MY FAVOURITE CELEBRITY STYLE INFLUENCE; OLIVIA PALERMO

MY CURRENT FAVOURITE CELEBRITY STYLE INFLUENCE IS OLVIA PALERMO, SHE IS SO EFFORTLESSLY CHIC!

SHE COMBINES SHARP PIECES AND KILLER HEALS TO CREATE A SOPHISTICATED POLISHED LOOK.

MY FAVOURITE A/W ITEM 

My favourite item for this season, is my Topshop Faux Fur Gilet I cant take it off! And for £55 its well worth the money!

You can wear it with just about anything, I find it works well with a blazer or leather jacket.

MY TROUSERS SO FAR...

One of our tasks at College, is to design and manufacture a pair of innovative trousers that we will wear at Somerset House, London. 

Here is my final design that I choose on the left, inspired by shirt collar as is reflected on the waist, and cuffs as on the trousers.




I have now begun to toile, and pattern for my trousers.
I had to adapt the pattern to fit me, to do this I took 5cm from the bottom of the trousers, and took 2cm of each side of the centre from and back. I also added 4cm to the top of my pattern, as I want the trousers to be high waisted and sit on the hip.

SAMPLES OF DESIGN DETAILS

One of our tasks in college, in preparation for making our trousers was to sample design details. 

KATHERINE HAMNETT

“I decided I didn’t want to make a living from the people suffering at the bottom of the supply chain”

Hamnett is well known as a campaign for human rights and a political activist, using fashion and her launch of slogan t-shirts to express.
In 1989 Hamnett commissioned research on the environmental impact of the textile and clothing industry, which unearthed some appalling fact about deaths from contaminated water supplies, deaths from pesticides and poor working conditions in factories. This research ultimately made her pull out of the system and decided instead to go back to manufacturing in order to source and produce an environmentally friendly collection.
Hamnett worked directly with cotton produces, fabric weavers and garment manufactures, where she sourced organically grown cotton, trimmings and threads which enabled her to deal with all aspects of manufacture.

In 2006 Hamnett launched her online men’s and women’s wear collection under the label Katherine E Hamnett, E representing ethically and environmentally sound. The collection showcased both a wearable and durable collection.
Hamnett’s aim is to design clothes, which will be both long lasting and well made using high quality materials.

One of Hamnett’s most significant impacts was her collaboration with Tesco. She persuaded them to buy the cotton size months ahead of season and cut out wholesalers and agents. Hamnett during this project worked directly with fabric suppliers, this enabled her to produce fabrics such as a blend of organic cotton with 4% recycled polyester, this allows the fabric to be permanently pleated.

This is a campaign where Hamnett teamed up with online retailer Yooxygen to create statement “Save the Sea” 14 piece collection, combining one-piece swimsuits, bikini’s, cover-ups and beach totes.

The collection was made from sustainable fabrics, such as organic cotton, silk and recycled polyester. The garments where eco conscious however, still embraced 1950’s style silhouettes, and therefore didn’t loose there aesthetic qualities despite being organic.

GOLDEN RATIO ON THE STAND

At college, we investigated the golden ratio for those of you who don't know what it is, its the geometric proportion regarded as the key to creating aesthetically pleasing art. 

Here I created shapes on the mannequin relating to golden ratio.

Here I have displayed a use of repetition, line, asymmetrical, shoulder wedge and graduation.

DRAPING ON THE STAND

One of our tasks in college, was to use calico and drape on the stand creating shapes and silhouettes bearing in mind - Design Principles.

On the two above image I have demonstrated, repetition, line, symmetrical and graduation as the pleats get bigger towards the hem.

Here I have shown the use of repetition, line and symmetrical.

Here I have evidenced, shoulder wedge, asymmetrical, repetition and oversize.