Here is the work I did in London, photographed in Northern Liberties in Philly. The collection was inspired by skeletal structures, Berlin, and horrible things. I loved it.
Red Dress, part II. I am really pleased with how it turned out, and by following my aesthetic and creating something I really liked, the experience was much more enjoyable than the first time around.
My lovely friend, Courtney, modeled for me, and she was perfect!
I attempt to not panic during a crit: I'm not used to them going fantastically.
And for Problem Solving, the experimental fashion and materials course, I made menswear! I feel so much better when I'm not making dresses.
A wearable look was made for the final. I used the class to explore different materials, textures, and techniques for later, and a lot of this look leads into my collection ideas.
Which brings me to my collection for Collection 1. Yes, I titled it in bad french because I am a pretentious design student. Basically, my concept is trapped spirits inside a modern man. I'm exploring layering, textures, hand made pieces and industrial, futuristic elements. I always seem to develop convoluted concepts...
A lovely and strange animal creature, from Angelos Frentzos |
I recently discovered him and love the use of metal and leather. |
Rad Hourani, for that future and volume look I'm going for. |
I've been listening to quite a lot of Arcade Fire, and I've decided Neon Bible is the soundtrack to my collection. I am working hard on sketches and samples, so more will be posted as I go along.
So life has been changing quite a lot these past few months. Being single again is interesting (though Mike and I are still friends, and he helped me a lot with modeling during the fall.) I have very long days at school this semester with a very full course load: Collection 1, Advanced flat pattern, Digital photography, Apparel merchandising management, a service project class, and a lecture class by industry people. Add that to working all weekend, and you can see I am losing my free time drastically. But working on collection is a very exciting thing, and I can't help but throw myself into it. It's fantastic.
It's exhilarating to think that a year from now I will be finished my degree, but there's a lot of work to go until then. I will try to keep a good chronicle of it going forward.