Industrial project

This is the first project of the second year which is designed to be a mock for the FMP. We were required to write our own brief and make a capsule collection of two outfits.

                                            

I started looking at tropical flowers as I had visited the island of Madeira and also the Eden project.

Digital Print of my design

Below are some pictures of my sketchbook work. 

Hand sewn fabric in my sketchbook

Sketch of some Orchids

Using solufleece and bondaweb, 

Appliqued flowers

Trapping layers of fabric using free hand embroidery 

Appliqued flowers

From my sketchbook work I started sampling with knit. 

Knit sample using the dubied

Knit sample using the dubied

Knit sample using the chunky knitting machine with the ribber

From my knit samples I started to lead these into final designs and garments.

Below are some examples of my CAD work and also my final dress idea coming together.

Fashion drawings using illustrator 

Here is all of my completed work including fashion illustrations of my outfits. 

Fashion illustrations

Final presentation

Final presentation area

The 'Showstopper' Dress Design

The illustration and flat below are my design for the 'Live' project's 'Showstopper' dress. My design wasn't chosen and neither were my supporting designs. As my design wasn't chosen I will be making a dress using one of the chosen supporting designs. The exhibition will have one 'Showstopper' dress made by the successful designer and we will be creating versions of the other supporting designs between us as part of the project.

Sam

Blue Project Presentation

For my Blue project I was required to complete a mood board, an illustration, technical drawings and fashion flats, a technical file and six final samples. 

My inspiration was waves which I discussed in an earlier blog post. I think that my results tied in very closely to my theme and I replicated it well with my final knit samples. I hand-dyed all of the yarns that I used in these samples and this was an achievement for me as it's not something that I would normally do. Working with a small colour palette was also a challenge but it was interesting as it allowed me to focus more closely on depth and tone. I really enjoyed working on this project and was pleased with my final results. The photos below are of the presentation of the project in my base space.

Sam

MOTHS Workshop 2

For the second MOTHS workshop we learnt how to formally model on the stand. Firstly we had to mark out the essential lines using designer tape as shown below.

The next step was to get a piece of calico and pin it to the mannequin along all of the essential lines. We then pinned where the darts would be positioned. We did this for both the front and back. After all of the darts were pinned and the calico fitted the model perfectly, we then used tailor's chalk and marked along all of the essential lines and darts. After doing this it was then ready to be unpinned. When laid out flat onto pattern paper all of the markings can be traced off to make the pattern for the fitted bodice shape which can then used to make a perfectly fitted garment.

Luminous Light – Knitwear Project – Final

As part of the final project I had to complete 20 fashion flats, a potential customer profile, 2 fashion illustrations and a technical file demonstrating the techniques I’d learnt.  This work was in addition to the knit samples and sketchbook.

I chose 2 designs from my fashion flats and turned them into fashion illustrations.  The 20 flats showed details of garment shapes and included swatches of fabrics and yarns as well as images of the specific knit sample that would be used on the final garment.

Creating a customer profile meant that I had to think about the type of person that I wanted to market my clothes towards.  I took into consideration things like age, income and examples of possible retailers where I could see my designs eventually being stocked and sold.

In the photo above, you can see two concept boards in the top right.  I produced these early on once I chose my colour palette for the project and referred back to them throughout.  The photo shows my base-space shortly before the final presentation to my group and tutor.  You can see my knit samples hanging below the desk, the photo below shows them up on the desk during evaluation.

Sam