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.
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