Leanne Fitchett yellow week project

This is my final design i had chosen my fabrics and how i was to make my dress.

This is my toil of my draping of the bodice made of little triangle pieces folded into pleats curving around the body.

Pattern cutting my bodice on the stand so i had something to attach my draping to

This is my starting point on day three just starting my pleating on my taffeta bodice.

A long way to go but i feel confident i will get to the end of my garment.

Leanne Fitchett yellow week project

ELEGANCE EXTREME

my project was based on the elegance of the 50s, as a costume designer I was looking to make something for that time period and not contemporary, although I have not stuck to the silhouette of the era I think I have created an evening wear piece fit for a 50s glamour girl.

My draping was inspired by the bodice of this dress i wanted to do pleats, simple but effective.

I intended to do beading and it is part of my final piece but more time would be needed to finish my garment fully.

This image has always inspired me the woman is tall, elegant and slim, this is the feel i wanted to give to my garment and the person wearing it.

Ryan Kailla - Draping Couturely

Research Mood Board -

As Draping was focal point in this project this was the theme I first set out on and researched. Fashion Houses like The Blondes and Alexander Mcqueen influenced me to create a long and flowing dress which I felt fitted my own style of designing. The movement and flow of the sea and structure of birds wings inspired me and I wanted these ideas to come through in my creation.

Designing, Experimentation and Draping -

Final Design -

Even though I never finished my final design in chiffon in the short time given I am more than sure that the dress will look much more free flowing in the Chiffon instead of the stiff Caliko.

The top will be made from a cream Taffeta with the slightly transparent black Chiffon layer on top. Most of the skirt will be black Chiffon but still containing a couple of cream Taffeta layers and and the same for the shoulder texture detail. However the shoulder drape, the bow and top layer of the skirt will be all black Chiffon. I am very happy with the material because the Chiffon is so thin and light I feel I can easily create easy movement and 'waves' within the dress aswell as draping it easily.

Overall I am happy with the end garment but if I were to do it again I would spend more time on development and more sketches. I gained many skills like learning the basics of using a sewing machine and faced difficulties like cutting out patterns with fine materials and being accurate.

Also I felt I was rushed a lot of the time due to such a small amount of time to create a dress. To improve I will continue and finish the dress and create a more stable structure for the shoulder detail with a foundation layer made from metal wire. As the higher/larger the shoulder got, the more unstable and delicate it became.

Emma Okpara's Drape Away.

Looking at images of landscapes and scenery, I discovered close links between draping fabric and some elements in nature. I found water and the way waves create a beautiful clean ripple, to be a starting point for ideas. I also took a look at deserts and how the sand too, has layers of delicate folds and ripples. I used their flowing free-ness and textured folds to create design for my dress. As the main theme for the garments are governed by the draping technique, those primarily became the foundation of my research.

Garment Ideas/Design/Moodboard

During the making of my garment, I came across quite a few hardships, such as measurements and making sure my patterns were cut correctly and fitted properly. I also found it hard to adapt to the newer sewing machines which we had to use.

I feel that I have acquired new skills during this project, however I feel that if I had more time, I would have been able to complete my final design on my planned fabric, rather than just the calico piece and I would improve my design so that I have much more of a stable outcome. Also, if I had been more experienced in this area that would have aided me in completing it a lot quicker.

Kirsty Postin

When i think about Drapery, i think about light, feminine fabrics, layering and soft colours... then i imagine the movement of the garment when worn and the way the material would float on the runway...

However, i also think that there has to be some sort of structured element to it so to best showcase the female form, without suffocating under too much drapery.

I wanted to do something that would add a subtle detail to the garment and so i experimented with braiding down the back and also on the shoulders and neckline.

When i made my first bodice, i used a pattern that ended on the waistline, which i soon changed for a longer bodice that would give the top of the dress more movement as it is tightly fitted around the hips.

i looked at Designs by McQueen, Rokli, Erdem, Galliano, Cavalli and dior.

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