Refinement_ week seven

I have started some of my final samples this week, picking out the best qualities of my samples, combining ideas and scaling up. I found it helpful to layout all my samples to do this, seeing what works best together and what's missing. After the tutorial I felt confident to get on but have also used this week to plan and test out ideas for other outcomes.

This is a larger and more exaggerated version of one of my samples. I added the lace holes into the hooked up sections as I wanted an extra dimension to the sample. It was a bit of a risk as I wasn't sure how it would turn out, I feel it is quite unusual looking but does reflect my visual research. I think this design would make really interesting sections of a garment, perhaps the sleeves.

I developed the "shell" sample, this time using a plain background and playing with the scale of the curls. I like the more organic and random nature it has, although It might have been interesting to combine it with other techniques.

I have also been thinking more about context. I had in my mind a fashion context from the beginning as my concept is about intimate habitats relating to the body. I really like the idea of cocoon- like garments that are adaptable and enveloping such as these by Issey Miyake.

 (cocoon coat, 1976)

(spring/summer, 1985)

I have been trying to think carefully about the colour balance across my samples so that they compliment each other but are not all the same; planning out where to apply colour in my samples to accentuate the shape and detail.