ELEONORA BORSATO
COME TOGETHER
MISSONI PROFILES
PICK EAT
knitwear 2016
knitwear 2015/16
menswear 2015
womenswear 2014/15
womenswear 2016
what I learnt
what I learnt
what I learnt
what I learnt
what I learnt
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SLOW FUTURES
STELLA JEAN
textile design 2017
textile design 2017
storytelling 2016
editorial 2017
illustration 2015
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what I learnt
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RED EXQUISITE VALENTINO CORPSE
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SHADES MAG(L)IA OF INDIA
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WATERCOLORS
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ELEONORA BORSATO
05/07/1994 I’m a shy but enthusiastic person. I learn, understand and work fast. Meanwhile I’m precise and careful.
c:18 m:45 y:60 k:6 WALLS OF TREVISO, the
medieval city where I grew up c:58 m:28 y:0 k:0 THE CITY OF CHEFCHOUEN,
KEEP IN TOUCH
borsato.eleonora@gmail.com +39 3408182751 Milan, Italy instagram/ihatele pinterest.com/ihatele eleborsato.wordpress.com INTERESTS
contemporary art concerts walking and biking street art dots
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Morocco, where my heart is since 2011 c:6 m:16 y:12 k:0 the color of MY BIKE c:46 m:37 y:64 k:23 THE RIVER that flows into my garden and around the whole city c:37 m:0 y:18 k:0 my father’s and grandfather’s WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS personal palette developed during the masterclass “COLOR LOCI”, with the costume historian Elisabetta Gnignera
Oct 2016 - now
Jan 2017 - June 2017
MASTER IN DESIGN FOR THE FASHION SYSTEM
EXCHANGE PROGRAM IN INDIA
Politecnico di Milano
textile design, handweaving, printing NIFT New Delhi, India
Sept 2013 - July 2016
Nov 2015 - June 2016
BACHELOR DEGREE IN FASHION DESIGN
OUT OF FASHION
110L/110 Politecnico di Milano
classes and workshops about sustainable and ethical fashion Connecting Cultures
Nov 2016
Aug 2016 - Jan 2017
XIAMEN’S FASHION WEEK
KNIT TALKS
Invited by Xiamen Chamber of Commerce for Textile and Apparel to show graduation collection Fujian, China
part of the exhibition with he project “Missoni Profiles”, knitwear collection for Missoni La Triennale di Milano
Aug 2016 - Jan 2017
March 2011 - Aug 2013
KNITWEAR DESIGN INTERN
knitwear collections for Corneliani, Fedeli, Malo, Slowear, Colombo, Agnona If di Isabella Francese
LANGUAGES
ALTROMERCATO SALES ASSISTANT
fair trade and ethical products shop Cooperativa Pace & Sviluppo
French B1
Italian mothertongue
English C1
SOFTWARE SKILLS
DESIGN SKILLS
Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe Indesign Solidthinking Evolve Electra Modaris Kaledo
Moodboard and Concept Technical Drawings Graphics and Communication Pattern Making Photography Trends forecasting
Hindi A2
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TASK Design a knitwear collection, starting from a strong concept. The project must represent you HOW I CONTRIBUTED Individual work. Historical research, concept, colour palette, yarn selection, patterns, full-fashioned garments.
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2016 KNITWEAR final project 7
Come together is a collection of objects-garments-games, made of two different or very similar parts. The same garment can be worn by two people, encouraging relation and contact, or by one person, bringing the memory of the person who’s not present. They have been studied to fit both two people and one person through expedients and transformations.
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100% cotton filmar
100% cotton filmar
100% viscosa lineapiĂš
100% viscosa lineapiĂš
100% wool zegna baruffa
100% cotton filmar
100% cotton filmar
100% viscosa lineapiĂš
100% cotton filmar
100% wool zegna baruffa
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photography: Cristiano Gerardi Leica R6, film Kodak Gold 400ASA models: Anastasiia Vitynska, Milena Trzcionka
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TASK Design a Spring/Summer knitwear collection for the brand Missoni with a composition of 70% wool. Realize jacquard cards, tailored and fully-fashioned knitwear items (swimmwear, dresses, cardigans, skirts, shorts, tops) with double bed domestic knitting machines. Style and photograph the collection. HOW I CONTRIBUTED Concept, jacquard cards, knitting, embroidery, specification sheets, styling
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2016 KNITWEAR final synthesis design studio 19
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MACHINE GAUGE
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THREADS
N O P Q R
STITCHES
GAUGES
SAMPLE SIZES (25CM X 25CM)
SIZE SPECIFICATION
wool+cotton wool wool wool wool
all needle pintucks N O P Q R
1.2 1 2.2 1.2 1.2
N O P Q R
70 needles x 120 ranks 70 x 110 70 x 100 70 x 130 70 x 120
A chest
40 cm
B bottom
42 cm
C total lenght
150 cm
D shoulder width
10 cm
E total shoulder
33 cm
F armhole front
25 cm
G armhole back
25 cm
H collar lenght
12 cm
collar dept front
28 cm
L collar dept back
3 cm
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20 cm
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NOTE: • Rosa + bianco: 32 cm, con calo interno su scollo a v e giro manica eO chiusura a punzone su scollo dietro (R) • Rosa a 2 capi: 30 cm (Q) • Rosa chiaro + rosa scuro: 31 cm (P) • Rosa scuro + arancio melange: 31 cm (O) • Arancio melange + arancio: 26 cm (N) • Inizio lavoro tubolare,Nassemblaggio a rimaglio • Lavorazione a balze di colori differenti (bianco, azzurro, grigio, arancio) B
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photography: Ilaria Di Gasparro models: Francesca Ghilardi, BelĂŠn FernĂ ndez-Santos, Viola Franceschini, Marta Residori
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TASK Think of the uniform for a future job (2030) and design a collection in group of 4 people. Try to contextualize your project defining all the aspects of the job (company, logo, workplace, worker tasks). Realize and style a jacket from the collection. HOW I CONTRIBUTED Concept, graphics, pattern making, technical drawings, styling
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2015 MENSWEAR design studio 2 29
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Customers are introduced to a menu with a variety of fruits and vegetables which are freshly pick by the staff.The food is prepared in a fast paced environment but customers are open to enquire about the food to a very knowledgable staff.
