LUICD RICE FIELDS

PORTFOLIO

LUCID RICE FIELD

CHUANG YU HSUAN JOANNE

Introduction

The terraced fields have been used for centuries to overcome difficult terrain and harsh growing conditions. They are particularly significant in Asia and are an ingenious way to beautify the landscape. In addition, the terraces are a kind of natural dam that retains the necessary amount of water that the area may lack, as well as accommodating various small animals and insects to protect the ecosystem.

I have always been fascinated by the layers of rice fields, which are built along the slope winding from the riverside up to the mountain top, which turn into the beautiful layers of the mountain. These landscapes have their own pattern , gradation, therefore, I want to study the relevance of terraced rice fields to clothing, and the characteristics and advantages that terraced rice fields offer to nature, applying the ideas to the fashion industry.

The concept of one piece giving two wears or multi-functional clothing and sustainability idea was gradually promoted.

Mood Board & Concept

boing on the hemline

With this in mind taking the natural landscape of terraced rice fields as the source of inspiration, as it was found that terraced rice fields, I find origami the paper folding technique have the same undulations in common, thus giving them multi-level spatial changes.

layers of rice fileds

issey miyake curved pleats

By Investigate the environmental and social impact of rice farming, and its potential implications for sustainable fashion practices.

trench

combine curved pleat

coat

TARGET MARKET & AESTHETICS

unisex to give people more options combining the blazer with 3d pattern

shilloute

Transgender visibility in popular culture has grown exponentially along with a debate about gender roles. Instead of gender-specific marketing, I want to understand how the people authentically fit into the professional and personal lives of consumers. This change will be a major key to my brand/collection longevity and success as the fashion industry moves forward.

PAPER FOLDING TECHNIQUE

INSTEAD OF USING STRAIGHT LINE AS THE FOLDING LINE I USED THE CURVE LINE. CAUSE IT BRINGS MORE POSSIBILITY TO CREATE AND DESIGN A STRCUTIVE LOOK.

By using the structures of certain materials such as origami and the concept of 3D space, search for the possibility of shape-shifting clothes and the versatility of providing multiple functions. If the concept of origami were to be used, a flat design forms a threedimensional shape.

It gives life to the project, just like the characteristics of terraces, and then the concept of origami can be applied to fabric. Similar to Issey Miyake's pleating concept, creating a unique pleating design and give the garment a special wearing character.

By incorporating modern fashion design, a new aesthetic symbolizing the diversity, sustainability and historical depth of nature is created, and the importance of environmental protection isexpressed and present in the final product.

mountain line

valley line

circle

draw the mountain and the valley line

the outcome of the paper folding

Process for the curve pleat on put fabric

with fuisng to help the shape stay permentant

Using the paper curve shape of the paper as the mold to create the curve pleat experimanet.

Heat pressing technology, brings the possibility of curved pleated fabric to be folded and shaped.

using steam and iron to keep the structure approximately for 3 mins on one spot letitng it cool down to sickt the shape

final out come of the experiment of the pleat

fusing and the fabric fabric

using pin

using paper as the mold

experimenting the whole circle on to the mold

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

By using the structures of certain materials such as origami and the concept of 3D space, search for the possibility of shape-shifting clothes and the versatility of providing multiple functions. If the concept of origami were to be used, a flat design forms a three-dimensional shape.

TRENCH COAT TOILE

CURVED SHAPE OF THE PLEAT

final out come of the experiment of the pleatS

BLAZER

By placing the curved to see the design development

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

there’re multiple ways to create the sleeves with this pleats technique.

silhouette development

the concept of origami can be applied to fabric. Similar to Issey Miyake's pleating concept, creating a unique pleating design and give the garment a special wearing character.

I found the possiblity to create dress by pleacing the pleats, with the pleats and following the human bodyform. it could create a beautifull silhouette

Design development

Dress

the pleat itself bring the garment a really nice wavey look

technical drawing

After ironing the fabric with an iron and steam, I placed it on a mannequin and discovered the possibility of creating a dress with curved folds. By laying the fabric on the mannequin so that it matched the human form, it created a sophisticated look. It gives the fabric a nice wavy edge.

By using a nice thin polyester fabric, you can bring a nice permanent pleat.

design development

through digital drawing to create and find how the curve shape of pleat could tranform and bring the idea ofmulti-functional wear.

The first goal is to explore the experimentation of multi-functional wear of clothes and experementing rice field aesthetics in designs.

The second goal is to create a beautiful constructive and functional design by using origami paper folding technique . It is not only to change the aesthetics of people's dressing but also to provide the possibility of multiple ways of wearing.

The process is to try two sizes of 1 in 2 and 1 in 4 circles. These two types of circles can give different effects, the 1 in 2 circle can show the full body curve, while the 1 in 4 circle is a short size more suitable for showing the curve in the sleeves.

final out come of the experiment of the

1/2 of the circle

1/2 of the circle

1/4 of the circle

1/4 of the circle

pleat

armhole

wavy sleeves

SKETCH

Pleated fabric can also be made from a variety of materials, such as silk, cotton, polyester, and even leather, which can a ect its texture and drape.

polyester

Technical drawing

To bring minimalist style of the color

In the end, I tried many times. This is the final fabric I chose to use thicker cotton and polyester fibers.

