"Skin is skin."

Just got back from seeing Coco Avant Chanel. Seriously amazing, go see it, now. Costumes are incredible! I am feeling so inspired...

Gotta get one of these striped boatneck tops, so chic.

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.

Statement?

After rethinking some things...

Originally I was inspired by anatomy. The symmetry, the softness of muscle and shapes of nerves, whatnot. But I kept finding that my drawings were just too soft, too much drape going on.

anatomy textbook image

via NY Public Library

I've stepped back from that idea now. I'm thinking more of a contrast between "innards" and "outters", exoskeleton and soft insides. Dylan (my professor) suggested taking it out further, maybe how we present ourselves outwardly in contrast to who we are inside. I don't want to define this inspiration aspect too much, I don't want my designs to be limited by too detailed of a design statement.