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colours flavours textures
the semplicity you like
the other gazpacho
beyond the garden
the green planet
rolling stone
the fifth sense
clouds scudding fast
veggies float on the lake
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photography: Francesca Bonfim Bandeira model: Cristiano Gerardi
TASK Interpretate the 80’s decade through three brunette icons: Joan Collins, Grace Jones and Isabella Rossellini. Design a S/S 2015 collection for the brand Red Valentino with particular attention to market segmentation, placement, brand identity, functional, typological, structural, and technical aspects and scenario construction. 5 people group work. HOW I CONTRIBUTED Research, mood, patterns and prints, collection development, technical drawings.
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THE ICON
MOODBOARD
LIFESTYLE
COLORS
Taking inspiration from an 80’s icon study the character and define a personality.
Describe the mood of the collection through images from the icon’s 80’s world.
Explore the lifestyle that comes from the mood and describe it through images.
Obtain a color palette from the main objects on the moodboard and the lifestyle board.
CONCEPT
FABRICS
Find an example of an existing fashion garment that embodyes the mood and lifestyle.
Design prints and find some spring/summer fabrics that fit the collection.
KEY OUTFITS
Draw some key outfits and start developing a collection from these key pieces.
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DRESSES
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SKIRTS + TROUSERS
TOPS
JACKETS
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TASK One week project. Within small groups construct a basic stretch garment that will form the foundation of the explosion technique. Dissect the garment and insert new toiles. Design one outfit with stretch fabrics taking inspiration from collages made with the exquisite corpse technique. Think more about the process than the final result. HOW I CONTRIBUTED Garment design, pattern making, sewing, graphics, styling.
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2015 WOMENSWEAR workshop 47
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photography: Ilaria Di Gasparro model: Francesca Bonfim Bandeira
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TASK Explore the main fabric manipulation tecniques (gathering, pleating, embroidery) and realize squared samples . Take inspiration from WGSN S/S 2018 trends and source fabrics, yarns and embellishments accordingly to one of them. HOW I CONTRIBUTED Invividual work.
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2017 WOMENSWEAR surface design 51
cotton + silk fabric round cut + hand-gathered
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jaquard base + velvet stripe hand-pleated cord
silk fabric + cotton balls hand-gathering
raw silk fabric hand-gathered
three layered circles: grey silk + white voile + white pleated fabric hand- sewn
silk fabric + velvet dots hand-pleated
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TASK Study one fashion brand and its colour palettes. Look for the brand leading colours and the trending ones. Try to predict a new colour for that brand for their SS 2018 collection. Source for fabrics and dye them with that colour. Style the sourced fabrics. HOW I CONTRIBUTED Invividual work.
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printed popeline
printed popeline
hand dyed wool felt
camouflage cotton
hand dyed crepe de chine
block printed + hand dyed
block printed cotton
block printed cotton
woven fake ikat silk
hand dyed jersey
printed cotton + silk velvet
printed voile
fabrics have been sourced through shops and markets in New Delhi, India
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cut and past hand-made composition + hand-embroidered on paper
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TASK Storytelling exercise. Design and realize a 75 seconds interesting and eye-catching video starting from the subject: “A memory of the future�. HOW I CONTRIBUTED Individual work. Screenplay, direction, costume design and making, styling and makeup, film editing, sound editing.
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2016 VIDEOMAKING storytelling 59
direction: Eleonora Borsato with: Beatrice Frigo
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https://youtu.be/yDwkcCwP1p4 61
TASK Design and create an A2 size wallart for the fashion and home decor brand Shades of India. Study the brand, the fabrics they sell, and the kind of surface design they use most. Take inspiration from one of the artists suggested by WGSN on their SS18 trend forecasts. HOW I CONTRIBUTED Invividual work.
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2017 PHOTOGRAPHY visual storytelling 63
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this page: drying clothes in Grahan village cover: women by the Ganga river, Rishikesh previous page: at an Indian wedding next page: Kathmandu / Pulga village
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TASK
Search for streetstyle and editorial images. Draw and color them using your coherent and personal style. HOW I CONTRIBUTED
Individual work.
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2014 ILLUSTRATION drawing studio 71
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ELEONORA BORSATO
borsato.eleonora@gmail.com +39 3408182751 Milan, Italy instagram/ihatele eleborsato.wordpress.com
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