much work, but now I have started my design development I have realised that It doesn’t take as long as you expect it to, so I’m hoping to be able to produce such work.
This week we also started the lectures for our new module Fashion, art and culture. I actually found this really interesting and I think the topics that we are going to cover will be something new and something that I will want to learn about. I have picked the theme of subcultures for this project, and am going to start taking photos of different people and how what makes them have that identity and what it means to them. I am going to try and make this work quite personal as it is something that I have always found interesting how fashion makes a statement and tells other people something about you. I’m not going to start working on this project just yet, I need to focus on the other project as we have so much work to do, so hopefully after I have completed some if that I will get a chance to get started on this new project.
We have had to start looking at houses for next year as well; It took quite a while to get it sorted with people not making up their minds and dropping out, which was very stressful for me and took up quite a lot of my time, so now that is out of the way hopefully I can relax and just start to get on with things and have a good time.
Friday, 16 January 2009
Busy
BUSY
This week has been so busy, going back to uni and also on top of that trying to find a house to live in next year has been really stressful.
We started the second part of our project this week which is based on container culture, there are a lot of elements that have to be done in this module and it’s going to be a really tight squeeze to fit them all into this short term.
We started with our research for this week sessions, we have to look at a certain type of container and use shapes, and textures from these places to create an interesting body of research picking out the key features of each container.
I chose to look at board games to start off with, so the container is a box which contains a game, rules, playing pieces, playing board, instructions and in a literary sense; fun and humour.
I have also look at two other containers to give myself a variety of different images and could then contrast some of the images together on my forthcoming idea sheets. The first I looked at was instruments, and how they contain music, I have looked at standard instruments and also ones used in different cultures so there are some unusual shapes and ideas. The second that I looked at was bins and how they contain rubbish. This has given me some great colours, but the shapes can sometimes merge into one and not give anything defined, so I’m not sure where to take that idea at the moment.
We have until Tuesday to finish our research and complete 5 idea sheets. Its been really hard work so far and with the house hunting taking up a lot of time, it’s going to be a real push to get a decent enough amount of work done, but I will try and do as much as I can.
At the moment I don’t know if I’m going to enjoy this project, I think where I am finding it quite difficult and not getting that many ideas I am struggling a bit. Hopefully I will be inspired or make up for lack of ideas in the next section to the project.
We also were given a new brief for a new module; fashion art and culture. It involved research and creating something from your research into culture related areas. I think this could be quite an interesting subject, but with the workload from the other module at the moment I think this module may suffer until I really have time to get really involved with it.
My jewellery course is coming to end with just two weeks remaining, I know what I am doing for my final piece and should hopefully complete that next week and then will be able to do my evaluation in the last lesson and that will be completed and will have a little more time to put into the new module.
This week has been so busy, going back to uni and also on top of that trying to find a house to live in next year has been really stressful.
We started the second part of our project this week which is based on container culture, there are a lot of elements that have to be done in this module and it’s going to be a really tight squeeze to fit them all into this short term.
We started with our research for this week sessions, we have to look at a certain type of container and use shapes, and textures from these places to create an interesting body of research picking out the key features of each container.
I chose to look at board games to start off with, so the container is a box which contains a game, rules, playing pieces, playing board, instructions and in a literary sense; fun and humour.
I have also look at two other containers to give myself a variety of different images and could then contrast some of the images together on my forthcoming idea sheets. The first I looked at was instruments, and how they contain music, I have looked at standard instruments and also ones used in different cultures so there are some unusual shapes and ideas. The second that I looked at was bins and how they contain rubbish. This has given me some great colours, but the shapes can sometimes merge into one and not give anything defined, so I’m not sure where to take that idea at the moment.
We have until Tuesday to finish our research and complete 5 idea sheets. Its been really hard work so far and with the house hunting taking up a lot of time, it’s going to be a real push to get a decent enough amount of work done, but I will try and do as much as I can.
At the moment I don’t know if I’m going to enjoy this project, I think where I am finding it quite difficult and not getting that many ideas I am struggling a bit. Hopefully I will be inspired or make up for lack of ideas in the next section to the project.
We also were given a new brief for a new module; fashion art and culture. It involved research and creating something from your research into culture related areas. I think this could be quite an interesting subject, but with the workload from the other module at the moment I think this module may suffer until I really have time to get really involved with it.
My jewellery course is coming to end with just two weeks remaining, I know what I am doing for my final piece and should hopefully complete that next week and then will be able to do my evaluation in the last lesson and that will be completed and will have a little more time to put into the new module.
Monday, 12 January 2009
Back in Leeds
Back In Leeds
I’m now back in Leeds, after a long drive back up here. I’m glad to be back but I think it is going to take a bit of getting used to again!
I know this term is going to be ultra busy to, with the end of my elective and the rest of a module to, starting a new module then also having critical studies back on the timetable. I’m just going to have to try not to stress out and manage my time well so that I can get everything done.
At least now I have completed my shop report and my trend boards which are a big part out of the work.
I’m starting to take some photos for container culture, at the moment I am keeping my options broad so that I do not limit myself before I can get started. I have looked at fridges, bins, the road and road signs, electrical components and also board games.
Hopefully these will give me some good shapes and inspiration.
I’m looking forward to this term but I think things may get on top of me a bit. I’m going back into uni tomorrow so we will see what work and things that I have to do.
I’m looking forward to seeing everyone again and catching up.
I have also finished my graduate fashion week project, which I am really pleased with, and I’m going to give that in tomorrow as well.
Over the Christmas period using one of the patterns that I had previously made for a module I used this to make another dress, which I think looks really good, as I got to chose the fabrics and put it all together and I am really pleases with the outcome.
I’m now back in Leeds, after a long drive back up here. I’m glad to be back but I think it is going to take a bit of getting used to again!
I know this term is going to be ultra busy to, with the end of my elective and the rest of a module to, starting a new module then also having critical studies back on the timetable. I’m just going to have to try not to stress out and manage my time well so that I can get everything done.
At least now I have completed my shop report and my trend boards which are a big part out of the work.
I’m starting to take some photos for container culture, at the moment I am keeping my options broad so that I do not limit myself before I can get started. I have looked at fridges, bins, the road and road signs, electrical components and also board games.
Hopefully these will give me some good shapes and inspiration.
I’m looking forward to this term but I think things may get on top of me a bit. I’m going back into uni tomorrow so we will see what work and things that I have to do.
I’m looking forward to seeing everyone again and catching up.
I have also finished my graduate fashion week project, which I am really pleased with, and I’m going to give that in tomorrow as well.
Over the Christmas period using one of the patterns that I had previously made for a module I used this to make another dress, which I think looks really good, as I got to chose the fabrics and put it all together and I am really pleases with the outcome.
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