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.

Design Development

This is just a few initial sketches drawn in pencil which I came up with using my research and I went onto do more pages of similar design development in a sketch book. Some of these ideas were used in my final line up but developed further.

Here is another board showing research for the jackets including some possible fabric choices which are all Robert Noble fabrics. In this board i have collated the longer thicker coat, more outwear than a blazer like coat.

Here is some source I collated and used to help design my jackets for Robert Noble. The focus on this board was the shorter and smart style of jacket.

Robert Noble

This is the second part to my final boards for Robert Noble. It shows clear working drawings of each jacket with back and front view as well as descriptions.

Rober Noble project

This project was a live brief where we had to design men's outwear for Robert Noble. This was my final board showing the final collection of jackets and fabrics used. For my illustrations I used a combination of watercolour and colour pencils. When designing it was import to keep to the style of garments Robert Nobles fabrics usually produced as well as coming up with something different and on trend.

Final Collection

This is the final illustration of my small collection that  have designed relating to my theme. I have used a combination of water colour and coloured pencils to achieve this. The collection includes a cropped jacket with a sheer panel at the bottom which is worn with the paneled dress with cap sleeves and also a low back with cross over straps which are not seen. The middle outfit is a cropped asymmetric top with a folded fabric insert down the side, this is teamed with a paneled skirt which links with the pieced together idea.

Mood Board

This is my initial mood board for my theme 'Future Folk' which I used for my concept garment project and designing a collection. Its all about geometric, the idea of being pieced together, layering and also slightly minimalistic. From this I gathered my colour palette which I was able to pick fabrics from and it started the basis of my research for designing.

Second Final Concept

This is my second final concept which replicates a top with detailing around the bust area. I sewed up the fabric into strips like binding and then shaped them into hexagons connecting and overlapping each one. This is to give off a layered and intertwined idea. The binding pieces were then carried on down the front of the piece to create a structured look.

Final Concept Piece

This is one of the final outcomes to this project which could be a panel down the front of a dress or top. Here I used sheer fabric and pleated it to create the triangular pattern then used bonaweb to stick down the small pieces of fabric. This creates a stained glass and mosaic effect which links into my theme aswell keeping to the geometric feel throughout the project.