Final Collection

This final collection is almost a representation of the initial colour scheme I was going to use beforehand keeping with my current ideas and I tried to do this through the use of paint and textures which again graduate into the more neutral pinky palette.  I like how bold the collection looks with just the colours and embellishment and without having to use a wacky design although it would have been more interesting but I'm still happy with the collection I have created. The only thing I would say that could do with some work is just my fashion illustrations which I need to master but apart from that I feel I'm ready to create my final garment with all these different inspirations.

Dummy Details

I have drawn up some rough but thorough designs which I am contemplating about between the two of which will be more suitable as my final design but I'm pretty confident in the both of them as they are quite similar but are different technical wise. I have also chosen to use the pinky nude chiffon colour for my final garment as I think it will be a great colour to compliment any skin tone and its more of a richer colour compared to the more neutral nude.

Shapes and Flats

From the collage silhouettes I tried to adapt some of the shapes and develop them in different ways from both on the stand to then creating rows of design developments which help with the selection process later on. My shapes are all simple but I've never been someone who creates bold and extravagant designs so I'm still keeping to my own, but maybe that's not good as I am still in my comfort zone design wise but definitely not with creating a more 'feminine' piece with the gems and glitter; so again balance is vaguely there.  

From the design development process I chose some of my favourite designs and created uncomplicated flats which went well together and I changed round some details from the designs also. By the looks of things I seem to keep leaning towards a midriff combo which I feel will be slightly modern and way from dress territory slightly. Plus practicality wise separates will be a lot better for the gradual deterioration as the burning technique will need its own attention so maybe these design are more practical. I have decided that the garment will begin sparkly and great at the top and then deteriorate down to the bubbly holey mess at the bottom. I did flirt with the idea of creating maybe another garment with the same aspect but flipped around starting bad and getting embellished but looking at my time frame and having to find an extra model seems difficult, but it's an idea I would like to consider.

Cash Converted Trash.

These messy samples I created were for the joy of involving some house hold found garbage that I thought would look great as crazy samples mixed with the usual cheap but sparkly gems which I have so many of, so the more samples the better I thought. I used everything from food packaging, fruit peels, cardboard, video-tape tape strips, newspapers, anything I could find really with the helping of dollops of paint and masking tapes at some point to create these large messy samples.

Again these samples look great and interesting but nothing that I feel 100% about yet, but I doubt I'll know till I get to the final hurdle. But looking at these layered samples I know I want to create a double layered skirt since the fabric is light and will need the support but also I like the thought of maybe adding a contrasting 'something' on the bottom layer, but I'm not too sure of what yet.

All own sample photography.

Paint and glitter.

With the idea of glamorising the rotten fruit as before I thought I'd try my hand at creating some print ideas even though I'm not too keen on using print for this project because the textures alone are quite heavy without the addition of prints also. It was suggested to me that I maybe add a subtle print but I just didn't feel that it would add anything to my garment since the fabrics are thin and wouldn't have shown up enough to create an impact. However I do like these prints as they are colourful and bold but not right in terms of the direction I'm hoping to take my project towards. 

Own print photography.

Scrape and Collage

Since pretty much every project I have always used collaging as a way of helping me in-vision designs and possible silhouettes as its usually quite a successful creative process. This time the collaging was slightly messier but inspiring as I managed to create shapes that will possibly work as I tried to keep them quite simple as I don't want to create something too busy to understand therefore I feel that if the shape of the garment is simple, then the texture will stand out more. Although these collages do look wuite busy with all the glitter and colour, I doubt I will have much of either since the further I go along with the project, the more muted my palette and ideas seem to get, but I like to think for all the right reasons, but at the moment I'm leaning towards a more nude colour scheme. 

Gems, Glitter and Mould

Intertwining both fame and decay together for this part was a enjoyable as I got to add some sparkle to rotten fruit and trash which will probably the best influence for this project as it is the perfect mix to begin the process of design development. The idea of glamming up garbage came from an image I found online of a rotten banana peel that had gems on the outside of the peel which was a great balance of good on the outside, rotten on the inside, which I was impressed by and inspired me to create something with similar a similar effect. 

With this in mind I knew I wanted to decorate the fruit in some way and glitter just seemed just the right amount of sparkle without a gem overload to create the right vibe. After glittering up the rotten fruit and having no clue on what to do  next, as I flipped though my sketchbook for more ideas I came across the Hirst trash page and immediately thought it would look great to stick these bejazzled mouldy fruit into the garbage and let art be art. I do wish I tried adding gems to the apple as covering it would've looked super sparkly and maybe more exciting in the garbage images; however the images still look just as effective and relevant and think the research outcome is successful for the journey I have come through.

http://www.tumblr.com/search/jewelled+banana

Own photography

Own photography