Final Garment.

I am extremely pleased with the outcome of the final garment.  If we had more time we would have liked to create a better photo shoot and even a video.  As a group we worked very well together.  All our designs were included and we all had parts of the project that we did. I have learnt new skills in this project like subtraction cutting and that is something I will definitely use in the future. subtraction cutting is a technique that works better with practise and so I will like to develop this technique.

The Making...

2 metres of each fabric.

pin and sew these
together to create
'pillow case'.

creating the pattern.

darts on the back
and front of the bodice
will be at the top
because of the positive
and negative space.

finished pattern.

place pattern on pillow case to
create subtraction. drew from one
underarm to the other.

what the shapes looks like.

what it looks like so far.

we used same pattern to use
for the lining. the lining is
short so that you wont be able
to see if through the chiffon.

placing the tunnels.

matched them up and sew
together.

we then over locked the tunnels
to prevent the chiffon
from fraying. 

this is what the dress looked
like after one tunnel at the top.
we have used an invisible zip
on the side of the dress.

sewing the lining together.

hand up to shoulder seams, pinch and
pull through and sew!

ta da!!!!!!

Final Design.

After much consideration, this is our final design. I am

confident that we have included aspects of everyones works,

and that these elements are obvious. I am extremely

pleased with our colour palette selection and the materials

we have chose are going to work very well together.

The underneath layer is just a simple vest made from white

power net to emphasise the idea of transparency, layering

and abstraction. There are two tunnels in this design, one

that comes directly under the bodice and one that is in the

middle of the dress.

Toile.

Before we get started on the final manufacturing of our garment we made a toile first. We made it half size so that we could get it done sufficiently and quickly whilst being able to decide and experiment with the subtraction cutting as it can be different every time.  We used to contrasting materials in the toile which i think worked really well together and I think it's a good idea to use at least three fabrics for the subtraction part of the dress and it creates volume, layers and exemplifies all our ideas perfectly. 

This time we made the subtraction
rounder, as last time we
did straight lines and it was not
successful.

As we want to create a bra-shape
we drew it onto the garment
to create the best shape.

here we are trying to see where
the tunnels would work best.

we like the idea of having
one at the top of the
 garment and one near
 the bottom.

We now have an idea and an understanding of
how we are going to make our final
garment.

Designs developed from the toile.

Designs.

Below are my design ideas for this project, starting from design from my research and then combining our ideas together from the other members of my groups designs.

Junya Watanabe, Spring 2011 RTW

Junya Watanabe was one of the designers work that I loved the most at  the '30 Years of Japanese Fashion' exhibition.  His latest collection for spring 2011 involved stripes,pleats,sheerness, layers and movement:exactly how I would see my collection for this project being described.

From my concept of x-rays, I envisage lots of defined lines, lots of layers and draping and i think some pleating as well.  The x-rays of clothes show that a lot of folds and lines create amazing, intricate detail.  I really want my concepts to be clear through my designs, the idea of peeling back layers to reveal inner beauty. Having a lot of layers and draping to represent that it is difficult to peel back the layers.  I am also thinking that transparent materials alongside layering would work beautifully, showing through to underwear,to epitomise the idea that an x-ray see's beyond clothes and skin.

Fold and Lines.

Heavy pleating and folds.

serious pleating

draping

draping, pleating, folding.

Concept.

 Initial idea is x-rays. Not only do they provide a
fascinating way to look into the human body,
but they create beautiful, intricate detailed images,
 that will make good inspiration for this
innovation project. 

To start with I am going to look at looking inside inner
 beauty and peeling back layers. Everythingin this
 world has layers and elements of whatever it
is that we don't know about, x-rays allow us
 to see these hidden things.

I need to create a colour palette that works
 well together and presents an x-ray
without looking too cold and dark.
I think a shade of greys and silvers
 would present the science part of it,
 and a shade of blue to compliment the grey.

Nick Veasy in a photographer I came
across who uses x-rays as a means
 of photography. photographing
anything from a pair of knickers to a barbie doll.

Diane Covert's work gave some amazing detail
for design inspiration and her concepts
 gave me a lot to think about.