Development, Development AND MORE DEVELOPMENT.

I actually don't think I have ever done so much development for any other project! I'm hoping it will all pay off - through a nice crit prefferably :) I love this project so much, but for some reason keep struggling to not go off on that 'pretty' look. Uff crits help so much! Especially bad ones funnily enough. So my design continously keeps on changing! Everytime I think I have a final design - through the toiling process I keep changing it, I'm not sure if thats a good thing or not really? It's a little bit annoying as I think I've drawn a thousand flats! Not the most fun thing to draw - and I don't even know if I've got them right! lol.

I think this is the first time in the holidays where I've actually managed to sit down and just blog! So I'm in Luton at the moment - spending the week at my Grandparents :) My plan is to basically get everything done. I've set myself a little timetable (in hopes that I stick to it!)

Wednesday - Get all my overlocking done, Toile my skirt.

Thursday- Finish final corset.

Friday- Finish final skirt.

Saturday- Drapse over garment

I would love to say from Saturday I just intend on sleeping through till college on Monday, my lack of sleep is ridiculous! However half term is helping me! But anyways Sunday my brothers down in Nottingham and Dad too! They're back from Kenya tomorrow so I intend on seeing them for a little pub catch up this Sunday! (My little rant....

Urgh they were in Kenya for a whole month! for my first cousins wedding! and I had to miss it for college! The sacrifices I makeeee! I was gutted about it. But I'm slightly over it now)

Anyways mini update on life!

X

And I've just realised I have Lornas homework to do.... craaaaaaaaaaap.

Todays Life Drawing!

I really enjoyed todays Life Drawing lesson! Despite the slightly odd angle I was faced with...

I love the techniques we used, and how making the mistakes is what made the illustration work! I managed to make a LOT of these mistakes lol, making my illustration look really abstract, which I completley loved - despite being unable to actually tell what the hell it is I've drawn! We used white paints! Inks! Pencil! Charcol! and lots of mixing and matching!

Life Drawing!

*I'm getting there*

Alvin Loy!

The workshop with him today - I felt went really well! As a person he's so passionate about what he does, and you can see that. He really inspired me - and it was incredible to just talk to him. I love how open he is about his life, his answers are honest and doesn't feel the need to hide anything from us. I guess one of the most important thing I remember him saying was about how you really need to know what you're designing. As a designer it's important to understand the production of how your garment is going to get made, and it made me think a lot. I've realised more so that everything you achieve is through your own hard work. Alvin used to make all of his collections before having a design team - which I think is really important for a designer to experience. He talked about how even when he designs something it doesn't always work out for him - no matter how much toiles and development he's had to do.

I'm considering going back into designing again - especially after today. I feel such a rush of inspiration. But we'll see! I'll decide over half term!

Raaaa.

So I keep changing my mind about what I want to do at Uni! It's actually driving me crazy - you'd think at 20 I would have realised by now!? But... after thinking and thinking, I'm deciding to go with Fashion Promotions and Communications. Visual Communications is most definatley my strong point within this course, and Promotions and Communications is something I can actually see myself doing. I love everything about design - excluding the actual making process! It drives me crazy. I think through doing Media and studying English Language at ALevels alongside doing Fashion now - it's really pushed me into the Visual Communications. Plus I enjoy it!

Thought I'd share that with all you bloggers

Peace x

Live Project? Yes Please!

I'm feeling really excited about this Yellow Week Brief we've been given! I think we've got an excellant team - and I really can't wait to get stuck into it! We've discussed a lot of ideas and feel quite drawn to the idea on touching upon the subject of 'Domestic Violence.' It sounds a bit wrong I know, it's a sensitive topic - but I felt we all liked that about it, it's something a lot of people would feel quite scared to do. It'll need a lot of research! but, we'll work it out...

From the meeting we came to the conclusion that we want our video to be really abstract, it should be dark yet beautiful.

I started looking into some Fashion films for inspiration.

This one is from SHOWStudio, presenting Gareth Pugh A/W 2010 (Ruth Hogben)

The music is completley in tune with the video! The models action hit every beat! I love that the darkness of the video. The ending... is simply beautiful! It really is. It's unexpected but really keeps you drawn to the screen!



SHOWStudio presenting Gareth Pugh S/S 2011 (Ruth Hogben)

I love the slowed down effect of this video and the gradual pace picked up. The abstract effect of it draws you in more, it really plays around with composition and repetition. The shapes created are simply beautiful! The pace of it all is constantly changing, you have to keep watching it - it almost makes it impossible to keep your eyes off!



Compexgeometries A/W 09 (Jason Last)

What makes this video so interesting I think is the music! It almost takes you to a lost world, a world which feels quite lonely? Yet so, so beautiful. I'm not sure how I feel about this film, to me it doesn't seem abstract enough - but the music itself is such an enticing piece.



Auguries of Innocence (Jason Last)

Jason Last is REALLY good with choosing the right sounds, voices and music. That's what makes the videos work so much! It immediatley draws the audiences in with the sounds - it's a sound, and voice which is difficult to ignore. It creates quite an eary feel - yet with so much depth.

Final Design.Done. Flat Drawings.Done.

So after Fridays Crit - I got straight on to work over the weekend! After much, much development I've finally sorted out my final design! and flats! I completley agree with what was said on the crit - that I had better designs and I opted for the easiest, so I did a lot of re-thinking, and am so much happier with my final design now! This is why crits are so good! they actually push you to better your work until it's upto the highest standard you can possibly get it!

(I'll upload pictures from my sketchbook soon!)

Chanel S/S 11

Inspired by Alain Resnaiss' 1961 film 'Last Year of Marienbad'

Rant.

Okay so I know most of us judge/have judged - but what really winds me up is when people make out they're doing nothing wrong, and then going on telling other people what they should and shouldn't be doing! When the truth is, they're not so perfect themselves.

Who are we to judge what's right and wrong? So long as your hearts intentions are good. Life is for living, it's there for you to enjoy every minute and every second of what's around you. The mistakes you make keep it interesting, and give you lessons to learn. No one in this world is born perfect.

Life Drawing

We're focusing a lot on Anatomy in Life Drawing- and the structure of the body. I'm really happy with the outcomes of my drawings, and I'm learning lots of different techniques into drawing outside of my own comfort zone.

My Designs

So these are my designs I've uploaded from my sketchbook. I've focused a lot on improving my illustrations through using ink, water and collaging. I've annotated my designs and included fabric samples - but still need to add my inspirations, alongside a front and back view.

I mentioned in the last crit that I wanted to incorporate Victoria's love for the arts within the garment - but I'm struggling to come up with a Textiles technique that I think would work.

Style Birmingham 2010

It feels like it's been ages since I've last blogged! I've literally not had any spare time to come on here. Ever since Style Birmingham the past week has been completley crazy, it's actually the first week of proper lessons I've had since starting college!

So Style Birmingham - once again was an incredible experience, and I'm SO glad I applied to do it. I guess you could say this year was more hectic then last year, we were each given one model who we had to stay with throughout the whole week. We were in charge of our rails, making sure they were in order, good condition - and nothing was missing... alongside ensuring all the shoes had been taped!

It felt a lot more tiring this year because we were literally there all day. Throughout the shows I didn't get home till around half 11 - 12. Then had to make sure I was up at 5 the next day! But it was completley worth it!!! (Minus the slight depression over how beautiful and tall all these models were!)

George Lamb is beautiful. and VERY charming... another reason why Style Birmingham was prettyamazing.yes? + The Krispy Kreme Donuts he bought us :)

I've uploaded some pictures I took backstage from the shows... and a video on the final day... Enjoy!