Visual Diary

For my concept garment unit and fashion forecasting I kept a visual diary where I jotted down ideas for my projects, put in relevant source and things that inspired me. This helped to constantly keep your mind on task and increase development. In these examples of pages you can see a paper manipulation technique I tried out and a small drawing I never used in my final boards but was still useful to my thought process.

Dress project

 Some images which were sourced from wgsn.com and pinterest.com which inspired me for the shape and paneling of the dresses.

Dress Project

Some initial fashion illustrations using slight water colour of possible dress ideas that came from the first few mock ups I had made. The final garment is the one I will go onto make with a few developments.

Dress project

The final silhouette for the dress started off as a simple shift but then working on one side because its symmetrical I have again cut and spread to add fullness to the side panels, I will fuse these sides to stiffen them so they stick out. It will have curved panels which overlap each other and these seams will be bound to make them stand out. A small caped sleeve will be used as a contrast to the larger fuller sides of the dress.

Dress Project

Carrying on this method I cut and spread adding fabric to the side panels to create fullness. If I was to do the production pattern for this Would do the same and cut and spread the pattern. Working on mock ups with the dummy again gives you a better feel for how you want the garment to look because it is 3D in front of you not just a sketch.

Dress project

For this ongoing project I am designing a dress using a similar them to before but using a different way of designing and pattern drafting. I started off with a calico mock up with curved panels overlapping each other from this I then went onto to sketch out ideas on pages like this. Using this method of creating an idea on a garment before sketching makes you think more about how you will make the garment up and helps you have a more creative way of thinking.

Mock Up

This is a half scale mock up in calico which was developed into designs for collection. This folded fabric technique will be used is my cropped top, inserted down the side in a contrasting fabric. It creates a modern geometric look which links into my theme.