fabric texture

I'm looking at fabrics that are not only metallic but able to give off texture through the reflection of light, like Hussein Chalayan's 2010 summer collection.
Moreover, they need to be able to mold easily into shapes and silhouette that I'm hoping to achieve.

textile experimentation

For this manipulation I used double sided fusing I fused two fabrics together to achieve this.
glossy surface at the same time, giving off reflective texture that I want.

This manipulation shows different texture to the previous, I fused mesh with black fusing.



cropped segment of Heatherwick sculptural design to experiment with lines and curves that
create a sense of flow and optical illusion.







Printed the above design in acetate paper and projected these images on to the mannequin using lamp light to gain ideas about proportion and lines.

draping ideas

I've discovered that photoshop was an effective way in
experimenting with design ideas and placement of textiles without manually pinning them on the garment.
As you can see the right hand side image is my drape and the left is my laser cut textiles applied on the garment via photoshop.
This was an effective way in getting a sense of idea on how my collection will turn out.



I was browsing through a collection book and found this top from Jean Paul Gautier's 2010 spring collection and gave me ideas on how I could incorporate my sculptural pieces on to a garment without stitching on to it.

jil sander

form and silhouette inspirations








jill sander is one of my favourite designer.
The way he expresses form and shape through clever use of lines and space inspires me in my design of work.
His garments appear so effortless and simple yet complex in its construction. (less is more)
I'm looking at the way he creates space between the body and the garment constructing a whole new silhouette.

interior design students cut outs

At the beginning of this semester , I was encompassed by white paper cut sculptures on the wall at level 6 studio and madly took photos of them. They were works of interior design students and they correlated alot on my final collection ideas and inspirations.
Thus the next day I began slashing and cutting paper, draping on to the mannequin for design ideas.

textile board

draping with paper

These are some of the papercut drapes to gain ideas aboute textiles, and design ideas