Ineterview someone living in 2013 about what they think about fashion and what effects fashion today and how ?

I asked my tutor in my class about fashion today especially what effects it.

What brands and styles are in ?
Brands such as River island and Next and House of Fraiser are in right now in my opinion.
As for styles, vintage is back in especially being more individual and unique with your vintage look. Also grunge and indie are back in lately.

What is music is popular today?
Types of music such as indie and pop and young boy bands are in right now.

Do people travel if so where to? Where is common to go?
People tend to travel alot more today, the further the better but mainly places such as Americda and Asia and Africa, just more western. This shows through in their clothing.

What colours are common today?
Quiet modest colours such as black grey and blue. As for high end colours its more monacrome and purple and yellow.

What celebs are popular today?
Alot of comedians are popular and young boy bands are extremley popular as well as pop stars.

These are my samples of which I have taken sections of my illustrations and decided to sample them. I have used techniques such as gathering pleats, embelishment, bows. Then I have cut out haltered necks and saches as I may use these towards my final garment. The haltered necks and gathering that I have decided to include in my samples have been taken from my artists work; John Galliano. John Galliono's Circus Collection includes gathered neck pieces which I wanted to use the gathering technique in my work. I also took the haltered neck from my research from my moodbaord on my blazer.  I think I needed  to do some more refined samples using fabrics that are appropriate to my colour pallette. In my opinion I really like my samples they link to my moodboard such as the bow also the neck piece I created was taken from my harlequin research.

 

 

The haltered neck on my blazer I had taken from my moodboard to create the sample, also the skirt on the harlequin image that has the zig-zag piece on top I created in a a sample as a neck piece.

 

This is my stretch body bodice. I have used a block template to design this. I have cut out two backs and two fronts,  then I have sewn up each leg on both halfs and then sewn the halfs together then sewn the full bodice together to produce this. In my opinion this looks very good however i need to improve more on sewing.

What to include on a fashion flat?

On a fashion flat you can include embelishment such as buttons or hand sewn on designs or beading. You can also add lines to show either where pleats or gathering would go or even darts. You can also include colour that is appropriate to your colour palette. You can also do a front and back design however this is more appropriate for your final garment design.

What is Haute Couture?

Haute couture means High sewing in French which is where it comes from. Haute Couture is high fashion. It is still high street but more expensive. Looking at my research from the visit to the Christian Dior exhibition, I would say that Haute Couture demonstrates more techniques and are a little more daring than high street fashion.

This is images I have taken from Christian Dior's exhibition. These garments demonstrate a range of techniques from embelishment on the dresses such as the buttons and hand sewn in designs to darts in the garments and gathered skirts. The tartan dress I especially love as it goes well with my theme and its pattern is perfectly aligned, the pattern does not slope or change throughout the whole garment. I also like the collar on the 'Ligne Aimant' as it is large and in your face, which is very cat walk like in my opinion.

This is a powerpoint of High street companies that are based in the U.K.

What effects fashion?
Culture/ Religion
Music
Make Up
Movements or what is happening at the time
Celebrities

These are my refined samples from my original illustration I have simply changed one or two aspects of each garment.

 

 

 

These are my illustrations that I have produced as a quick sketch for each design. These are just ideas of what I might do towards my final garment.

 

 

These are fabrics that I may use towards my final garment. I have done this through using my moodboard. I have used my moodboard to collect colours and the patterns I have gained of the images I have included on my moodboard and used this research to develop fabrics I may use for my final garment.

Are certain fabrics more suited top certain garments?

Certain garments such as dresses and pants you wear in summer should be made out of certain types of fabrics such as linen etc.. Seasons effect what type of fabric is more suited garments

What is a block?

A block is almost like a stencil for garments, it has an outline of a particular garment such as trousers or a top etc.. it contains different sizes. High street deisgners may use this as a template.

What is a pattern?
A pattern is something that can be drawn on then later on can be sewn in to to produce a pattern or can be painted etc.

What is a toile?
A toile is a smaller version of a garment you can practise designs or patterns on?

What is a sample?
A sample can be a section of a garment you practise for what you may include on to your garment.

What is:
Cutting on the fold?
S.A?
H.A?
C.F?
C.B?


Cutting on the fold: Fold your fabric in half and cut along the edge
S.A: Seam Allowance
H.A: Hem Allowance
C.F: Centre Fold
C.B: Centre Back

What is the difference betweeen high street and catwalk fashion ?
High street Fashion:
It is wearable
Easy to wash
Different sizes for different people and the style or pattern doesnt change
Cheaper in cost

Catwalk Fashion:
Unique-one of a kind
More techniques developed throughout the garment
Doesnt necessarily have to be made outof fabric
More expensive
Cannot be washed

 

This is my print. I used my moodboard to create this print. Also I stuck to my colour palette which works well with my theme. I found it quiet easy to create the outline however when adding colour I found it hard, I had to ungroup the shape and seperatley add colour in to the areas. If I was to do this again I would instead have one block colour for the whole of my print making it easier and quicker for myself.

This is my T-shirt flats, I have stuck to my colour palette aswell as including my print, of which I have created from my moodboard. I think I have been quiet experimental with using my prints like a pattern for my t-shirt designs. I also like my colours I have used for each of my t-shirts as they are appropriate to my colour palette. If I was to do this differnt I would slightly change my print maybe have one block colour for my print and change the colour each time to a colour on my palette.

My 25 pieces of research:
My theme is mysterious clown, when I thought about the word mysterious it reminded me of The Mad Hatter out of Alice in Wonderland. When I thought about the word clowns I thought of Harlequin clowns and how their pattern appears in Alice in Wonderland. I then researched more into Harlequin clowns, which I learnt how they were also known as Jesters(Jokers) this lead me further into linking my two ideas; Mad Hatter and Harlequin clowns together.
For my research I took images from aspects of Alice in Wonderland both the film and cat walk fashion and included them. I also included images of Harlequin images especially looking closely at the pattern of their outfits and the gathered style.

Research is used for gaining information and understanding more about what you want to achieve.
Primary sources: Are sources that you get from books, internet, magazines etc...
Secondary sources: Are sources that you gain yourself such as photos you have taken yourself or gaining a                                 quote from an eye witness etc...

                     25 pieces of reseasrch

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