These two fabrics are more able to achieve the visual effect of the current squeeze.This style is unisex and can be worn by men, showing a soft and intellectual feeling. Women can wear elegant temperament.

thicker cotton

curvy pleat

pattern makikng process

By draping process, marking the curve shape of the pleat on the faric, therefore copying the pattern then transforming it into a flat pattern making the pattern of the blazer has curved shape design line. To make this collection more wearable, the face and lining are made more refined.

front back design line design line

faceing and collar

cutting out the designing line

front facing and the fusing

back facing

fixing th hemline of the pleats pattern

pleacing the pleats on the shoulder as the main effect

symmetrical BLAZER PATTERN

The collar part was later modified to use curved pleats patterns instead.

The pattern design ing line and the pleats are sewn together, and then a part of the pleats is hand-sewn to prevent the pleats from losing the design and the structure .

During the process, different sizes are stacked to see the effect.

At first the look was supposed to be symmetrical. but after placing the pleat i discovered it would be better to let the pleat lead the wavy line.

final out come of the experiment of the pleat

heat pressing technology, brings the possibility of curved pleated fabric to be folded and shaped.

laying different size of the pleat

curvy pleat

polyester

hand sewing

wavy sleeves

hand sewing the sleeves to create the wavy

hand sewing

polyester

thicker cotton

Most of the pleats are designed to be fixed on the clothes. The sewing process is difficult because the pleats are difficult to use on the sewing machine, so most of the pleats are fixed by hand sewing.

The shoulders and sleeves are mostly presented with curling techniques. I think it has the perfect arc to show.

polyester

THE SEWING PROCESS

HAND STITCH THE HEMLINE,A ND THE FACING LINING

During the journey, I have learned a lot, especially as an international student here.I have seen myself grow a lot. I think my creative strengths lie in these di erent areas. I was diving into various areas of fashion including knitwear, fashion management, and 3D pattern design has made me an innovative and open-minded artist bringing positive solutions to the fashion industry.

I think my ability to combine the constructive design into a pattern has improved a lot. I think most of the students will avoid pattern-making design. because people see it as a di cult subject to learn. For this module, I mainly mastered the possibility of combining the at pattern with the 3D pattern. For this strength and ability, I believe in the future the fashion industry will have some help and e ect presentation, bringing a new aesthetic to this industry.

Moreover, I have improved the design development area to see and create a collection, by understanding and doing research, which has helped me a lot to cultivate my design and the process. especially the development of the silhouette on this project. I think the main success lies in my origami paper folding technique on the mannequin to see and observe my design development ability.Lastly, I believe my other strength is to present the collection from the mannequin to the 2D digital drawing with great a ection for the line-up.

My main area should be the way to combine the curve pleat pattern with the blazer pattern, which is having the ability to combine the 3D structure with the at pattern making, and knowing the position to input the fabric the others are the color for the collection and materials the fabric, I believe these two are the main e ect to lead the success of the project. If I wanna do further development for this project I would say try to discover and experiment with di erent colors or fabrics to imply the pleats and practice more on the pattern making to make it more sophisticated, and delicate. Of course, doing more research and sketching to help and make the idea of this project stronger.

If I have the opportunity to re-do the project I would de nitely do it di erently depending on the color of the fabric, even the material, and combine di erent sizes of the pleats to make it more diverse. The rst idea was combined with knitting textiles. If I could manage my time wisely I wish I could focus on the knitting textiles part. I do think my nal outcome for the picture should be better.I would say it is my ambition which leads me to challenge myself. pushing forward for the curve pleat technique on fabric and paper, I think having a mindset for creating bold design is a good thing as students we shouldn't limit our ideas based on the industry. We can challenge ourselves while we can.

I think this module de nitely has challenged my idea with the fashion industry, and have received a lot of information about the sustainability areas. I have always been inspired by the natural diversity itself which we can learn to respect, therefore to understand the values and aesthetics by incorporating these elements into designs. This will bring new inspiration to creativity.

I think it's the pattern itself that re ects my ambition. secondly, the ability to manipulate the fabric to curve shape. thirdly the design of the development, in some way I think this part shows the multiple designs that the curve pleat can transform and be manipulated, which makes it my designing strength.

Through this module now my ideas for fashion are more based on exploring the various cultures, histories, traditions, and backgrounds in a multicultural society and nature that can provide new stories and themes for fashion and creativity. We as Designers can explore traditions, customs, clothing, and accessories from di erent cultures and use them as a basis for creating new designs and creative garments.

Thus,from this module I realized a multicultural nature or society can provide a wealth of elements and inspiration for fashion and creativity. By blending, respecting, and exploring new stories and themes from di erent cultures, designers can create unique fashion and creative pieces that are both beautiful and meaningful.