Month: April 2016

PUZZLE | Gerber and Production Sheets, Process

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  Costing Sheets and Specification Sheets as part of Gerber Module during Final Collection at University. All technical drawings completed via Adobe Illustrator, and are 100% original designs from my collection, dealing with drape lines, intricate details and above all, three-dimensional products. Some products were cut via Gerber Accumark software whilst others were manually cut first before being digitised, amended and plotted. My Graduate Collection predominantly deals with the ‘Puzzle’, its definitions and how this can be translated into garment design. As evident, I am confident in my skill to illustrate these garments and communicate them as best as possible to an otherwise stranger. I set myself a high standard to make such information viewable and extremely informative. Please do not remove content and claim as your own. Use as Reference Only.

Love: My Favourite Cuts ✂️ from #MFW Fall RTW 2016 part 3

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Emilio Pucci Known to not be a shy brand, Emilio Pucci really stepped it up a few notches this season! Last season, was a bit of a miss – lacking a boldness, something Pucci-esque that although Massimo Giorgetti looked to the archives for, failed to translate successfully. It was a bit soft, and I wished that certain aspects were elaborated on more, exaggerated to full effect. Print galore perhaps? Italian Fashion has to not be shy!  Fashion has to not be shy! And given more time to sink his head into the archives of Emilio Pucci, boy, did Massimo Giorgetti deliver! At foremost, it started with the obvious roots of Pucci – geometric print which felt like something old, but something new. It then exploded into more graphic, vivid prints, including the mountains motif which was more than appropriate – graphic danger, risqué. Not least, there was also play with silhouette and proportion, large overcoats over an otherwise lean physique, slim-fit top paired with an A-line skirt that hit just below the knee, oversized sweaters. Athleticism …

Love: My Favourite Cuts ✂️ from #MFW Fall RTW 2016 part 2

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Continued from part 1 of my #MFW highlights. Jil Sander There are brands that you immediately fall in love with, and there are brands that are on a slow-burn, that you love more as time goes along. Jil Sander is the latter (or at least for me anyways). If there is something to know about Minimalism, is that it is not boring at all. With a monochrome palette, much was achieved in this collection. Shape, form, a real sensual understanding of the female body with hints of sci-fi that felt empowering and fresh. What interested me the most was the metallic textures upon a stark black which although was subtle, appeared incredible upon close-up and added a whole other dimension to the collection. The tailoring, was fabulous as always; beginning with a white double-breasted coat with strong shoulders and proportions that were just right. It then followed with some artfully draped looks such as the ‘shirt dress’ with excess fabric that wrapped around the waist gorgeously or the more, loose and effortless oversized dress. Ports 1961 …

Love: My Favourite Cuts ✂️ from #MFW Fall RTW 2016 part 1

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You can always count on Milan Fashion Week for a history lesson in Fashion and Dress. What I love about the Milanese (and other fellow Italian) brands and fashion houses is that they keep tradition alive, which appears to be something so rare today in the instantaneity of Instagram and such. Sure, in Fashion, we are always re-creating looks so how can it ever be tradition? Some of these brands will make you re-think again. DSquared² I am more familiar with the Menswear side of DSquared² as opposed to the Womenswear, but great – as this presents an opportunity to know more about them overall. DSquared² to me, embodies the new era of tailoring that’s modern, sleek, but doesn’t lose out on youth, on creativity. If you ever wondered what it would be like to mash-up  Samurai, Victoriana and Military, DSquared² has the answer for you. There are collections that I have seen and thought, ‘that is the woman that I want to grow into, the woman that I want to become’, and then there is this collection that …

Talk: How I feel about the proposed ‘See Now, Buy Now’ structure

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Article/Source of Discussion (but not limited to):* How will ‘See Now, Buy Now’ fashion shows affect beauty brands? – Fashionista Karl Lagerfeld on the State of Fashion: ‘It’s a Mess’ – BoF Burberry announces a See Now/Buy Now system for new collections – NY Times Gucci rejects See Now Buy Now fashion calendar – Vogue The Current State of Fashion – See Now, Buy When? – The Fashion Law *There are many, many more articles surrounding this debate as of now.   Where many Creative Directors have been coming and going in the past year, the possible new proposal of a See-Now, Buy-Now operation has certainly rattled the Fashion Industry more than ever. This is a new type of visionary that isn’t just affecting one brand but effectively, all of the luxury market even if only a few have agreed to it. Notably, Burberry and Tom Ford have taken to the idea and already confirmed that they’d adhere to the calendar starting from next season. But as the question goes: how will it even work? It’s a …