My final design for my garment 

Planning before the show

What you need to organise a photoshoot and a fashion show

What you need to organise a photoshoot and a fashion show

Organising a photoshoot 

Top 5 tips for a photoshoot:

1. Model or models

2. Photographer

3. Location/venue

4. Designer

5. Make up artist

Theme 

The theme is the basis of your shoot, without the theme you have nothing to work off. The theme allows all your team an idea of what to do.

Moodboard

A moodboard is essential. Your idea could be weak, a moodboard allows you to collect types of research which can develop your idea further to gain a better understanding of what to do.

It can also be a good way of showing your team of your vision of the shoot and how it should turn out.

Location

Location is very important, without a location you can't shoot. Whether it be in or out door you need a venue. The venue needs to fit around your theme. For example your theme may be nature , you may set your shoot in a park near trees. I recommend after you have your idea of theme, get your venue as it may be hard to get.

Model

Models can be very hard to get if you want a professional model. A professional model may ask for a lot of money so be prepared. But a professional model might not be for you, they may not have the look that fits your theme, your model my be a family member or a friend or someone you meet in the street that you instantly think they fit your theme. As long as the person is ok with the modelling then everything is fine.

Make up artist / designer 

The make up artist is just as important as the designer they both apply the look to the model that fits the theme. Make sure you show both the designer and artist your moodboard before they apply the look, to avoid wasting time creating an amazing look that doesn't fit your theme. Once everyone is on he same page everything begins to come together to portray your vision.

The shoot

On the day make sure everyone is going to be there and know where to go. Make sure you get to the venue early enough to give time for your designer and make up artist to apply the garment and make up to the model. Unless you get your model ready before you get to your shoot, if so make sure your team know where to go to get ready and what time. If the weather turns out to be not how you planned and your venue is outside make sure you have a plan b. 

Waistcoat towards final garment.
My waistcoat I had taken from my mad hatter image on my moodboard, the mad hatter wears a patchwork waistcoat which I have used this as my inspiration.
I have created a block of a waistcoat, then I have cut out the waistcoat on Tartan fabric. I have left my edges rough and fraid as it links well with my theme. I hemmed the bottom as I didnt want it completley rough looking I wanted to show some sort of technique and also I wanted to show that it has been worn alot. I had a problem with my darts near the sleeves which I solved by making a new dart which would make my waistcoat more fitted. I also found that when I placed my waistcoat on a manakin the print was a little off, I resolved this by unpicking the sewn shoulder and bringing it up more and re-sewing it, then I re-hemmed the bottom of the waistcoat again, so it was even.

 the patchwork on this artists piece of work I have used in my own work, I also like the way they have frayed the edges of their material which I have done on my own work.

I have created my Final design which I have taken aspects from all my research. Such as my illustrations and artists and moodboard. I have kept to my colour palette from my moodboard, I have also included alot of patchwork which I have taken from my artists work (Alison Willoughby) which fits well with my theme.  I really like my final design it demonstrates alot of techniques and links very well to my theme and all my research.