THIS IS ME IN MY NATURAL CREATIVE STATE. NOTHING WAS STAGED 
I HAVEN’T BEEN BLOGGING DUE TO THIS TORNADO THAT I CALL SCHOOL. I AM HAVING SO MUCH FUN BUT FIND IT HARD TO DIVIDE TIME THE WAY I ONCE LIKED TO… SUMMER IS ALMOST HERE! AND PARIS FOR SPRING BREAK! OUI OUI!
THIS IS MY LATEST PROJECT FOR MY PORTFOLIO CLASS. WE WERE TO CHOOSE A DESIGNER WITH A HERITAGE LIKE DIOR, YVES SAINT LAURENT, ISSEY MIYAKE, ETC AND LEARN ABOUT THEIR HISTORY AND CHOOSE A CERTAIN SILHOUETTE THAT INSPIRED US MOST FROM THEIR PAST LOOKS AND CREATE A TAILORED WOVENS COLLECTION WITH EXTREMELY LUXURIOUS FABRICS. ALTHOUGH WE WERE NOT ALLOWED TO USE SHINY OR TRANSPARENT FABRICS AND WERE REQUIRED TO USE AT LEAST ONE TWEED AND ONE HOUNDSTOOTH, I MANAGED TO GET THE FEELING I WANTED IN THIS COLLECTION.
I CHOSE BALENCIAGA BECAUSE I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN DRAWN TO HIS SCULPTURAL TAKE ON GARMENTS AND SPECIFICALLY WENT INTO THE IDEA OF HIS “SQUARE COAT” FROM THE 40′S. MY SILHOUETTE KEPT WITHIN A RECTANGLE SHAPE. I RAISED THE SHOULDERS AND EXTENDED THEM OUT FROM THE NATURAL SHOULDER USING FLANGES TO CREATE THIS EFFECT. I ALSO DECIDED TO PUT A FUTURISTIC SPIN ON IT AND TAKE CERTAIN DESIGN DETAILS FROM THE ASTRONAUTIC SPACE SUIT. I GATHERED TONS OF PHOTOS OF HELMETS, GLOVES, DIFFERENT BACKPACKS AND TAKES ON THE SPACE SUIT AND REALLY DECIDED TO HAVE FUN WITH THIS ONE. FOR THE MODELS, I WANTED THEM TO LOOK LIKE MEAN ALIENS SO I GAVE THEM DRAMATIC EYE MAKEUP AND LEFT THEIR SKIN WHITE. I ALSO THOUGHT TO STICK TO BLUES AND GREENS AS THEY REMIND ME MOST OF SPACE COLORS AND I THINK THEY WORK WELL TOGETHER BRINGING ABOUT A COOL AND EERY FEELING.
ANOTHER CRITERIA FOR THE PROJECT WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS WAS A RUNWAY LOOK SO WE REALLY NEEDED TO DRESS THESE GIRLS UP FROM HEAD TO TOE. IN THE BEGINNING WE DESIGNED 3 PANT SUITS, 3 SKIRT SUITS AND 3 COATS AND FOR THE FINAL PROJECT WE HAD TO LAYER THE LOOKS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ON FOUR GIRLS AND CREATE FLATS TO GO WITH THE MAIN GARMENTS.
HOPE YOU ENJOY IT!
BIG THANKS TO CYNTHIA ROWLEY AND HER COLLABORATION WITH OLAF BREUNING FOR THE PAINT SHOW, TO MARC JACOBS FOR THE MOCK CATWALK THAT MADE ME FEEL LIKE A CELEBRITY, TO AVEDA FOR DECKING EVERYONE OUT IN MAKEUP AND HAIR EXTENSIONS AND PLAYING AND DANCING TO CRAZY MUSIC, AND TO EVERYONE ELSE WHO PUT ON THE EXHIBIT. IT WAS SENSATIONAL AND IT DEFINITELY INSPIRED ME TO MOVE!
I’M CRAZY FOR THIS OUTFIT.
CHECK OUT HER BLOG HERE.
SOFT DRAPING PROJECT- DOLMAN SLEEVE EXPERIMENTATION. YOU CAN’T SEE THE SLEEVE IN THE PHOTO BUT THE DOLMAN IS THERE. THE GARMENT IS MEANT TO OPEN AT THE FRONT. IT CAN EITHER ACT AS A DRESS OR A FLOWING ROBE WHEN OPEN. THE CENTER FRONT WOULD BE OPENED AND CLOSED WITH INVISIBLE HOOK AND EYES.
I AM FINDING THAT I LIKE SIMPLE GARMENTS. IT IS ALWAYS WHAT I AM ATTRACTED TO IN THE MAGAZINES AND IN STORES WHEN I SHOP. SO I THINK THAT IS WHY I CREATED THIS SIMPLE TENT DRESS. THE COLOR OF THE FABRIC SPOKE ENOUGH THAT I THOUGHT A LESS COMPLICATED DRAPE WOULD BE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL. IF ONLY I HAD MORE OF THAT FABRIC AND THE TIME TO MAKE THE OTHER SIDE!
THIS INSPIRES ME TO WANT TO TAKE MORE TIME WHEN CREATING ART. THE DETAILING SHOWN HERE ON JUST THIS TINY DECK OF CARDS IS TERRIFIC! ALL OF TOM SACHS’ ART WILL, I PROMISE, BLOW YOU AWAY WITH HIS KEEN ATTENTION TO DETAIL IF YOU CARE TO TAKE A LOOK.
LATELY I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THINGS DONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, AND THAT IS STILL FINE BECAUSE MY DEADLINES ARE DAILY, BUT THIS IS MY REMINDER TO NOT FORGET THE PRECIOUS DETAILS. THE FINAL PRODUCT WILL SURELY BE MORE REWARDING.
THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN FROM COLETTE.FR. I VISIT THIS WEBSITE DAILY AND ALWAYS FIND SOMETHING OUTRAGEOUS.
A POLY SATIN IN MID-DRAPE. LEARNED HOW TO MAKE A COWL THAT DAY.
THIS WAS ALL TAKEN WITH MY IPHONE PS.
SORRY FOR THE HAIRY LEGS.
