Tuesday, 22 December 2009

the final shirt


this is my final and completed shirt buttons and all it was useful to create i had trouble with the stitching on the collar but other than that good fun and easy to master :) i dont like the style of it and would change the material if asked to do it again...

Monday, 7 December 2009

eco and ethical fashion

This image i have found and completely agree with it links strongly with the debate that we will be having in uni tomorrow on eco and ethical fashion !

fashion trends....

These are two images i have taken of outfits i really like and have added to my fashion trend book which is documenting outfits that have ispired me or just look well put together and are a bit different.


my shorts

These are the first pair of shorts i have mede with a fly jeans zip it sounds boring but it was really useful to learn how to create them to the correct standard and im sooo pleased i can now create a fly zip!

Tuesday, 1 December 2009

vivienne westwood interview save the rainforest



this is a fab interview that she is talking about the rainforst it is really inspiring and so true and very worth while listening to.

Wednesday, 25 November 2009

stunning

this image i have found and links with my project of culture very strongly. the coulours and so bold and eyecatching they really stand out against the background of wispy sky which is lovely. i really love the detail that is on the fabric it helps to make this dress even more impressive.

more illustrator work

this is an example of 3d work i created on illustrator this morning its very simple you can change the depth of it and the effect to the edges and all sorts.





Sunday, 22 November 2009

photos for culture project











these photos i took at home and in the new forest. i took them as research for my culture design project which i am basing on paganism and being influence by the british countryside and nature in a wild form.




yesterday.. saturday saturday saturday

sooo rainy went to life drawing in the rain on a bike got very wet to draw a naked man dressed as a gladiator.. very strange day!

Wednesday, 18 November 2009

logos, bits and pieces

This was created in illustration and its just a combination page with logos, labels and image to show the work i have been creating through illustrator. I tryed to make it as colourful as i could to make it look cheery, eye-catching and bold.

more illustration

i got a bit carried away and created the different views of the garment i drew yesterday and added some detail to all of them but am happy with the angles i have drawn them in and i think im finally grasping illustrator yeyyyy !!

Tuesday, 17 November 2009

more illustrater garment

i created this illustration at the end of my illustrater slot and added a little more detail than i have in the past it helps it to look more realistic, this looks alot more effective.

power point on a designer

this is a simple powerpoint we were just being taught how to upload them to our blogs and its alot more frustrating than you would think ! partly because the file has to be so small and therefor less interesting !

Tuesday, 10 November 2009

illustrator making shoes !!

these are shoes that we created in illustrator today !! it was really great to learn how to do this ! :)

Monday, 9 November 2009

NICK KNIGHT VOGUE SHOOT

these are photos i took at the nick knight london day !














NICK KNIGHT VOGUE SHOOT

on friday the 6th me and bridie and housemates went to the somerset house in london to the showstudio FASHION REVOULUTION and we watched the nick kight vogue cover shoot it was amazing and soo interesting to watch how much work goes into a cover shoot i took loads of pics and drew alot from the actual exhibition which was really interesting with alot of different fashion designers work such as Garath Pugh and Alexander Mcqueen (amazing) but also watching the photos being taken going straight into photoshoot was amazing ! and how much the images were changed sooo much on photoshoot ! we then headed over to the V and A to look round the graduate and historical fashion which was really interesting and also we brushed shoulders with erin oconner which was fab a great day !

pattern cutting

we have been creating a-lined skirts and circle skirt patterns in pattern cutting on 5/11/09 which was really interesting ! and i made one that was my size so that will be useful in the future.

3/11/09 illustrator



i made these on illustrator its annoying im not sure why it has done it but its changed the colours from warm burgandys to cold blues! ? anyone no why ??

Tuesday, 27 October 2009

illustrator


this looks very dull but i took a while its the first illustrator lesson i have understood so thought id show the world my illustrator skills well small skill he he ...

Monday, 26 October 2009

paper dress







we created out black and white paper project for our design day today it was so much fun and really interesting to work in paper it was hard but alot of fun and you can create some really dramatic work this is my dress i created from the final piece to the begginning stages! working in paper was a real challenge and pins are needed...



bodice construction


these are images of my bodice pattern being pinned and cut out of the calico fabric. we stitched and overlocked the garment together and then made the sleeves as well but will be attaching them next week and completing the bodice as well. i have to remember to check for the right side of the overlocking stich on the correct side!

darts workshop

22/10/09 pattern cutting darts!! we learned how to do loads of different types of darts alot of them i have come across in making garments in the past but there were a few new ones such as the shaped dart which is great because you can really do anything you want with it! good to go over all the basics like pivoting the dart.

Tuesday, 20 October 2009

this show by Alexander Mcqueen i love it is so interesting and inspirational ! and i am using in a current project (black and white construction) because of the incredible structure that Mcqueen created in his garments this i would like to relate to my final garment!

Saturday, 17 October 2009

romping around bournemouth





these were taken aroun bourmouth the last week its such a lovely place to live so far so good !

amazing and totlay bonkers !!





these are a few pieces from the victor and rolf 2010 collection and they have really caught my eye the designs are mad which looks really interesting and very inspirational... haute coutre ish !

pattern cutting




PATTERN CUTTING friday - today we were creating a pattern for a simple bodice again but we modeled/draped it and then when we had created it on the manikin we took it apart and then made a paper pattern from it. i think i prefere this way of pattern cutting it is much more hands on and practical which is the way i seem to understand more. also this is the first time i have used designer tape which was so usefulll !! today was a really good day :)


more uni learnings

on wednesday we had an induction on adobe illustrator which was usefull but a little to long winded but on thursday the 15/10/09 our group started on the garment construction part of our course we learned how to use the overlockers, pressers and industrial machines ! it was so fun and we all made a load of samples in calico and chiffon. the samples we created were of: plain seam,plain seam edges overlocked together, edge and top stiched, self enclosed and a run and fell seam on denium. it was really interesting to learn how to create all the basic seams but to a high and well finished standard....

Tuesday, 13 October 2009

Today we did our first pprd session which informed us about how we get assesed and all sorts of uni things. also we had more i.t work in one of the mac suits which was interesting because we got to create a moodboard on photoshop... i did mine on punk which was good and useful to learn i have used photoshop before but not in as much depth we have used it today! this is my moodboard on punk...

Sunday, 11 October 2009



This week we have done more inductions and created our first patterns in pattern cuting and construction princibles which was so interesting and i learned that you have to be very acurate when creating patters to make them work successfuly! this was my finished paper pattern its a simple bodice design with darts. It is really interesting and rewarding to be able to create sussesful garment patterns.

Tuesday, 6 October 2009



demolishion


fab colour !

the most beautiful place in the world
lovely

first blog HELLOO !!

This is my first ever blog, tis very exciting ! so sorry if its not to good at first but it will get better and better throughout the years of blogging to come! :)