CUSTOMISING DENIM PROJECT

 

 

WITHIN THIS PROJECT I LOOKED AT ONGOING DENIM TRENDS, BOTH DESIGNER AND HIGH STREET. I EXPERIMENTED WITH TRANSFORMING DENIM IN DIFFERENT WAYS LIKE ADDING EYELETS, DYING AND BLEACHING AND TRYING OUT UNUSUAL DISTRESSING EFFECTS.

 

 

 

 

THIS WAS THE FINAL DESIGN I WENT ON TO MAKE. I TOOK AN OVER SIZED DENIM JACKET, BLEACHED THE FRONT AND BACK PANELS AND USED IMAGE MAKER TO PRINT A MAGAZINE COLLAGE I MADE. I DYED SOME SECTIONS DARKER AND ADDED STUDS TO THE COLLAR.

DESIGN PROJECT FEATURING THE BRITISH RAIL LOGO

 

 

THIS WAS A DESIGN PROJECT BASED ON A COMPETITION SET BY THE DESIGN MUSEUM TO INVENT A UNIFORM FOR THEIR STAFF TO WEAR. THE PROJECT WAS INSPIRED BY AN EXHIBITION AT THE MUSEUM CALLED EXTRAORDINARY STORIES ABOUT ORDINARY OBJECTS. AFTER RESEARCHING I CHOSE THE BRITISH RAIL LOGO AS MY MAIN INFLUENCE, I EXPERIMENTED WITH CREATING DIFFERENT UNIQUE LOOKS ON A PLAIN TEE.

INSPIRED BY AFRICAN/BRITISH ARTIST YINKA SHONIBARE

THIS PROJECT IS INFLUENCED BY THE ARTIST YINKA SHONIBARE, WHO SPECIALISES IN THE USE OF AFRICAN PRINTED BATIK FABRIC. I RESEARCHED INTO SOME OF HIS PIECES, THESE TWO WERE MY FAVORITE. I REALLY LIKED THE BOLD, COLOURFUL PRINT WITHIN THIS PROJECT.

 

 

I TOOK SHAPES FROM YINKA'S WORK AND BEGAN TO EXPAND AND DEVELOP A PATTERN FOR PRINTING ON FABRIC FOR MY FINAL DESIGN. AFTER EXPERIMENTED WITH SAMPLE IDEAS.

 

THIS WAS MY FINAL DESIGN WITH BOTH THE PRINT AND THE STYLE/CUT OF THE GARMENT BEING INFLUENCED BY YINKA SHONIBARE. IT WILL INCLUDE GATHERS, COUCHING AND WIRE. I AM CURRENTLY MAKING THIS DESIGN AND IT WILL GO ON THE COLLEGE CATWALK IN MAY ALONG WITH MY FINAL MAJOR PROJECT.

FLORAL TRENDS PROJECT

THIS WAS A PROJECT FOCUSING ON CURRENT AUTUMN/WINTER 2013/2014 TRENDS. I WENT ON TO RESEARCHING DIFFERENT DESIGNERS COLLECTIONS FEATURING FLORAL PRINTS AND THEN DESIGNED MY OWN, WITH A SIMPLE PRINT I CREATED.

INSPIRED BY BALENCIAGA'S A/W '12/'13 COLLECTION

 THE COLLECTION FEATURED OVER SIZED, UNUSUALLY CUT GARMENTS,  WITH COLOURED PANELS AGAINST BLACK AND OYSTER GREYS. I TRIED TO CREATE THE SAME LOOK WITH THIS DRESS I DESIGNED AND MADE.

THIS ILLUSTRATION IS INSPIRED BY VALENTINO'S SPRING/SUMMER 2014 COLLECTION, WHICH IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE COLLECTIONS. I LOVE ALL THE INTRICATE ETHNIC PRINTS. HERE I USED WATERCOLOURS, FINE LINER AND THEN FINISHED IT UP ON PHOTOSHOP.