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.

 

Drawings For Fashion Course Homework

I have been given homework to do over August. It includes doing 20 drawings. These are some drawings I have done for my homework.

Mariano Fortuny-pleated Delphos gown

 

Norman Hartnell-1920's dress

 

Norman Hartnell-evening dress

 

Elsa Schiaparelli-knitwear

 

Elsa Schiaparelli-knitwear

 

Coco Chanel-dress. One of her earlier designs

 

Rudi Gernreich-The first monokini

 

Rudi Gernreich-1960's dress

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taster day for Fashion Course

Shortly after I finished college, I went back to do a taster day for the fashion course which I'm starting in September. We all made  garments out of paper using specific shapes. We worked in pairs. I was paired up with a student named Courtney and we ended up making this intricate creation.

 

Me working on it!

 

Final Project

For this project, we were asked  to go on a grand day out. So, I decided to go to Wales. I took some photographs of the scenery and bought some souvenirs. I then had to come up with a design using ideas and inspiration from my primary research. I did a lot of secondary research as well. As the project progressed, I made fabric samples of screen-prints, monoprints, machine stitch , applique, fabric dyeing (dip dye, tie die and paint-on dye), batik and felt -making. For my final design, I made a corset top with a panel on the front of a machine stitched, screen-printed tree on a background of red sky and black sea. I painted the background with fabric dyes. I punched eyelets along the edges of the back of the top and laced it up with red ribbon.

 

Paintings I did in my sketchbook using the photographs I took in Wales.

 

Secondary research in my sketchbook.

 

Initial design ideas.

 

More design ideas.

 

Final design idea.

Fabric samples: top left (monoprint), bottom left (machine stitch samples),

top right (stitched screenprint), bottom right (screenprint).

 

More fabric samples: top left (screenprint), bottom left ( a screenprint on dark fabric which didn't show up very well), right ( batik sample).

 

I sewed darts onto the top to make it more fitted.

 

The back of the top with darts and eyelets.

 

The front panel.

 

The finished top.

 

The back of the finished top.

 

Fashion illustration for my design.

 

Another fashion illustration for my design.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Unit 1: Contextual References in Art & Design

For this unit, we studied the history of art which included the modern art movements such as expressionism and surrealism. We also looked at Ipad art and Pop Art. I made a self portrait in the style of Pop Art. We had to design and make a timeline for our final outcome. It had to be something really creative, so I came up with the idea of making mini t-shirts out of cardboard. During this unit, we also looked at figuration, Girl with the Pearl Earring, the Duchess portraits and the Turner Prize.

 My Pop Art portrait

My mini t-shirt timeline

Photography

Here are some photographs I took while I was out in Wales today. Photography is another way in which I like to express my artistic side.