Thursday 2 December 2010
Wednesday 1 December 2010
The Garment
Here is the final garment...
...we used Leah to model the garment, very simply in front of a white background. We wanted the garment to look quite subtle, and not too dramatic, sticking to the all white theme...
...we used Leah to model the garment, very simply in front of a white background. We wanted the garment to look quite subtle, and not too dramatic, sticking to the all white theme...
The garment didn't exactly turn out how we wanted it to, but we learnt from it, and the idea behind it was a very good one. I really enjoyed the process of getting to it, and working as a team was great fun and so helpful, especially when trying out new technique's and making of the garment, you can bring in all of your different ideas and knowledge. It was a great project!
Collaborative Creation
After finishing our final designs, me and my group came together to create a final garment idea which we were all happy with. It didn't take us long at all to decide on a final design, I think we just had similar concepts, Leah's theme was deaf people and how they communicate, Sophie's theme was blind people and how they communicate, so they all related to miscommunication in some way, making it easier for us to combine our ideas. Here is our final design....
As you can see in the design, we decided to go with the drop-hole technique, as its something we enjoyed doing and liked the look of. But also we had the idea of making the holes become pockets with gloves attached to them. We also had the idea of putting some sort of clicker in the gloves which would lead to a light, or motor or something technical. However none of us are great with technology like that and we had a limited amount of time. So we continued with the rest of the idea. Using one of my design ideas, we made the garment A-line, and the front to cross over as you can see in the design.
This idea links well with my concepts. The gloves in particular are partially hidden and unexpected by someone looking at the garment, so it raises questions. The whole garment is white but made up of two different fabrics which have different textures, and the sleeves go into the pockets to continue into the gloves, so it all works together to create one garment. The garment is also very much interactive due to the gloves.
Here are some images of the making....
....it was slightly harder than we thought it would be! So we did have to make some adjustments, such as the back of the garment where we had not left enough fabric for the zip, so we left it open! But we did manage to finish what we could, and you will be able to see the final garment in the next post...
As you can see in the design, we decided to go with the drop-hole technique, as its something we enjoyed doing and liked the look of. But also we had the idea of making the holes become pockets with gloves attached to them. We also had the idea of putting some sort of clicker in the gloves which would lead to a light, or motor or something technical. However none of us are great with technology like that and we had a limited amount of time. So we continued with the rest of the idea. Using one of my design ideas, we made the garment A-line, and the front to cross over as you can see in the design.
This idea links well with my concepts. The gloves in particular are partially hidden and unexpected by someone looking at the garment, so it raises questions. The whole garment is white but made up of two different fabrics which have different textures, and the sleeves go into the pockets to continue into the gloves, so it all works together to create one garment. The garment is also very much interactive due to the gloves.
Here are some images of the making....
....it was slightly harder than we thought it would be! So we did have to make some adjustments, such as the back of the garment where we had not left enough fabric for the zip, so we left it open! But we did manage to finish what we could, and you will be able to see the final garment in the next post...
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