Recreating Fashion Illustrations

Researching 4 different fashion illustrators, 2 historical and 2 contemporary, I have recreated 4 different fashion illustrations:

Clothes Show Competition

My peers and I were entered into a competition to design the ultimate party dress. These are my design boards:

This is my target customer board. It shows how the person lives, and their interests. I had to choose a muse. I chose Christina Scabbia (vocalist of Lacuna Coil). I chose images that depicted the type of music that my target customer listens to (heavy metal/rock) as well as what she might drink, where she might live (note the picture of the city) and her form of transport (note the picture of the train).

 

This is my inspiration board. I was to design a dress inspired by the images I chose for this board. The car seats I chose because I wanted my dress to be made of black leather and I loved how the red stitching on the seats contrasted very well with it. The corset represents an hourglass shape for my dress design. The picture of the dress has a lace-up design which inspired me for my dress design. The road adds a dark, tough mood to the board and I have drawn the road in a way that makes it continue out of the picture.

 

This is my design board. I have drawn a front and back of my dress design. My final design is a black leather dress with red stitching. It has a very fitted, hourglass shape and a lace-up back. It also has a lace-up panel on the left side and a seemless zip on the right side to make it easier to get the dress on.

2nd decade

For Unit 5, I had to research a second decade. I looked at the 1980's. I found it really interesting to research because it was quite a rich decade with flamboyant fashion! Shown below are the pages in my sketchbook which I have done for this decade.

Mindmap for 1980's decade.

 

A double page on art movements within the decade. I chose to research Neo-Expressionism and Graffiti looking at artists David Salle and Keith Haring.

 

On this double page, I began to look at Power dressing and the popularity of designer labels. I also looked at how the television series Dynasty and Miami Vice and how the creation of MTV had an impact on fashion.

 

On these pages, I looked at New Romanticism, a major trend during the 1980's, and how some 80's fashions were very bright and colourful. I researched Vivienne Westwood's days when she did her "Pirates" collection as this was when she changed from Punk to the New Romantic trend. I looked at the fitness/aerobics craze of the '80s and how that had an impact on sports fashions.

 

Finally, I did some research on subcultural fashion trends in the 1980's, namely Goth and heavy metal fashion. 

Versace new collection

I am loving Versace's latest collection named Vunk ( the word being a fusion of Versace and Punk). Here is my favourite outfit from the collection. You can also view the rest of the collection at
uk.versace.com and www.versace.com.

My favourite outfit from Versace's Autumn/Winter 2013/14 collection.

Shopping in Harvey Nichols, Manchester

I went shopping in Manchester with my college friends and saw these beautiful golden Giuseppe Zanotti heels!

The Gallery of Costume, Platt Hall

Yesterday, I went to The Costume Gallery at Platt Hall. I took photos of some of the costumes and shoes which were on display.

 

Dresses from the 1980's. I particularly like the red one in the background. It was designed by Pino Lancetti in 1989.

 

 

Dresses from the 1990's.

 

Beautiful high heels by YSL.

 

A very striking dress by artist Susie MacMurray. Black nappa leather, studded with over 100,000 large, silver adamantine pins. I love this as it is really different.

 

Outfits from the 18th century. The dress, second from left, is a wedding dress with stomacher, petticoat and necklet, 1742-1743

 

 

Dress, 1780-1790

 

Wedding dress, 1831-1832

 

Beige silk day dress, 1840s

 

Red velvet 2-piece dress, trimmed with red glass beads. Bodice faced with red satin, 1885-1886

 

 

Corset with stays and stomacher, 1620-1640. I love corsets and I find this one in red looks really nice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit 5 Contextual Influences in Art & Design

I have now started on the fashion course and have done all this work in just 7 days!

                                                                          Title page

Mindmap and a page on Art Nouveau and the characteristics and influences of artists plus quotes and opinions.

A page on Cubism and the characteristics and influences of artists plus quotes and opinions. I have done a drawing which mixes Art Nouveau and Cubism together.

 

 

A page on Fauvism and the characteristics and influences of artists work plus quotes and opinions. Also a page on Paul Poiret as well as an introduction to fashion in the decade of 1900-1910

 

 

A double page on four fashion designers of the decade 1900-1910 explaining the characteristics and influences of the designers work plus quotes and opinions. I have done 2 drawings.

 A double page on social and political change during the decade of 1900-1910 explaining how it influenced changes in fashion and the fashion industry.

A page on how corsets changed shape over a decade. I have done a drawing of a corset from 1900 and a corset from 1910.