PORTFOLIO - Fashion Design

PRABHJOTE KAUR PORTFOLIO BA FASHION HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY 2017

I N D E X

ABOUT ME ME, MYSELF AND I Womenswear SS17 DIVERSITY Womenswear AW18 URBAN LUXURY Womenswear AW18

PERSONAL INFORMATION Prabhjote Kaur

Indian pjkb@hotmail.com 07851214635

SKILLS Digital skills (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere pro) Excellent communication skills Pattern cutting, sewing Cooperative team member Detail-oriented

EDUCATION

Heriot-Watt University / BA Fashion Design(Womenswear) SEPTEMBER 2015 - MAY 2017, LONDON Heriot-Watt University / BTEC Diploma in Fashion Design JANUARY 2015 - AUGUST 2015, LONDON London College of Contemporary Arts / BTEC Diploma in Contemporary Context FEBRUARY 2014 - NOVEMBER 2014, LONDON

EXPERIENCE HEMYCA / Design Intern SEPTEMBER 2016 - DECEMBER 2016, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON Babylon / Waitress OCTOBER 2015 - DECEMBER 2015, STRATFORD, LONDON Best One / Customer Assistant JUNE 2015 - JULY 2015, EARL’S COURT ROAD, LONDON The Cagecity / Fashion Intern NOVEMBER 2014 - DECEMBER 2014, SYDENHAM, LONDON

A young designer came from India to pursue a career in fashion, something that she has been passionate about from an early age. I took a big step by moving to London and study fashion.

A versatile, motivated and committed individual within the workplace who possesses a diverse range of transferable skills including a good standard of communication skills, the ability to work own initiative or within the framework of a team. I am comfortable in positions of responsibility and have the ability to work calmly under pressure.

The concept of my production is to create contemporary, and detail oriented ideas as a designer. My aesthetic is developed by taking inspiration from the surroundings and challenging the boundaries of construction, fabric manipulation, pattern cutting techniques.

CONCRETE RUFFLES

FASHION THEORY INTO MANUFACTURE ME, MYSELF AND I BA FASHION YEAR 3: SEMESTER 1

CO N CR E TE R UF F L ES The project focuses on the indivdual’s style and aesthetics. It begins with the introduction of my background, by exploring the cultural, religious aspect and interpreting it with the project.

‘Concrete Ruffles’ the title originated with the appreciation for architecture and feminine elements. I researched on 1950’s modernist Indian architecture and traditional indian silhouettes, these references were combined with SS17 trends, i.e.- ruffles. The concept is to merge the cultural references with latest trend and simple silhouette by emphazizing the details to produce high end designs.

CONSUMER

DEMOGRAPHICS Age- 23- 45 Income level- £20,000- £50,000 Ethnicity- Not specified Education- Graduated from LSF/ UAL Location- Urban Employment- Not Specified Marital status- Unmarried/married PSYCHOGRAPHICS Personalities- Active, creative, artistic, independent Attitudes- Positive, reserved Interest- Books, art (sketching), reading Lifestyle- Travelling, indulging different cuisines.

NAME- Prisha Foster AGE- 25 OCCUPATION- Fashion stylist, Blogger, Model LOCATION- Shoreditch INCOME- £30,000/ year STYLE- Artistic, confident, trend influenced DESIGNER LABELS- Comme des Garcon, Maison Martin Margeila, Loewe, Gareth Pugh LIFESTYLE- Love visiting art galleries and museum, Liberty, Dover Street Market, going for dinner in central London.

INTEREST- Fashion, making artworks, travelling

COMPETITORS

PRICE COMPARISON TABLE ROKSANDA

GARETH PUGH

TOP

£495-£1600

£279-£500

JACKET

£1200-£4000

£900-£1900

TROUSER

£625-£900

£300-£900

SKIRT

£795-£3000

£370-£600

DRESS

£995-£1800

£380-£1300

MOODBOARD

SILHOUETTE

TREND

RUFFLES VOLUMINIOUS ABSTRACT

CONCRETE RUFFLES

RESEARCH/SKETCHBOOK

TAKING INSPIRATION FROM DESIGNERS I LIKE AND MIXING THE IDEA WITH THE INDIAN 1950s ARCHITECTURE AND RUFFLES.

PAPER SAMPLES PAPER SAMPLES BASED ON INITIAL RESEARCH

CUT DIFFERENT SIZE OF CIRCLES IN PAPER AND PINNED IT ON THE MANNEQUIN FREELY

FABRIC SAMPLES -

GATHERS MACHINE EMBROIDERY GEOMETRIC SHAPE CIRCLE AND SEMI-CIRCLE FOR RUFFLES

RUFFLED AND PLEATED FABRIC STITCHED TOGETHER AND ACHIEVED A NEW DESIGN

COLLAGING IDEAS/ DESIGN DEVELOPMENTS

FINAL OUTFIT

LIMITLESS

FASHION DESIGN FOR A COMMERCIAL CONTEXT DIVERSITY BA FASHION YEAR 3: SEMESTER 2

Fashion industry gives an exciting opportunity to individuals to develop creative ideas worn by everyone. ‘Diversity Now’ encourages new designers to invent design ideas for people with different abilities, shape, colour and sizes.

The idea is to design garments for disabled arthritis patients, that are comfortable and accessible to wear.

After researching about the condition, I chose three main functional details for the collection. I looked at knee, elbow, waist pads as arthritis patients tend to wear them to have support. I added details such as the magnetic fastener, fabric manipulation & zips. With the help of trends, colour and fabric, I designed a collection named ‘Accessible’ and it’s for the Autumn Winter 2018 season and the colour palette is ‘Fade to grey’.

