Knitting for Fashion inspired by the 80's music

GUIDE: CHRISTA MICHEL 1

TARGET GROUP

RUBIX KUBE IS A BAND FROM THE UNITED STATES THAT PERFORMS TRIBUTE SONGS FOR THE 80’S. THEY ARE LIKE A TIME MACHINE TAKING US BACK FOR AN EXPERIENCE. THEY CELEBRATING EVERYTHING 80’S. ITS MUSIC AND ITS TRENDS. MY OUTFIT IS AIMED FOR IT’S FRONTWOMAN CHERIE MARTORANA.

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SIGN O’ THE TIMES Knitting and Fabric Design CONCEPT

LADY BOMB-DIGGITY Bombdiggity isn’t in any traditional dictionary, but UrbanDictionary.com defines it as the following: [adj] 1) Complete awesomeness to its fullest extent 2) Incredible, beyond anything you could imagine.

3) Awesomeness in its purest form.

Example: “That outfit is bombdigity!”

GETTING ITCHY FEET FROM THE 2010’s? LETS GO 80’S! (Itchy feet is an urge to get away/move on from one’s current location) CONTEXT: The 80’s Fashion is always finding its way back into the present trends but these trends have much popularity with the younger crowd and celebrities, not the people who have actually lived their lives in that decade. We can only imagine how life must have been then but for the people, who experienced it, mostly find themselves wanting to go back. My initial impression of the 80’s was of shock I believe. I did not understand why someone would dress in those colors and patterns but honestly, it slowly grew onto me. I realized there were a lot of reason why such clothing became popular amongst the people. The music, the movies, the 80’s iconic figures, MTV, all played their roles. What is most attractive is how in the 80’s, dressing was a huge expression of one’s self. Where ideas like power dressing, punk, yuppie, etc, were shaped. All as means of protruding a statement. It is this; the dressing, unique edgy patterns, the colors and the music culture that draws a line between the 80’s from other decades. Even today, some people are so motivated by the 80’s that they find themselves living parallel in the 80’s and the 2010’s with their style and approach to life, which is exactly what has been my driving force.

METHOD: Technique: Knitted | Machine: Passap E6000 | Software: DesignKnit8 CRITERIA: An outfit, which would take its bearer, back in those times. Very close to this idea is the band ‘RUBIX KUBE’ which is an 80’s tribute band. An onstage costume for its frontwomen.

SILHOUETTE: A fitted short dress with deep arm holes and a tube top.

MATERIAL: Cotton/Wool. Metal Hooks.

FUNCTION: Party wear/ Stage wear.

OUTPUT: A final knitted outfit and the documentation of the process.

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INITIAL TRIALS

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THESE ARE A FEW INITIAL TRIALS. THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME KNITTING SO I WAS GETTING FIMILIAR WITH THE MACHINE AND HOW IT FUNCTIONS. ALSO LEARNING TO WORK THE SOFTWARE TO MAKE THE DESIGNS ON.

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PATTERN ON DESIGN KNIT

THIS DESIGN WAS AN ATTEMPT TO CAMPURE THE 80’S PATTERNS WHICH TEND TO BE MORE POINTED AND SHARP IN NATURE.

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INITIAL SKETCHES

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PATTERN ON DESIGN KNIT

KEEPING IN MIND THE TARGET GROUP THIS DESIGN COMBINES TWO ZEBRA PATTENS TOGETHER FOR A COLOURFUL OUTCOME.

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EXPERIMENTING

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TECHNIQUE: 207

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TECHNIQUE: 207

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KNITTING AT STF IN ZURICH

2 COLOUR 8 ER

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4 COLOUR 12 ER

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MOOD BOARD

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PATTERN ON DESIGN KNIT

AN EVERGREEN PATTERN THAT HAS BEEN AROUND EVER SINCE ITS POPULARITY IN THE 80’S.

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EXPERIMENTING TECHNIQUE: 204

THIS TECHNIQUE HAD A VERY INTERESTING FOLDS EFFECT BUT WAS DIFFICUL TO EXECUTE.

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TECHNIQUE: 200

THE STICHES OF THIS TECHNIQUE WENT WELL WITH THE DESIGN AND HAD AN INTERESTING SHOW OF COULOURS WITH CHANGING YARN PLYS.

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MORE EXPERIMENTING

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TECHNIQUE: 204 & 200

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FINAL KNITTED FABRIC TECHNIQUE: 200

A GRADIENT EFFECT IS ACHIVED WITH CHANGE OF THE YARN PLY IN THE BACKGROUND.

FOR THE DRESS 20

FOR THE TUBE TOP 21

STITCHING PROCESS

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DRESS FORM FITTING

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FINAL SHOOT

MODEL: BRIGITTE JORNOT

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