Fools Gold

I love this new winter trend, GOLD being the statement colour mixed with black and earthy tones in velvet, satin and other rich, opulent fabrics, aswell as metalic foil printing. Together these give a very elegant and striking look with a 'baroque' kind of theme...
Designers that inspired this trend include Balmain, Emilio Pucci and Phillip Lim

I have finished my garment for AD208. I am pleased with the outcome of the dress that I produced. Although the design has changed drastically due to problems with the chiffon fabric, it has turned out better than I expected. I feel the colours work very well together and I like the way the chiffon has been draped in a different way  to what I originally wanted. I feel that my sewing skills have improved during the production of my garment and would like to experiment further with draping in the future and gain an easier technique as I found it quite difficult at times.

Development of dress

I have had a lot of problems with the chiffon I chose to use for my dress. It would not drape the way I hoped it would and therefore had to experiment with the draping. It draped alright on the back it was the front that was creating problems so I had to change my design on the front completely which resulted in the back changing slightly aswell.

Start of AD208

For this module I have to produce a garment, a toile, an A3 sketchbook, a costing sheet and spec drawing.
This module is a live brief set by Anh Mao.
I have already made my toile, and have been documenting the process through photographs.
Today I have started my sketchbook where I will evidence these photographs along with annotation and drawings, my sketchbook will also have a written refelction on the work I have produced.

Mood Boards

I have produced 2 mood boards that have inspired my design development. On these boards I chose the most relevant and best research from my sketchbook. I wanted to portray my colour story on these boards so used only the colours that are in my chosen colour story. I wanted my theme to come across straight away when looking at these boards, so therefore I kept it quite simple and used images that I thought would enable people to see straight away what my theme is. I have also included inspirational collections on the boards, these include Herve Ledger S/S 2011 and Albino S/S 2010. Overall I wanted to these boards to look  organic but at the same time quite sleek so hopefully I have done so.

Balmain goes Biker

I love Balmains spring/summer 2011 collection, it consists of leather trousers and biker jackets and jeans with washed crushed finishes, this collection also has influences of the American flag. The collection has a very 'worn' look but i think it is executed well. I love how the garments have been embellished with studs and safety pins.
The Look: Biker meets Rock&Roll