The title of the concept is ‘Limitless’, free like birds. The essence of comfort and still be fashionable is put together into the collection. The beauty of this collection is that it can be worn by everyone.

MARKET

RESEARCH

DEMOGRAPHICS Age- 22- 35 Income level- £20,000- £30,000 Ethnicity- Not specified Education- Graduated from Kingston, Middlesex University Location- Urban Employment- Not Specified Marital status- Unmarried/married PSYCHOGRAPHICS Personalities- Creative, independent, workaholic Attitudes- Positive, reserved Interest- Writing, reading articles and novels Lifestyle- Visiting places and embracing life, appreciating surroundings and people.

N A M E- R ose Pa tel AGE- 27 E DU C ATIO N- MA LI TERATURE OC C UP ATIO N- A ssi stant Professor i n K i n gst o n U n i v e r si t y L OC ATI O N- S h oredi tc h, East London I N C O ME- £ 2 0 , 0 00/ year S TY LE - C om f o rt abl e bu t fashi onabl e, m i x i n g i de a s wi t h l a t e st t r e n ds I N T E R ESTS- Readi ng magazi nes, onl in e bl o gs , wr i t i n g a n d ba k i n g L I F E S T YLE- V isiti ng mu seu ms and gal l e r i e s, L i be r t y wi t h fr i e n ds a n d fa m i l y.

COMPETITORS ALEXANDER WANG - Sportswear - Contemporary - Streetwear ALEXANDER WANG

Y3 - YOHJI YAMAMOTO - Minimal

Y3

CHRISTOPHER RAEBURN

TOPS

£50-£900

£85-£355

£100-£590

SKIRTS

£60-£900

£270-£400

£70-£680

TROUSERS

£300-£400

£95-£750

£150-£900

JACKETS

£300-£4500

£270-£900

£300-£2500

DRESSES

£100-£5500

£140-£500

£625-£1000

- Sportswear - Urban - Contemporary

CHRISTOPHER RAEBURN - Sportswear - Contemporary - Urban

MOODBOARD

SILHOUETTE

TRENDS

DETAILS

TEXTURE/COLOUR/FABRIC

RESEARCH/SKETCHBOOK

SKETCHES ON URBAN CLOTHING PLACED DIFFERENTLY ON THE MANNEQUIN. GETTING INSPIRATION FROM URBAN GARMENTS AND IT’S DETAILING FROM SPORTSWEAR

LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT BODY SHAPE - CURVED, BENT, DEFORMED AS MOST ARTHRITIS PATIENTS SUFFER FROM STANDING STRAIGHT

LUCY JONES, A BRITISH DESIGNER CREATED A COLLECTION FOR DISABLED PEOPLE. LOOKING AT THE COMFORTABLE SILHOUETTE AND DETAILS DERIVED FROM KNEE PADS

INITIAL DEVELOPMENT BASED ON RESEARCH - PLEATED KNEE COVERS ATTACHED TO THE TROUSERS - ZIPS FOR ACCESSIBILITY - ROUND SILHOUETTE TO SHAPE THE BODY CURVES

EXPERIMENTED WITH THE MAGNETIC FASTENER AND SHAPE INFLUENCED BY KNEE AND ELBOW PADS. ZIP ON KNEE COVERS SAMPLE

DESIGN

DEVELOPMENTS

LIMITLESS

‘ACCESSIBLE’ COLLECTION

FRONT

BACK

FINAL

GARMENT

DIVERSION

CAPSULE COLLECTION- URBAN LUXURY BA FASHION YEAR 3: SEMESTER 2

‘Diversion’ the title name originated while researching about cubism, architecture and geometric shapes.

Luxury to me is a comfort as not everyone can have that either it’s financial comfort or wearing a stunning outfit. My concept of adding luxurious look is to have good quality fabrics, a properly finish to the garment and how comfortable it is to be worn. I also looked at sportswear inspired garments and details for my collection.

The collection name is ‘Arc-Lines’ and it’s for Autumn Winter 2018 season. I chose magnets because how they make the garment more accessible to everyone such as less able people. My aesthetic is to have a simple silhouette and use interesting details. I also looked at another functional detail i.e. pockets specifically origami pockets which came to my mind because of the geometric shapes. My idea is to have this collection for disable people too to bring more diversity.

MARKET RESEARCH ROKSANDA - Inspired by art, sculpture and architecture - contemporary Luxury

CHRISTOHER KANE - Inspired by architecture - Urban - contemporary

DELPOZO - Luxury - Urban acrchitectural based silhouette

JANICE PERKINS, A 28 YEAR OLD WOMAN -WORKS AS A FASHION EDITOR FOR DAZED -EARNS £50,000 PER ANNUM -LIVES IN MAYFAIR -LIKES ROKSANDA, STELLA MCCARTNEY, JOHN GALLIANO -ENJOYS VISITING GALLERIES, TRAVELLING, READING -SHOPS AT DOVER STREET MARKET, FARFETCH.COM, ASOS -STYLE IS COMFORTABLE, DETAILS ORIENTED, TRENDS INFLUENCED

MOODBOARD

SILHOUETTE

INITIAL RESEARCH COLLAGING BY MIXING THE IDEAS

EXPERIMENTING WITH THE FABRIC MANIPULATION TECHNIQUES- PLEATS, ORIGAMI POCKET, DARTS MANIPULATION PLEATING IN DIFFERENT WAYS - IRONING, STITCHING AND ADDING RIBBON FOR AN ARCHITECTURAL LOOK.

DIVERSION ‘ARC-LINES’ COLLECTION

OUTFIT 1

OUTFIT 2

TOILE MAKING FOR BOTH OUTFITS

PROCESS FINAL GARMENT MAKING