DESIGN NAME: Improbable Journey PRIMARY FUNCTION: Womenswear Collection INSPIRATION: “Improbable Journey” is a collection, which expressed the adventure journey that I experienced in New York City half year ago. The uptown and downtown architectures and the urban artworks along the subway stations such local concept have been transferred to the design elements with hand-interlacing technique and felting technique to archive the philosophy of Multi-culture of Manhattan. Beside of that, the cutting of the outfits are inspired by the soulful subway station 14st which I been to in a midnight. By applying the elements of the subway station to express a soulful feeling which I have first felt on that midnight. Also, the outfit style also aimed to expressed 80s fashion with sportswear inspired style mixed with elegant style which influenced by New Yorkers style and a soulmate icon which I met in New York. For example, bomber jacket and denim jacket.The combination brings a concept of the difference between Uptown and downtown cultures. The colors of the collection reflected the mood of New York City which inspired by a rail-road garden named” Highline” at Chelsea area. You can find sunlight, apartments , sea and evergreen garden at Manhattan. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Collection is about expressing the the diversity of a metropolitan by handmade textiles (hand-felted wool and hand interlacing technique)and innovative silhouette. Transforming different shapes of the architectures in the city into the outfit's silhouette is the main design direction to show the abstract idea of the fusion of the architecture and multi-culture of a metropolitan. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: The collection includes 29 items PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in January 2013 in New York City and finished in May 2014 in Hong Kong, China. This is a project which developed in Fashion Institute of Technology New York and a graduate project of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Fashion, Apparel and Garment Design
Introduction: Garment washing has brought out a greatest change in today’s readymade garments business. It is applied in today’s most of the garments either its woven or knit or sweater. There are different types of wash applied in garment which are mentioned in this article with images.
Different types of wash applied in garments Different Types of Wash Applied in Apparel: Various types of wash which are applied in garment have pointed out in the below: 1. Rinse wash, 2. Resin wash,
3. Softener silicon wash, 4. Garment wash or normal wash, 5. Enzyme wash, 6. Medium stone enzyme wash, 7. Heavy stone enzyme wash, 8. Bleaching wash, 9. Enzyme bleach wash, 10. Acid wash, 11. Towel bleach wash, 12. Tie wash, 13. Rubber ball wash. All the above washes have explained in the following with images: 1. Rinse wash: The wash which is done by using water and slightly detergent with anti back stainer is called rinse wash. Here, the shade is especially dark and not too much difference from its raw denim. This types of wash has some problem, among those back staining is the most common.
Rinse washed garments 2. Resin wash: In case of resin wash, we used resin in the bath. At first we add resin in the bath then loading the apparel for certain period of time. Finally we can get hard garment.
Resin washed garments 3. Softener silicon wash: In case of silicon wash we used softener and silicon together. Here, we used silicon for surface slipper and softener for soft of cellulose. As a result, we can get both handfeel and softness for the garment. The softener can be cationic and nonionic.
Softener or silicon washed garments 4. Garment wash or normal wash: This type of wash is the combination of rinse wash and softener wash. Here, first time completed rinse wash and then softener wash.
Normal washed garments 5. Enzyme wash: The wash where enzyme is used called enzyme wash. Here, we used enzyme for abrasion of garments. Enzyme washed garments are looking very nice to see. The enzyme may be neutral or acidic according to the requirements of shade.
Enzyme washed garments 6. Medium stone enzyme wash: In case of medium stone enzyme wash we used enzyme and pumic stone together for washing. Here, we have to avoid the damages of edges. Heavy abrasion produced in this wash. This wash is specially applied for denim and time required about 20-30 minutes.
Medium stone enzyme wash 7. Heavy stone enzyme wash: Here also used enzyme and stone together for washing. But time required about 50-60 minutes to achieve the required shade.
Heavy stone enzyme wash 8. Bleaching wash: Bleaching wash means that bleaching chemical is used in water while washing in a tumble washer. Strict washing time is a requirement with such kinds of wash. Otherwise the garment may be over bleached and the color cannot be reversed.
Bleached garments 9. Enzyme bleach wash: In case of enzyme bleach wash, we used enzyme process first then bleaching process by using chlorine or non chlorine bleach. The shade of enzyme bleaching wash is light. Here more color will be cut down. So, extra caution should be needed here.
Enzyme bleach washed garments 10. Acid wash: Acid wash is done by using potash and pumic stone. At first we have to dip the stone in the potash solution then slight dry the stone and wash in a garment washing machine. Finally we will achieve an uneven look on the garment.
Acid washed garments 11. Towel bleach wash: Towel bleach wash is done by using Japanese bleach and towel. At first we have to dip towel in bleach solution. After squeezing, those towels loading into the drying machine and tumbled with the garment. Finally we get uneven look in the garment.
Towel bleach washed garments 12. Tie wash: Tie wash is done by tiding the garment then wash. As a result we will achieve uneven crease in the garment.
Tie washed garments 13. Rubber ball wash: Rubber ball wash is nothing but a garment and softener wash. In this process, garment will be softer and at the same time seam abrasion will come. We used this type of wash if needed more handfell for the garment.