Pattern Cutting...

This draping project is proving that my pattern cutting skills are awful. I knew I wasn't the best at it so I wasn't expecting it to work perfectly but I was hoping that some sort of miracle would happen and I wouldn't have to change my pattern at all. However this is not the case and I will have to make several adjustments already and I am only halfway through making the dress lets hope that this half works better.

Having said that I feel that my pattern cutting has gotten better during this project as we had to do it independently. This has made me more confident in doing it even if it doesn't work first time.

Kaledo...

Since being introduced to Kaledo I have pretty much fallen in love with it as it is just so much easier than illustrator which I just couldn't get along with and I actually understand how to use it. I therefore decided to create a working sketch of my dress as practice and I'm happy with how it turned out however this was taken from my draping on the stand not my final dress so I shall create another sketch when I have completed the dress.

Blog...

I love this blog!

http://blog.catherinemalandrino.com/blog/

After looking at her website she uses a lot of draping in her clothing and she is a great source for inspiration.

Sidewalk Catwalk...

After finding the dress by Catherine Malandrino I found this event, Sidewalk Catwalk, which is the first public art event to celebrate the home of American fashion.

32 designers were involved and each mannequin displaying there own vision.

KENNETH COLE

TOMMY HILFIGER

CATHERINE MALANDRINO

YEOHLEE TENG

ELIE TAHARI

Catherine Malandrino...

After finally deciding on a theme for my project I found this dress made my Catherine Malandrino made from an American flag. I also thought that it was appropriate as it is a draped dress.

I have always really liked America and everything about it and so am really into the American trend in stores at the moment and this is how I discovered my theme. I plan on using an American flag in order to create my draped dress and collect inspiration from America's patriotism.

Draping...

I have decided to do women's wear for this project and save men's wear for the final collection. When we started it was a tad daunting and I didn't really know where I was going with it but once I got into it I really enjoyed it.

This was my first attempt...



I was trying to recreate the dress I have chosen from the 5 dresses. I think I did it reasonably well apart from the band around the waist.

This was my attempt at my own dress...


I'm pretty happy with the outcome of my dress and I like the way I have used the fabric. I now need to take it off the stand and create a pattern from it.

Jacket...

This is my completed jacket. I'm really pleased with the final outcome and feel that the lining and jacket material compliment each other well.