finishes.

final beyla renderings! (click for larger view)

Winter break has been really nice. I've been getting a lot of sleep. I wanted to render my beyla sketches, so that I had some nice, finished drawings of the looks for my portfolio.

Spirit.

It's s hard to think about next semester, right now. Next Monday is my last course selection of college, this semester will be over in less than three weeks! Kind of hard to believe. Next semester is also Spirit Fashion Show, in April. Spirit is the black students' association on campus, and like Lunar Gala, they hold a fashion show. My friend Tina is on the board, and she's been encouraging me to apply. Honestly, it is so hard for me to think that far in advance. But last night I made a point to get the submission done, and turned it in at just the last minute!

Lust, Sloth, Pride, and Gluttony finishes from my Spirit Fashion Show submission.

The application required a mini project. They asked for 3 to 5 sketches on the theme of "Seven Deadly Sins". Since the show is usually pretty theatrical, I went with gowns inspired by 4 of the 7 sins: Lust, Sloth, Pride, and Gluttony. Here is some of my process:

Lunar Gala.

I submitted my Pieces project to Lunar Gala! It's our student run fashion show on campus. Last year I was the photographer for LG, but this year, I definitely wanted to design. The show will be in February, probably around the 20th. Hopefully, my designs will be chosen, and I'll be able to show my work in a fun fashion show, with models.

Here is my submission portfolio. The folder and format was inspired by the lovely Christine. :)

Sorry for the crappy picture quality, I took these with my iPhone. I wanted to use all white on white, so that the inspiration, fabric, and designs popped. I used ripped paper, white tape, and sewing pins to put everything together.

There are 4 panels. The binder folds open, to the LG designer application, and a small note that I wrote to the design judges, explaining my intentions and the work to be done during my Pieces course.

Those two panels open again, to reveal (left to right): inspiration, color palette and fabrics, and finally the designs.

These are by no means my final finishes. I'll spend a lot more time on the finals. But since I don't have the fabric yet, I didn't want to render the finals, without knowing the exact color, texture, and material of the final fabrics. The little dolls simple color block out my intentions for each look.