Inspiration I attended The Metropolitan Museum of art in New York USA this summer and I was influenced by Saint Lauren and his work and wanted a bit of history to add to my designs after doing research I came about queen Victoria’s wedding dress from her wedding to Prince Albert February 10th 1840 she was the first monarch to add flowers to a wedding dress and I thought it was good to connect with my research of Saint Lauren wedding ensemble Spring/Summer 1999 made of pink and gold silk gazar .
Queen Victoria First monarch to wear flowers as part of her wedding dress Art Inspiration
Artist Inspiration
Monet and Renoir are my artist inspiration, Monet painted flowers all his life and had a beautiful Garden in Giverney France. Monet used paintings of flowers as a means of expression which he painted a lot. Renoir painted the female form with a male gaze this inspired me to do clean cut lines as women work in industry and in a male environment. Renoir has inspired me to design sophisticated clean lines for women in the workplace
I researched the body form at Liverpool art gallery where I came across sculpture John Gibson this is a sculpture made by Gibson he did this sculpture as a treatment of modern costume classicisingdrapery and subtly modulated releif against a plain background. Here I used drapery for a blueprint of my final designs I manipulated the fabric around the mannekin to produce the final result I find drapery very easy and enjoy what can be achieved.
Here I went to a botanical garden in Allerton Park I took photographs of botanical flowers, Lavender and roses are my favourite’ and I think this blends well with my initial inspiration of queen Victoria by using flowers of “The Olde English Country Garden” Flowers are living and are the beauty of the earth a lot of original dye colour from flowers that are used in clothing.
Hand paint and embroidery. I decided from my primary images to use fabric paint and emroidery as part of my embelishments on my designs this gives a 3d effect to my designs and here I use the colours of my chosesn flowers of Lavender and rose. I like to use these techniques in my designs as it is easy to aquire my required colours and manipulate them in to the fabric.
I chose Stella McCartney as the Master beacause of her clean cut lines and her signature of sophistication and the second image portrays botanicals as design on clean cut lines, which has also inspired me.
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. The 1960’s brought change in to fashion and a lot of cleanline cuts were introduced along with bold colours and sophistication to womens tailored wear. Given the fact of the Flower Power scene flowers were in the forefront of this era. I admire Jackie Kennedy’s choice in fashion and my designs are inspired from her.
Designers of the 60’s
Suit, John Cavanagh, 1963. Museum no. T84+A-1974. Š Victoria & Albert Museum, London French designers like Balenciaga and Dior represented sophisticated elegance and were worn by women in high society. Public figures like Jacquie Kennedy began to favor less formal items such as shorter skirts. Fewer people now wore accessories like hats and gloves. Another important Continental influence was Italian design, which from the mid-1950s had inspired a smart, sleek look particularly in menswear. Mods in Britain insisted on tailor-made attire, choosing materials and cut for maximum impact. As this younger generation began to develop a distinct style of dress, demand grew for less traditional, more affordable outfits. The exclusive attitude of the couture houses seemed dated. Eventually, haute couture was forced to imitate popular clothing in a reversal of the usual 'top downwards' movement of fashion. Courrèges, Cardin and Yves Saint Laurent were among those who adapted brilliantly to these new circumstances. Most well-known designers started to sell their own off-the-peg ranges through department stores. Street Style
Mini dress, Mary Quant, 1964. Museum no. T.353-1974. Š Victoria & Albert Museum, London The miniskirt was the most eye-catching garment of the decade, designed for an ideally skinny female form. Designers of clothes and textiles celebrated modernity easy-care acrylics and polyesters.