Shirt deconstruction and creation

Our task this week i found really helpful. By deconstructing a charity shop vintage shirt. I was surprised by how many parts there are to the garment, my shirt in particular had 24 pattern parts. I also found it interesting and informative to then look how all the part would fit back together and really see the skill it would take. This was a group activity, where we shared and discussed our ideas and what we found out in a group discussion. As this project is about collaboration it was nice to be able to discuss our ideas comfortably and to be able to hear my peers ideas.

I really enjoyed taking apart the shirt, however was shocked by how long it took and now appreciate how long it takes to construct this garments as well as on a mass scale. I discovered  how intricate and detailed shoulder pieces are and what kinda shape creates a different look. I also found out that packets vary widely from jacket to jacket.

I really enjoyed finding ways of creating garments with the shirts pattern piece, looking at what interesting shapes i can create not only just from the piece but from look at the shapes i saw and drew from black pool pleasure beach. If I could add anything to my work here I would have like to work on creating sleeves.

Hall Of Mirrors

Garment Drawing

Starting Hall of Mirror, which is a fashion, pattern cutting basic project, I was unsure what to expect and how new and difficult i would find this as i have never been involved in a project similar to this before.

We started by looking and and drawing some beautiful vintage garments. I found i really enjoyed looking at how the garment is actually constructed and the amount or detail and though that is put into these garments.

During this task we also had to concentrate on certain details and look how they work.

After this I looked into layering techniques. I really like the detailed pleating effect on this skirt.

Pinterest

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Research for the start of Unit X

The start of this project we visited Blackpool Pleasure Beach as i have never been to the iconic British resort i was quite excited about what i would find. We were told the history of the park and the family that has owned since the founder William G.Bean in 1896. His business plan involved the creation and investment of bigger and better rides to attract new customers. For example the victorian "Hotch Kiss Bicycle rail ride. To some of the more modern day rides like "Pepsi Max". However i was very interested by the older vintage rides and the comparison between the two rides types.

Our Guide then explain the park started as and american style theme park, which created excitement as it was very different for the british public. As when we had our tour the park was closed for maintenance it was really helpful as we could get a really picture of how the park looks and works. Getting to see the brand new ride such as, "Spongebob Splash back" and "Wallace and Grommet ride" each costing £7 Million. I found inspiration for looking at the shapes and negative spaces created by the rides metal structure. Hopefully i will be able to incorporate these shape into my work.

We also had the opportunity to view the entire costume department which is not on view to the pubic normally. I enjoyed diving into the the rails of garments. I particularly like the feather outfits and head pieces. 

From look at these archives I decided to look into shape and what negative shapes I could develop.