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Color Theory

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  In our individual  studios we practiced color theory on one of our designs. The task was to choose a design and color it using the following color schemes, Analogous, Complimentary, Split complementary and Polychromatic.  In the image above I have used these four color schemes in on of my shell theme designs. Beside these designs I have printed the shells that inspired the color choice for the design

Clothing research

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  Pierre Cardin "flowers"   This dress is drawn from one of my favorite collections by him, this collection is called flowers,   Drawing his inspiration from the world around him, Mr. Pierre Cardin gives an important place to nature, its curves and bright colors. From dresses to hats, through the fragrance "Rose Cardin", he takes us into the sunny days of spring.   ( "Flowers" ) This dress features geometric patterns, asymmetrical silhouettes, and exaggerated proportions. He wanted to add a feminine touch to his designs that is why 2 bold roses seat on each side of her waist.The high gloves ties the whole look together as it compliments the length of the dress. mugler ready to wear 1992 Taking inspiration from drag race and using a drag queen as a muse, Mugler introduced Connie Felmming to model this piece. This outfit as seen above are thigh high boots connecting to the outfit itself. This outfit is a true masterpiece, blending ballroom drag and modernity...

Pre Project outline

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  Pre Project outline 

Initial Research

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     Lawrence Roach popularly known as Law Roach is an american fashion designer and stylist,I love Law Rouach,because of his sense of style and fashion has truly inspired me. His ability to blend different elements and create stunning outfits is amazing and so inspiring . Law Roach retired on the 14th of march and has now become an editor of British Vogue and has been working with big names like Zendaya, Megan Thee Stallion, Tom Holland, Hunter Schafer, Priyanka Chopra-Jonas, and Kerry Washington (Street, 2023)  I've decided to create my own collection of outfits for a festival, The festival of a new day as I like to call it. zendaya and Law- fashion awards Out of all his work this one on Zendaya really stood out to me, I like this design because of how he played with proportions and size. The layered fabric skirt seating on her waist overlaying the long skirt is a style I would like to incorporate in my design.  Out of all his designs this one is my ...

initial ideas

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    mind map     My project is to design a collection for the city of cornwall, this collection is inspired by festivals such as coachella, pride, wireless, and rio carnivals. I decided to make this collection to bring back life and colour after the devastating wildfire. This collection will consist of 4 designs women and 4 designs men. What makes this collection stand out is its deconstruction of spring elements such as butterflies, rainbows, flowers, and beach shells. Some parts of this collection will also look into techno designs giving it a futuristic festival look.

Welcome Post

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 Hello, Welcome back to my blog !            This term would be my last term before moving on to my undergraduate degree. This term I would be studying fashion design which I am excited for. I look forward to exploring different fabrics, playing with the construction of a garment, sewing, sourcing fabric and so on. I am happy I have gotten the chance to experience fashion design this term and would be more than happy to post on my blog and carry you all along with me. Last term I acquired a lot of skills such as, learning to cut wood and using it to build, learning to 3D print, laser print, using plastics and sewing. I am more than excited to take on these new skills for this term. On the topic of skills, I am hoping to learn new ones this term such as advancing my knowledge in sewing, taking measurements and creating mind blowing garments from scratch. Tho all these sound exciting what I am looking forward to the most is bringing my different ideas to...