final garment shoot at dawn

These are a handful of images that Claire Huish took for me of my final garments created for my recent draping project. We did this shoot at dawn, which was cold but stunning this early morning light helped to add freshness to the images? 

experimenting a few examples...

this drape i have achieved wit hfabric not on the
bias which i think has worked well..

i really love the shape that draping has created

based on research i have done into classical sculpture
also taking inspiration from Vionnet by working with
fabric on the bias...

so beautiful inspiration for my new draping project

jacket TICK finished the jacket now onto draping

 

back to bournemouth

what a sumer it has been not sure if im returning to McQueen in mixed minds about if and how and when i would return but starting the new term has been a challenge to settle down into the seemingly easy work that we are met with ; first task is to  construct a check jacket so here we go ...  

just as stunning

the most stunning fashion film i have ever seen

a memorisingly beautiful film !

corrine day

recently learned that corrine day has died ...

lovely lovely

sort of beautiful in an odd way ...

my first week is complete

AND IM GOING TO CARRY ON :) it is a wonderful internship very hard work and you have to pass a brick wall of exhaustion but everything is worth it the hard work the random tasks given and the stupid hours WOW ! i can hardly catch my breath... over all the week has gone well i have gained a few blisters and burns but sooo much knowledge which is priceless and the strange thing is i have learned more having a week of mcqueen than my whole 1st year of uni which is odd but fantastic because i am alot more able now :)
and the new spring/summer 2011 is going to be amazing!!! and very floral

INTERN update ...

OMGOSH!! ok im only two days in and realising just how intense being an intern at McQueen is... amazing though so far i have been cutting out leather flowers for most of the time in the press rooms because the womans wear department is very full i have gained alot of blisters and a numb finger which is odd but worth it !
the employees are lovely and the house are very late from 9am-1am at least, everyday so very full on but its due to the huge work load given to the interns in womenswear. also i have been sewing together tulle dresses which is tricky and fiddlie but they look amazing ! the other interns are really lovely which makes the expedience more fun... ill keep you updated

IM A MCQUEEN INTERN !

yeyyy ok so i have had a day at alexander mcqueen dear god that was intense and 16hours of wonderful hard work...
i pattern cut and created a swirly dress from scratch just a sketch ! which felt really amazing being in the office is amazing so inspirational and with no limits to creativity or imagination at all they are full on people and ALOT of interns i am in womenswear and will be working there till the end of October which will be tough but so worth it and just the sense of achievement from one day is fantastic cannot wait till the 26th when i start my week trial (i have to have one because they didn't realise i was only a 1st year) 

i will keep posting through out the intern so i can document all that i can achieve so looking forward to this next few months!!! 

MCQUEEN!!!!!!!!!

today was amazing ! i had an interview at Alexander McQueen which was amazing on its own and now i found out that i have a 5 month placement with them its AMAZING and unreal and a mad dream come true but 5 months in london ahhh !! im so excited ! 

Fabric...Fabric...Fabric...

currently i am not not very close to having fabric for my final garment i have done 3 sourcing trips but they have been of no use! so on Thursday i am off to birmingham to the shops and markets .. maybe some inspiration and/or the perfect material will appear which would be a huge weight of my mind! :) i no the colour of the fabric i am searching for so fingers crossed i can find it!!

the clock dress continues...

these are more images i have taken of the making for my clock dress showing before and after images with and without the millenary net.

almost the end of term two

Aproaching the end of the term and its a little mad lots of loose ends to tye up and hand in doing my beales atm and its going well i hope here is my starting point...i have made all the garments...

new project new challenges

CLOCKS CLOCKS CLOCKS... are my inspiration for the new project literal and interesting to try and created something werable from. i want to create an inspirational garment that works and can keep its shape hopefully it will work fine... the toil is going well so far and hopefully with some industrial net and patience the garment will look amazing!

LONDON FASHION WEEK THE BEST WEEK OF MY LIFE!!

i have just recovered from the fantastic fashion week!! it was amazing i worked backstage from the 18th-23th rigging, de-rigging, dressing, styling, being a mad seamstress and generally doing wha ever the hell i was told but it was amazing and such a great insight into the backstage world of fashion....

Amazing moments and interesting things...
1. dresses for Ramon Gurillio, on/off presents, Bryce Aimes, Belle Sauvage, Falguni and shane Peacock, Roksanda Illincic.
2. set up and took down exhibition space
3. was a seamstress (mending seams hems sewing on beads and sewing in zips 10mins before the show) to Falguni and shane Peacock...
4. worked the J maskare party!
as well as chasing models around russel square, setting up so many manakins and being terrorised by PAM!!

PHOTOS ON THE WAY the best week of fashion i have ever incountered!!!!

Alexander Wang new york show!

I just watched the live stream of Alexander Wangs New York show and it was incredible! a fab front row Anna Wintor, DVF, Henry Holland and Zoe Ravitz all sorts also tavi there soaking it all up. The clothes were amazing black leather velvet, silhouettes, beautiful velvet and just a stunning collection a lot of layering and a few laced items. it was fabulous to be able to watch it on the internet but makes you want to be there even more !

colourways

Then i extracted colours in illustrator to find colours that i am interested in using with my design work...

antiques madness

At the weekend i stumbled upon an amazing antiques shop in portsmouth so took a few pictures. it was a perfect location for my manifesto project inspiration because of the wide variety of objects...

first sketches

Just getting started on my project book and looking closer at clocks and there inner workings just scanned a few pages in from the begining of my sketchbook...

rework reuse!

With this project i have been inspired by random objects and am interested in using out of the ordinary textures and simple house hold things which is a little more interesting and fun ... this photoshoot from vogue really links with my ideas...

Manifesto project

I have started research into my new project and am loving it I have to write a fashion manifesto and then design from there its a fabulous way of starting a project this manifesto I was particularly taken by:
http://everything2.com/title/Futurist+Manifesto+of+Women%2527s+Fashion

and am being inspired by images such as the one below... objects....

hello 2010 !

this is my stunning new camera! it was a christmas present and i love it so much its my first slr and i have alot to learn....