Design Process

I stared off designing sleeves as I realised all of the research I had done at this point about shape were shapes that I wanted for sleeves. This made me realise I had to do more research before I had enough to inform all aspects of a collection.

Here are the best of my sleeve ideas...here you can see softened triangular shapes, weight being elongated down the sleeve. knots and ties and multiple arm holes give a functional feel.

Silhouette

Although I had lots of ideas about what I wanted to make in terms to fabrics and detailing my ideas about silhouette were still quite vague I made this research page with just some pictures that I liked and I noticed that there were lots of elongated triangle shapes with softened corners.

Most of the images are of garments that are either influenced or come from the east. This is because I personally like this aesthetic and I think that Alexander Wang uses it in his work as well, But with more of a utility feel to urbanise it. I have also tried to explore that a little here.

I like this page although my own drawings don't really add anything too it and aren't very good.

Draping sleeves

Here is some draping I did in class, I was trying out softened triangular shapes that were also elongated with most of the weight at the bottom

I used photoshop to create mirror images of each of the shapes I draped.

The top one is my favourite because the lines are cleaner. I think i would like it even more if it was even more elongated so that it finished below to hips as I think that would be more flattering and would allow more space for the arms.

Scaffold Sheeting

I saw this on our campus as there was building work being done, I really liked it so cut a bit off for my fabric board. Its a plastic fabric with white string trapped in a grid structure between two layers. Its got a matt side and shiny side but I prefer the matt and after a bit of research I found that It's called scaffold sheeting and sold my a company called 'Monaflex'. I really like it because it incorporates my trapped theme, looks nice when light passes through it as its translucent and I think that it would hold structure well.

My Concept

Trapped

I choose to explore ideas behind the word 'trapped'. This is my concept board.

I like the idea of trapped and refracted light, and achieving the effect by the layering of translucent fabrics. Also of things encased in material and how they can push at and alter the structure (water in the bag and people in tights). I think that my 'trapped' theme is broad so wont constrain me to certain things it's also a theme which could be reflected in a literal or abstract way allowing me quite a lot of freedom.