Filthy Gorgeous Poppy Chantler
Project Proposal The title of my collection Filthy Gorgeous. My aim is to produce a collection that reflects my theme and title and is suitable for my target client of 18-25 year old women who are experimental and outrageous in what they wear and do. I will do extensive research to explore my theme and this will give me a greater knowledge and understanding of the political, historical, social and global issues surrounding my starting point of ‘Decayed Youth’. I will take aspects from my research, particularly primary and try to incorporate it into my finished garments. My creative ability will be pushed when creating expensive looking fabrics from cheap materials so that I keep within my budget but don’t cut back on style. For my starting point I want to look at the broad theme of ‘Decayed Youth’ and base it around my own interests and experiences. My influences are celebrities such as Kate Moss and Kurt Cobain who fit into the troubled, reckless, glamourous drug addicted life style. Quotes, music, books and movies I like are also influencing my collection. I intend to look more into feminism and the exploitation of women in the sex and entertainment industry. I have organised to have a talk with and interview a lap dancer. I am also going to visit London, I will take primary images while I’m there of street style, night clubs, sex shops and stalls at Camden market. I want to use techniques such as embellishment and embroidery to reinvent a basic, plain fabric and make it my own. I will use laser cutting to create intricate lace like fabrics. Layering sheer fabrics and lace, pleating, embroidery, ruching and smocking will be experimented upon. I want to use as many techniques as I can throughout my collection to broaden my skill set and knowledge. I will use beads and jewels as well as fabrics. All of my sewing will be done by hand or by the industrial sewing machine. I can confidently use Illustrator and Photoshop so I will translate these skills in my collection and research. I will also use the embroidery machine to embellish my garments. http://uk.pinterest.com/poppychantler/decayedyouth/
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Street Style
Cream, Liverpool 29/12/2014
Leather Lace Fishnet Distressed Denim Sequins