By Isobel Goacher
Ocean Pollution – Recycled materials
Netting
Bottle caps
Pearls on face and body
Plastic flower headpiece
Location
Sexy fish
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Sealif
I wanted to incorporate plastic and everyday waste materials into my designs, as the concept of my project is to raise awareness about ocean pollution. I will be reusing old materials and fabrics amongst my designs.
The inspiration for my designs originated from my research into past collections by different designers and brands. I wanted to include bold silhouettes and elegant shapes, as these were how I imagined my customer to wear my garments.
House of CB, Ivory draped corset dress
Versace, Spring/Summer 2021
Zuhair Murad, Spring/Summer 2019
When designing for this project; I imagined a mermaid wearing my
Used dominated beaded collars to embellish the whole top
Zip in the back so it was easier to get on and off
Flared sleeves to add drama
When creating the top in my collection; I used donated, unwanted beaded collars I pinned them to my pattern and cut around the edges to match my pattern Then I sewed it all together using a zipper foot to ensure my stitches were accurate.
Process
Final Garments & Technical drawings
Excess blue pearls attached onto heels
Bold shapes
Nostalgia
Tiny furniture for tiny hands
My design concept amongst the project was to create a doll house within a garment. I achieved this by creating little beds on the back of the skirt as if they were pockets.
I added a laser-cut doll house on the front of the jacket and lasercut windows all around the cape and on the sleeves Along with adding fur to the edge of the skirt, sleeves, and bottom of the jacket This added elegance and incorporated my inspiration from the 60s which was popular in that era.
Sketches of Final design
Design development
I looked at previous styles of Barbie dolls, especially from the 60s and used this as inspiration for the cape, along with the Vivienne Westwood mini skirt. As I loved the thick edge of fur on the edge of the mini skirt and I decided to incorporated this into my own designs. I played around with length, silhouette, and colour to see what was most effective.
Vivienne Westwood, tartan wool, shearling mini skirt suit, 1994
“Black Magic” Barbie from 1964/1965
I chose Margot Robbie as my muse. She featured in the Barbie movie and I felt her overall aesthetic was very fitting for the project.
Sampling process
Balenciaga, 1954, Shetland Coat
Final Garment
I wanted to incorporate the laser-cut window pattern into my lineup, so I tried to present this in different ways I included the bed pockets and fur trims throughout my lineup to link everything together
Liminal Spaces – 18th Century
Beauty standards
Big ruffles
Bold shapes
Lace trims
Design development
By Bettina Liano,
I was inspired by the vintage puff sleeves and ruffles, I tried to incorporate this into current trends. I experimented with bright, rich colours and different shapes.
Vintage 1980s, peach puff sleeve blouse
flared leggings
Technical drawings and colour palette
I decided I wanted to create and design a garment with lots of volume. I did this by creating gathered strings all around the bodice and sleeves of the garment This means the customer can change the volume of the ruffles and the length of the garment too I chose to create the garment out of rich green satin, as I loved the shine and height it had; I thought this would complement the ruffles very well
I imagine a girl frolicking in the fields wearing my garment for my muse. Picking flowers and having long, wavey hair blowing in the wind with the sunset in the distance.
board
Fabric
I wanted to incorporate the ruffle effect throughout my designs and I achieved this by gathering the fabric using string. I used current trends as inspiration to create bold shapes I played around with different fabrics and colours. I incorporated lace into my lineup as when I think about the 18th century, I think about lace and the 18th century’s overall elegant look.
Oceanus (also Okeanos) in Greek mythology, he was the god and personification of the freshwater river Oceanus.
I chose the location Greece because the Greek god Oceanus is well known in Greece. When I think of Greece, I think of the evil eye and I wanted to explore that further.
The evil eye is a curse from Greek culture that has been passed through many decades and still exists today. It is believed that when someone is jealous of you, they can curse you with an 'evil glare' and send bad luck your way.
I created a repeated pattern of the evil eye and tried to incorporate colours which fit my colour palette and aesthetic.
I looked into current trends and different styles of dresses, and I came up with a few sketches to help me develop my final designs further.
When designing for this project, I had a vision of two best friends on holiday, wearing summer dresses, and living their best life.
I wanted to create a variety of different silhouettes and patterns in my lineup. So, I included different necklines, shapes and lengths.
Design Philosophy - LOVE
Growing old together
Love birds get depressed when their partner dies
Romance
Disney Princesses
Known for playing comic "blonde bombshell"
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model and singer she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the and early
I chose Marilyn Monroe as my Muse because in the 50s and 60s, she was the symbol of love and I’m always so inspired by the glamourous lifestyle she had and how the clothes she wore were always a bold statement.
C o l o u r f a b r i c board
Design development
McQueen Roses collection, has been one of my favorite collections, I love the amazing shapes, silhouettes and how bright the colour palette were for this collection too. From this I collaged onto Marylin Monroe's figure, as I wanted to create different ideas for bold shapes just like the McQueen collection. I photocopied my samples and my fabric board so I could have a range of ideas.
Marylin Monroe
Design development
From my collages, I drew from them to extract the different shapes, then I created technical drawings for some of my favorite sketches, which gave me a clearer understanding of how each garment would be created.
drawings
Technical
