MADELINE AND I COLLABORATED TO DESIGN THIS BRIGHT POPPING 50’S DRESS USING FABRIC DESIGNED SPECIFIACLLY FOR US BY PRINTED TEXTILES STUDENTS. WITH ITS BOAT NECK-LINE AND OVER SKIRT, INSPIRATION CLEARLY SHINES THROUGH FROM 50’S SWIMWEAR WITH A HINT OF EVENING DRESSES.
50’S PROJECT
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Cutting edge pop-up brand, Chuāng appeals to a diverse variety of professionals, students, high profile personalities and fashion innovators. Unified by their craving for the latest revolutionary trends in oriental culture, these individuals relish in both the brands exclusive status and nonconformity. The distinct customer cannot be defined by her age. Which can span from teens to thirty something – but alternatively her unique attitude. Experimental and style conscious, she is devoted to fashion but is not imposed by it. Instead she avoids the norm and steers clear of mainstream.
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Design Variations
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LEEDS COLLEGE OF ART
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ACRYLIC ON SUGAR PAPER WITH HAND SEWN WORDING, MANIPULATED IN PHOTOSHOP.
TAILORING
This design has a waterproof wax cotton overlay, flared collar under the existing one. Two welt pockets. The cuffs are working with collar under the existing one. Two welt pockets. The cuffs are working with tabs and buttons. There is a split in the lower back to match with the front. Inside there is a vertical welt pocket only on the left side. atch with the front. Inside there is a vertical welt pocket only on the left side. The main body of this jacket is a window pane fabric, the double layered collar will be done in the same material with a hounds tooth e double layered collar will be done in the same material with a hounds tooth print fabric underneath. Pockets and cuff details will be done in the same fabric as they body of the jacket. done in the same fabric as they body of the jacket.
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TAILORING
Initial inspiration taken from the strong colours of the ocean, the delicate patterns in granite and Archways inside the Tama Art University Library.
Archways inside the Tama Art University Library inspired me with the form and shape of the neckline. Development has been made on this shape by mark making and collaging.
Pattern piece used to drape on mannequin is shown above, this produced a nice size and fullness.
Cuff detail from runway and Koshka inspired further development of cuffs. A gusset of bold colour hidden within the cuffs.
A piece appropriate to the night or evening. A composition of a dreamy or pensive character.
: R.D-Son, Light gleaming through the trees spreading light to shadowd areas.
Nocturne, explores the vivid light & colour that can come from darkness & introspection, & takes inspiration from the night, & the stars. Transition is key, as everything with a night-time ambience is transformed for daytime use. Materials are imbued with sensory experience, & objects emit atmospheric, light-filtered spectra. New levels of transparency, interactivity & reflection are explored through vinyl, superficial & matt layers, projecting new geometric forms & holographic patterns with ever-changing effects. Products & spaces are punctuated by light using obscured or integrated sources, & reactive & reflective surfaces whilst clean-edged smooth, materials such as scuba are prominent as a structured surface. Optical illusions are created through engineered holographic gradients, adding intriguing visual depth & enhanced by geometric patterns & textures. An over-exaggerated sports-like theme emerges from the dark, combining the daunt-less with the sleek, bold & graphic. Dynamic opposing colours are explored through geometric blocking & textures, highlighted by holographic reflections & tactile materials. Twilight skies & galactic constellations inspire alluring decoration. Twinkling, crisp cut vinyl & vivacious rainbows add opulence to dark material grounds, while cut-out objects allow a passage of light to caste a myriad of shadows for illusory pattern projections.
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Natural darkness is one half of a human life, one half of us, still the iridescence gleams through. – E. Flanagan, Searching for the iridescent half.
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Collection of above images are all primary images taken in London, Leeds & Manchester with vectors from final vinyl print. Where Nocturne originally sprouted from.
PRINT DIRECTION
GEOMETRIC
: WGSN , Interlaced geometric shapes
: MARY BENSON, Vinyl inspo
: PRIMARY ISLAMIC PATTERN, The geometric designs in Islamic art are built on combinations of repeated shapes, which may be overlapped and interlaced, to form intri: MARY BENSON cate and complex patterns, including a wide variety of tessellations. : CHANTELLE FANDINO
: PRIMARY
: MERCURIAL
: PRIMARY
HOLOGRAPHIC
: MARYK
: PRIMARY
: WGSN
: STUDIO SOUTH
: PRIMARY
: Photographed by myself of traffic in leeds using slow shutter speed.
: WGSN, Linking back to light in dark places
: STEWKLEY STONE, Geometric compositon
: WGSN, Tube lighing up & altering dark spaces
BLACK REFLECTIVE
: FTISTIC, Afuturistic look linking with holographic reflections
AUTUMN
ACCESSORIES
: ALBUM COVER BY NORTHWEST DIVISION
: WGSN, Dark mysterious & irridescent
: WGSN, Scuba smart & sleek
:ISLAMIC SYMBOL, Main pattern inspiration taken from islamic art. Paired wiht islamic accessories or seen in a mosque if outfit covers the body.
HOLOGRAPHIC
ACCESSORIES :FTBLOG, Reflective items and chunky blacks are necessary
SILHOUETTE : WITCHORIA, Bold contrasting colous on a sleek sillhouette
: WGSN, Shape & weight inspo for leggings
: WGSN, High sculpted neck
FABRIC
: BILL HENSON, Composition of contrasting colours
: WITCHORIA, Inspired the twilight like colours
Decorative details are inspired by geomtric tiles: vinyl prints, twinkling metalic surfaces and mesmirising shapes have a glimmering quality that is reminiscent of intricate tiling. Performance textiles have duel functions: performance fabrics transition into eveningwear, with sleek materials featuring high-visibility elements. Flashes of colour and experimental surface manipulations such as 3d effects, fusing and transfer vinyl are key. : ARD FABRICS, Mix of different textured fabrics
: MARY BENSON, compositon of vinyl
: CHANTELLE FANDINO, Holographic inpo
: JAPANISE MAG, Bold shapes with thick materials
: PHOTOGRAPHED BY LAURA BARRY // MODEL J.REYNOLDS